What kind of duck did i shoot.
I went Duck hunting for the first time this weekend, on the Peconic River in Long Island.I am totally hooked. It was a balst. after busting through the ice to get to our natural blindsI shottwo ducks, missed 4. The guy I went with said they were teals but whenI looked on line they looked nothing like a Teal duck. I saw a duck called a Black duck and they looked more like those but th epic was not that good so it was hard to tell.
Of course pics would help but until then i will describe them and lets see if we can figure out what they are.
They were almost all brown, the male had a yellowish orangebill and when i spread his wings there was a patch of nice blue on the outer side right in the middle of teh body and the wing tips. The female had a dark green bill and she had green coloringon the same spot of her wings. The feathers were brown witha few little white speckles. Any help would be great.
BTW are these good ducks to eat?I heard Mallards are the only ones worth eating.