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Aaron Hitchins
04-05-2006, 12:52 PM
Whats youre favorite type of waterfowl to eat?

Aaron

SuprXGoosin
04-05-2006, 02:32 PM
I love goose...but ooooooooo those greenheads are tasty!

walleye killer
04-05-2006, 03:18 PM
Nothin better than a nice plump january greenhead thats been feeding in the corn all year.

TRIPLER
04-05-2006, 04:02 PM
I personally feel a plump acorn fat wood duck is hard to beat, exspecially with his fat little legs sticking out of some homemade dressing.:

spoonyspanker
04-05-2006, 06:00 PM
Coots! No just kiddin'. I love sprig and then mallards...

Tyson Keller
04-05-2006, 06:08 PM
You are all going to laugh.......A juvy snow marinaded and grilled medium rare.......I swear you can cut it with a fork.........My mouth is watering.

Tyson Keller, Avery Pro-Staff

DuckinFool
04-05-2006, 07:06 PM
I can't believe no one has picked one of those mouth watering mergansers.

Cody Frazier
04-05-2006, 07:08 PM
It would have to be teal for be. It don't get much better!

Josh Brugmans
04-05-2006, 07:34 PM
Probably a Merganser, marianted in olive oil, fullly dry and burnt.








No probably a Late Season, yellow skined Mallard.

Brett Beinke
04-06-2006, 09:31 AM
Ribeye in the sky for me!

Bob "Chappy" Chaplin
04-06-2006, 09:52 AM
Brett,
I haven't tasted one yet, but I hear thats what they call them.
Maybe I come for dinner? LOL

Brett Beinke
04-06-2006, 10:41 AM
Freezers empty on those. I plan on fix en that problem in October!

Travis Loving
04-06-2006, 11:57 AM
I believe I will probably be the only one on this board that will say that a plucked Canvasback roasted is the king!!!!

:D

Richnkwack
04-07-2006, 09:05 AM
Bacon wrapped teal and wood ducks.

-Mark Wood

Mark Brendemuehl
04-07-2006, 07:51 PM
Specklebelly! They are by far my favorite!
Mark

RyanBarthel
04-08-2006, 07:54 AM
Bacon Wrapped Teal and a Grain Belt Premium!

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Keath Wetovick
04-08-2006, 12:10 PM
If it was a duck it would be a teal, but the best overall has to be a barbelly.

BROWN DOG
04-09-2006, 07:49 PM
It would be Wood duck 1st, then a nice fat Mallard!!

duckboy1
04-10-2006, 07:40 PM
A Speck is hands down the best tasting waterfowl! now i have heard that sandhill cranes and swans are good also but have yet to taste them.

Jeremy Kriese
04-10-2006, 08:41 PM
I would have to agree with the speck. A fat late season greenhead would be my next choice.

Derek Rambo
04-10-2006, 09:07 PM
Ribeye in the sky for sure...if not available locate your local speck field and have at it!!!! Yyyyyyuuuuuuuummmmmmmm!!!

TxHonker
04-11-2006, 09:43 AM
Mr Rambo, I thought you were into Coot stew ??

wolfkid
04-12-2006, 10:52 AM
i would have to say a nice plump wood duck wrapped in Bacon would take the cake!!

Aaron Hitchins
04-12-2006, 11:34 AM
Where would you have eaten that Casey?;)

Aaron

wolfkid
04-13-2006, 10:12 AM
that's not what we had at your house, was it? even if ti was we still have been doing that for a very long time. we also cut the breast and but them in a batter and into a stir fry.

Cory Johnson
04-14-2006, 09:43 AM
Bacon wrapped Mallard !

Aaron Hitchins
04-14-2006, 04:36 PM
It seems like bacon has been included most frequently in the responses...

Aaron

David Wood
04-18-2006, 02:08 PM
Specks are probably my favorite then Teal or Wood Duck. All marinated then grilled med rare.

Zach White
04-20-2006, 12:33 PM
I would have to say Coot and spoonies.....wait wait just kidding....i love teal, specks, and crane!

Heavy Hitter
04-21-2006, 09:07 AM
Another vote for mallards..... doesn't really matter how you make them their just good eats!!!!

