Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 4, 2022 Global Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2022 Ok that was really really good, barely a little salt pepper and olive oil. Grilled super hot 500-550 for not very long Don’t tell my wife I took a food photo on a cookie sheet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted October 4, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 4, 2022 8 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Ok that was really really good, barely a little salt pepper and olive oil. Grilled super hot 500-550 for not very long Don’t tell my wife I took a food photo on a cookie sheet You nailed it. Stuck the landing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User TOXIC Posted October 4, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 4, 2022 I forgot one on my list…Gator……but not Gator tail, I’ve had my share of Gator tail but when I lived in Florida, I had a friend harvest a 13ft Gator and in addition to gifting me a 5gal bucket of Gator meat, he smoked Gator ribs on the grill and they were delish. Local Jacksonville residents know about Clark’s Fish Camp where you can get a lot of exotic dishes from snake to emu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DitchPanda Posted October 4, 2022 Author Super User Share Posted October 4, 2022 12 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Ok that was really really good, barely a little salt pepper and olive oil. Grilled super hot 500-550 for not very long Don’t tell my wife I took a food photo on a cookie sheet That looks so incredible. Looks like if a chicken breast was made out of filet mignon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 4, 2022 Global Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2022 41 minutes ago, DitchPanda said: That looks so incredible. Looks like if a chicken breast was made out of filet mignon. “Awww them ducks ain’t no good” -everyone that cooks waterfowl way too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted October 4, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Awww them ducks ain’t no good Some ducks are decent. Mallards like you showed are usually pretty good because they're grain eaters. I don't duck hunt anymore now but I always shot a fair amount of them, plus wood ducks and teal, when I went. Wasn't a whole lot to eat on a woody or teal though compared to a mallard. Its the diving ducks that were down right nasty. Luckily I never harvested that many of them. Bluebills, redheads, ringnecks, etc. They would swim to the bottom and eat sh**. Course, you know what they tasted like... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 4, 2022 Global Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, gimruis said: Some ducks are decent. Mallards like you showed are usually pretty good because they're grain eaters. I don't duck hunt anymore now but I always shot a fair amount of them, plus wood ducks and teal, when I went. Wasn't a whole lot to eat on a woody or teal though compared to a mallard. Its the diving ducks that were down right nasty. Luckily I never harvested that many of them. Bluebills, redheads, ringnecks, etc. They would swim to the bottom and eat sh**. Course, you know what they tasted like... Yeah I’ve never known anyone to shoot a diving duck, I’ve heard it was gross and I’ll take their word for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted October 4, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Yeah I’ve never known anyone to shoot a diving duck, I’ve heard it was gross and I’ll take their word for it Even a Mallard is nasty if you cook it wrong. By wrong I mean, over cooked. It’s super liver flavored over cooked. cooked like above its great. Without the occasional pellet, I could almost fool my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Bird Posted October 5, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 5, 2022 Wife and I both love wild game, except duck. Idk Best I've had was mule deer taken in the black hills SD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 All you folks who don't care for duck...try a recipe for duck & andouille gumbo...it may change your mind ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smells like fish Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I enjoy just about everything that walks swims or crawls but I guess I’d choose deer as that has always been my most commonly ate regular woods feed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted October 5, 2022 Super User Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 9:31 AM, GaryH said: I’ve been waiting for you to chime in. But you did disappoint me. I was waiting for opossum or muskrat ????? My hilljack taxidermist is fond of canned muskrat. Might be good, but I have no interest in finding out. Elk steaks are the best wild meat I've ever had, but my local whitetails are pretty darn tasty in their own right, as are saugeye, and wabbits. Grouse are awesome but we don't have many left around here anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmontgomery87 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I went waterfowl hunting for the first time yesterday and I have a new favorite wild game. This Mallard tasted like steak! I'm hooked! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DitchPanda Posted January 23, 2023 Author Super User Share Posted January 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, Jmontgomery87 said: I went waterfowl hunting for the first time yesterday and I have a new favorite wild game. This Mallard tasted like steak! I'm hooked! That looks amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted January 23, 2023 Super User Share Posted January 23, 2023 44 minutes ago, Jmontgomery87 said: This Mallard tasted like steak Mallards are some of the best eating ducks out there. They mostly eat grain, so they have a less gamey taste than some other ducks. The diving ducks that swim to the bottom and eat sh** taste like, well, you get the point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmontgomery87 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, gimruis said: Mallards are some of the best eating ducks out there. They mostly eat grain, so they have a less gamey taste than some other ducks. The diving ducks that swim to the bottom and eat sh** taste like, well, you get the point. I think the divers stick mainly to the lakes so I'll just stick to hunting ponds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody B Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I don't believe anyone has mentioned Bear. It's good if it's cooked right. I've had it several times. I didn't cook it, I believe the friend who cooked it put it in a pressure cooker for a while, then cooked it in a crock pot. I had rattlesnake once. It was OK. I don't drink anymore, so I doubt I'll be eating any more rattle snake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted February 26, 2023 Super User Share Posted February 26, 2023 I have eaten almost every animal and bird, from porcupine- moose, dove- goose, may favorite is Sandhill Crane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted February 26, 2023 Super User Share Posted February 26, 2023 17 hours ago, king fisher said: may favorite is Sandhill Crane. Ribeye of the sky? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 27, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted February 27, 2023 18 hours ago, gimruis said: Ribeye of the sky? Steak wading in a lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted February 27, 2023 Super User Share Posted February 27, 2023 Just now, TnRiver46 said: Steak wading in a lake? Blue Heron?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 27, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted February 27, 2023 1 hour ago, gimruis said: Blue Heron?! Oh gosh, that reminded me of a good game warden joke. The game warden comes across a guy cooking a blue heron over fire. He informed him that is illegal and he’s going to write him a ticket. The man pleaded his case, and says he is poor and starving, so the game warden gives him a reprieve. Before he leaves, he asks the man what the heron taste like. He replies just about like a bald eagle…….. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Phil Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Here in Central Florida, Sandhill cranes are all over the place. They are arrogant birds that will walk right across the road in front of you. A century ago, these birds were nearly wiped out by early settlers. I heard they were good eating. Now I know. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted February 27, 2023 Super User Share Posted February 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, Captain Phil said: Here in Central Florida, Sandhill cranes are all over the place. I see a fair amount of them here in MN in the fall and spring too. They sound like a velociraptor. There is a very limited season on them in far northwest MN. And I think the Dakotas have a longer season. Given the chance, I would try one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 27, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted February 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, gimruis said: I see a fair amount of them here in MN in the fall and spring too. They sound like a velociraptor. There is a very limited season on them in far northwest MN. And I think the Dakotas have a longer season. Given the chance, I would try one. We have a season as well as the hiwassee refuge that has thousands and thousands. You should watch some slow mo vids of them being hunted if you’ve never seen it, they can take a licking (or 3) and keep on ticking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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