Eating Mergansers

• Dec 23, 2017

• #1

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chappy2525

New Member

I am fairly new to duck hunting. My buddies and I have been shooting a few hooded mergansers the last week or two and all I keep hearing is that they are not worth the time to prepare to eat. Should we start avoiding these birds? Or does anyone have any suggestions on how to cook them?

 

• Dec 23, 2017

• #2

Mexican Squealer

Senior Member

I don't waste shells on them. You could probably eat 'em in a gumbo.

 

• Dec 23, 2017

• #3

Water Swat

Senior Member

No reason to shoot them.

 

• Dec 23, 2017

• #4

king killer delete

Moderator

I kill all I can. They kick wood duck chicks out of the nest and I have a guy that makes sausage out of them.

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #5

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kevbo3333

Senior Member

I have a place that's loaded with them but I don't shoot them. I took some friends out there that want a good drake for the wall but other than that I just let them hang out. All they are good for is Added motion in my decoy spread!!

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #6

27metalman

Senior Member

Like Killer says... plus they eat up your fish.

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #7

T-N-T

Senior Member

I shoot em dead as I might (likely won't) not see any other ducks on the day's I see hoods.

So if I'm going through the effort to hunt ducks in ga, I shoot what ducks show up

Sauces and such make a boot eatable

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #8

Hoss78

Senior Member

The only way I cook megansers is no marinade or seasoning and grill alongside woodie breast or a nice deer backstrap flip a couple times cut to bite size pieces and feed to dogs. They love um!

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #9

UpstateFishing

Member

I think they taste good, but I’m also a Cajun.

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #10

jerry russell

Senior Member

They are a beautiful bird. We never shoot them unless someone wants a mount.

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #11

BaldofPate

Member

Tha be guud

 

• Dec 24, 2017

• #12

watermedic

Senior Member

UpstateFishing said:

I think they taste good, but I’m also a Cajun.

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Cajuns also eat coots!

 

• Dec 25, 2017

• #13

little rascal

Senior Member

Cajuns also eat coots!

If you ever eat coots, you will throw your ducks away or give it to the dogs. Most tender breast ever, easy as a rabbit to skin. The Gizzards are larger than the breast and good if you know how to fix'em.

 

• Dec 25, 2017

• #14

Duckbuster82

Senior Member

The way most people cook duck you could not tell the difference.

 

• Dec 25, 2017

• #15

Whompascat

Member

Nothing better than a good coot gizzard for shutd