2022-2023 Waterfowl Pics Thread

[Lov2hunt]

My son and a buddies son, some woodies and a bonus fox squirrel. All on publicView attachment 262439

Good boys. Proud of you

 

[Lov2hunt]

If your getting liver taste your probably over cooking. I don't care for rare meat typically, but those widgeon and mallard should be good with no liver taste. Check out hank Shaws duck cooking recipes and tips on his website

Yup. Never ever to be cooked through, especially the breast. Medium rare us the go to. For the thighs, kegs, etc, you've got to slow cook for best results and with other stuff. As for skin and fat I like to render separate for duck fat

 

[Lov2hunt]

@Nick87 what's so funny buster?

 

[Lov2hunt]

Lots of things keeping me out of the floodwaters this year, but managed a quick morning outing. yesterday.View attachment 262467View attachment 262468

@marshman such awesome pics. Where is this from?

 

[Nick87]

@Nick87 what's so funny buster?

I don't think he's is so cal...buster.

 

[Irrelevant]

Last hunt of the season for us. Grumpy wasn't thrilled

Just a pair of goldeneye. We'll see if my culinary skills have improved enough since the last time I shot one.

 

[Nick87]

Last hunt of the season for us. Grumpy wasn't thrilled
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Just a pair of goldeneye. We'll see if my culinary skills have improved enough since the last time I shot one.

Neffa you are a poster child for the window sticker thread!

 

[Irrelevant]

Neffa you are a poster child for the window sticker thread!

I'm not sure how to take that...

 

[Nick87]

I'm not sure how to take that...

No harm meant, you got er loaded up. I've never killed a golden eye. Pretty abundant there?

 

[Irrelevant]

No harm meant, you got er loaded up. I've never killed a golden eye. Pretty abundant there?

The plan is to grow up once these are gone, as in, stop putting more on but instead they'll go on the beer fridge.

We always have some around, but they're not very high on the list of ducks you want to shoot, esp early in the season, but we're locked up tight with ice most places. the only dabblers around on big water (kept ice free by wind) and I didn't want to chance the canoe on the river with both kids, not with it this cold. Plus since these guys aren't targeted much they decoy real well, I could have shot my limit if I'd tried to, but I really wanted my daughter to get as much shooting in as she could.

 

[Nick87]

Last hunt of the season for us. Grumpy wasn't thrilled
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Just a pair of goldeneye. We'll see if my culinary skills have improved enough since the last time I shot one.

She shoot those with a .410?

 

[Irrelevant]

She shoot those with a .410?

Maybe 1 of them. She sure taught a bunch of them to avoid decoys though. I played backup so we could bring something home.

 

[Nick87]

Maybe 1 of them. She sure taught a bunch of them to avoid decoys though. I played backup so we could bring something home.

1 is still impressive.

 

[Nicoli7153]

Anyone know what this swan is? It showed up in our family farm pond in northern Oklahoma. It's the first one we've ever seen. Would love some waterfo ID folks to chime in

Trumpeter?

 

[marshman]

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...and now depression sets in!

 

[marshman]

Nick, Sled hooked atop the cart. Got to walk quite away out the dike/levy from the refuge parking lot, roll everything out there. Then take the sled off and float the gear (in waders) to my final setup spot.

Hmmmm, a buggy behind Ellie… would likely be a rodeo

I like the thought, double duty!

 

[marshman]

I've handled countless cinnamon teal and this one is without a doubt the largest and darkest that I have ever seen.
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Nice cinnamon teal. I have never shot one, they are long gone by the time our season starts.

 

[NVDesertHunter]

 

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Referring to your first picture, he looks dead to me, he won’t hurt you!

 

[OntarioHunter]

Last hunt of the season for us. Grumpy wasn't thrilled
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Just a pair of goldeneye. We'll see if my culinary skills have improved enough since the last time I shot one.

Bake goldeneye for 30 minutes wrapped in a bike tube. Then throw out the duck and eat the tube. One of my least favorite fowl for eating. Open to suggestions for making them more palatable. They are fun to shoot.