wanderinwalker
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First Duck!!
Bagged my first duck today. Gorgeous drake mallard! I hit it from about 35-yards with my 20 shooting 3" steel #4s. A follow up was required on the water (two actually, I missed the first one in my rush to finish the bird). Needless to say the bird died on the bank opposite me, and I was without waders, dog or reaching net. I tried to snag it with a fishing pole and lure, but this didn't work. A swim was in order. Brrr...
I had quite a homecoming. (Father and little sis were a little, ummm, surprised.) Unfortunately I only had time to breast the bird and change for work. Which I did. Anybody have any good recipes? The people I've spoken with about it are split 50/50 on whether it is good or not. We'll see.
If duck turns out like venison (which I like, but others in my family don't), this could become an expensive obsession. I'm already looking for a synthetic 12-ga 870, a pair of waders and somebody to help me train the family Lab. Uh-oh!
Edited to add: I don't think I would take that shot again with said combo. But as my friend Leif said, "You have meat in the freezer, so it must have worked okay."
Bagged my first duck today. Gorgeous drake mallard! I hit it from about 35-yards with my 20 shooting 3" steel #4s. A follow up was required on the water (two actually, I missed the first one in my rush to finish the bird). Needless to say the bird died on the bank opposite me, and I was without waders, dog or reaching net. I tried to snag it with a fishing pole and lure, but this didn't work. A swim was in order. Brrr...
I had quite a homecoming. (Father and little sis were a little, ummm, surprised.) Unfortunately I only had time to breast the bird and change for work. Which I did. Anybody have any good recipes? The people I've spoken with about it are split 50/50 on whether it is good or not. We'll see.
If duck turns out like venison (which I like, but others in my family don't), this could become an expensive obsession. I'm already looking for a synthetic 12-ga 870, a pair of waders and somebody to help me train the family Lab. Uh-oh!
Edited to add: I don't think I would take that shot again with said combo. But as my friend Leif said, "You have meat in the freezer, so it must have worked okay."