From what I hear they taste like doo doo...but they sure are pretty and i wouldnt be scared to make BBQs outta them!!!! It kills me every weekend lately when i make the cross-state venture to see my wife and daughter 4 hrs away at our home just off lake huron to see them playing on tawas bay. They are definitely on my wish list of critters to bag and the experience sure would be cool especially to do it in a layout setting!