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Medium rare. Once the bacon starts to crisp on both sides it’s done. Cajun seasonings and stuffed with jalapeño cream cheese. Used a Treager on high to cook.

Got the idea from the duckmen.

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Just like ducks, it depends on what the "sky carp" have been eating !

We find making pastrami out of their breasts, the best preparation !

Use the Meateater recipe.

I'd be willing to try some of the suggestions here...but I have my doubts.

I've hunted and cooked ducks and geese from both coasts and the interior, as well as some swans. Farm field fed to pond scum fed. Plucked, breasted, smoked, grilled, stuffed, marinated, aged, fresh, whatever. I have yet to even smell a cooked duck or goose that was appealing. Not unlike any other dark meated (ha!) bird to include huns, sharptails and sage grouse. Waterfowl has consistently been at the bottom for me, across the board. Even breakfast patty sausage made from 75% elk and 25% duck, with bacon used as fat and all the spices had a duck stench to it. I'd love to find a way to feel different but am not hopeful.

Then, there's the expensive non-tox shot, the various state and federal stamps to buy and keep track of, the sunset to sunrise federal shooting time limits, the X of these, Y of these (but only 2 can be hens), Z of these (only one can be a hen), two of these can be lessers and only 1 can be a greater, etc. plugged shotgun mandates, the cold and wet weather, sitting in front of decoys between flights is boring as hell to me, etc. I could go on and on about the negatives.


I am glad others enjoy it all though.
Some species' drakes are really beautiful and they're fun to shoot, but I will stick to my grouse and chukar hunting, thank you. That said, I am planning an Emperor Goose hunt in the Aleutians this next year. Anyone in?

Hank Shaw is a great wild game resource !

Paul, has been awakened and sharing a buttload of good ways to prepare ducks and geese.

Everyone should now go out, buy a camo’d shotgun, shells, waders or hip boots, decoys, duck/goose calls - learn to use them - cuz if you suck, which you will at first - not many duckies for you....Get a Labrador Retriever, maybe a duck boat, or build a duck blind and start hunting some ponds, bays, or open water.

So much fun to be had...And now you can enjoy eating the days limits.

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Hank Shaw is a great source for wild game cooking.

This duck is especially good.

Beav Bro, Doug shot some wild ducks last weekend !

Marinated wild duck breast;



So, so good !

Never had wood duck. We eat maybe one meal a year of mallards. That’s as much as we want. Most recipes that I’ve tried required lots of ingredients to hide the taste of the duck.
I don’t hunt ducks much anymore but when I do, I give them to people that like to eat them.

Slice breasts 1/2” thick and dredge in flour, egg wash then roll in panko. Salt, pepper and garlic pan fry in avocado oil medium to medium rare. My grandkids beg for duck dinners when we get them overnight.

Dang that looks good (except for the asparagus, can't handle it)!

I roast my ducks in a very hot (475*) oven for about 12-15 minutes after breast and legs have been carved off the bone; a bit longer if a whole duck. Marinate however you want, just cook 'em hot and fast. I marinate mine in red wine or grape juice, lemon juice, and worcestershire sauce. Should look like New 2 99s when served, or even slightly rarer. Any puddle duck is good, woodies especially so. Can't do much with divers; or anything with mergs, shovelers, or sea ducks.

Looks great, Paul !

I got schooled by several duck chefs here....Don’t over cook the duck, or you’ll ruin it !

That was the biggest takeaway from the entire thread. You look up FDA guidelines on cooking fowl and it mimics the internal temp for chicken, which apparently ruins the flavor of ducks.

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I'd sooner eat a dick than a duck...but since they're only separated by one letter which are also right next to each other on the keyboard, I guess that they'd taste nearly identical.



Pass the steak! Tube steak, or whatever kind.



Christ, I haven't even started drinking yet....this is going to be a GOOD night!

Duck and how good they are to eat is all dependent on what they are eating. To me rice fed ducks are the best. Corn fed aren’t bad. I know in the south I have heard they eat peanuts. I have never tried those.

Whole ducks are my favorite. Seasoned with salt and pepper inside and out and stuffed with yellow onions. Cooked on a bbq or smoker on high until juices run clear. Do not over cook. Crispy skin and rare inside. Good stuff.


Good red wine as well.

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Plucked, split, and grilled on high heat.

Served with adult beverage of your choice.

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