Alex Hilburn
04-21-2006, 08:27 PM
I've heard canvasbacks are the best out there, but I won't ever find out, any can that i shoot will most likely be on the wall. As for me, wooducks, teal, mallards, ringnecks.

Drake
04-22-2006, 08:35 PM
Teal first,followed by grilled mallard minus the bacon.

Bsgoosepimp111
04-23-2006, 04:05 PM
i would have to say a wood duck, bufflehead, or a ringneck.YYUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMM:D

Izembek_Cackler
04-24-2006, 03:38 PM
A panfried and breaded Bluebill serves well on the subsistance menu these days... Tasty!

Dustin Andersen
05-01-2006, 12:53 AM
I would say cormerant or pelican.....actually its smoked goose...perfect treestand food.

Tim Graham
05-01-2006, 06:20 AM
They are all good, some better than others. Just remember treat all waterfowl like you would beef, both are red meat so cook accordingly. I got this advise from an ol' fella I hunted with for years,he never steered me wrong. I love to eat them as much as I love to hunt them. To answer the question, teal to me are just a little slice of heaven!!!

BoonMan
05-05-2006, 05:28 PM
Plucked and roasted spec, with all the fixens, you can not beat a roasted spec. :)

TJ Davis
05-07-2006, 05:25 PM
Grilled bacon wraped Wood duck and smoked greenhead at a close second

G Doyle
05-08-2006, 03:02 PM
Ducks-
Wood Duck, Teal, Wigeon, Pintail, Mallard, Gadwall, Redhead, Ringneck, Bluebill, Shoveler (hollywood). In that order best to worst.

Geese-
Specks, Snow, Canada

They all eat good, you just have to cook them right.

Grant Doyle

Dave Weidner
05-13-2006, 02:26 PM
I'm going with teal - by far the best tasting for me and then wood ducks. I was speaking to one of my friends about this very topic the other day. We both agreed - the most important thing for me - is to eat them as quickly as possible - There must be a negative corelation between time spent in the freezer and taste.

I wish I liked to eat goose more - but I have found for me - the best is as jerky - Jepson had some made by his Amish brother and it was awesome! At least I hope it was goose and not horse.

Craig Boyd
05-15-2006, 06:07 PM
It would have to be teal for be. It don't get much better!

Same here! :D

Lance Ohnmacht
05-20-2006, 11:25 PM
Specks!!!

By Far Are The Best!!!

That Reminds Me....... Need To Order More Speck Fullbodies!!!

Isaac White
05-21-2006, 10:26 AM
A plucked juvenile speck is by farm my favorite. Next would have to be Sandhill crane.

Ryan Brentzel
05-21-2006, 02:36 PM
those teal are the best tastin critters.

chesapeake20gauge
05-22-2006, 07:04 PM
TEAL all the way man:)

Wayne Radcliffe
05-25-2006, 10:52 PM
I'm with teal as well.

xdasher19
05-28-2006, 11:38 AM
teal on the grill with a little BBQ sauce!!

Jeff-Widgnwhacker-Wallis
06-06-2006, 11:46 AM
Bacon wrapped and grilled to perfection Widgeon :D

Love my GWT and Cinny Minny's as well!

Shane Zavodnik
06-11-2006, 11:15 AM
teal hands down, or goose summer sausage..i just got 70 pounds of it made everyone who's tried it couldn't believe it was goose!!

Eric Bragg
06-11-2006, 11:37 AM
My favorite would be a big,fat,mallard.

ElyBoy
06-12-2006, 01:45 PM
Nothing can compare to teal
Everybody jokes about it, but coot breasts, injected with cajun marinade, then rolled in flower, and cast iron fried, can't be beat.
Eric;)

David Rearick
06-13-2006, 12:52 PM
In jerky that is.

kevin coats
06-26-2006, 07:51 AM
teal is my favorit:D

Rich Good
06-27-2006, 06:56 AM
I would say in the following order:
Teal
Mallard
Goose
Woodies
Pintails

I wont roast divers, I only smoke them . . . . . It's hard to keep them lit though .

Kevin Carter
06-27-2006, 09:21 PM
You can't beat a good teal-ka-bob

ISHOOTDIVERS
06-27-2006, 09:24 PM
Nothing beats a early in the season Canvasback that is all fat on wild celery, next in line would be teal for me