re: What ducks do you consider trash ducks?

Next time I see a drake hooded merganser, I'm going to mount him. They look cool..


That being said, I consider coots a shite bird. I wouldn't eat scaup unless it was mixed with other stuff, and would only shoot them if they're the only thing flying. I've never gone out to hunt spoonbills but am not opposed to shooting the. The drakes in full plum look pretty cool.

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That being said, I consider coots a shite bird. I wouldn't eat scaup unless it was mixed with other stuff, and would only shoot them if they're the only thing flying. I've never gone out to hunt spoonbills but am not opposed to shooting the. They drkes in full plum look pretty cool.

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Yeah, have to be careful at first shooting time not to take spoons in rice fields. I've had some really nice stringers ruined by the one guy taking the two spoons at first light. Now if it's getting late and very slow the inspectors have to be careful or their days of eating rice are done with.

Forget that, if spoonbills come in on me in the marsh at first light, I'm going to frick them up. At first light I can't always tell what kind of big duck it is, especially if it's overcast and they just light into the decoys. I'll shoot first and identify later.

My way to look at it if it flues it dies,im not picky when it comes to which kind of ducks i kill.

i don't get to duck hunt often enough to be picky.
I'll take whatever I can get.

Ring necks aren't Scaup, they're actually edible. I stay away from all divers except for Cans and Ring necks. Some Spoons are fine, it's primarily the ones down in the marsh that taste awful because they stop feeding on crops and get into crustaceans

No duck is a trash duck! love squealers, spoons, and scaup but frick trying to breast a scaup their skin is like armor I pluck them.

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Next time I see a drake hooded merganser, I'm going to mount him. They look cool..

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I'm with you ...have shot a few drakes by mistake but never had them mounted...next one will be

If you're killing birds that have been in the rice fields i have a hard time distinguishing taste. If they live in the marsh some of them have that shiny meet that tastes like fish. Canvasbacks lesser scaup spoonies all get passed on a good hunt in the marsh. For eating purposes.

They are very pretty birds and we don't see a lot of them. Honestly we'll shoot just about anything if that's what it takes to fill the bag but there's a lot better chance if teal woodies pins etc being picked as opposed to breasted out and frozen forever