RE: Do you eat mergansers?
[quote]ORIGINAL: paulyseggs
Had another nice day out yesterday. Shot a few mergansers, BIL got some too and another hen mallard. Shoulda had a goose. It came outta nowhere. Landed in the spread then wouldn't fly!Oh well. Let it go for another day.
Anyways. My BIL said the mergs tasted crappy. But I hate not eating something I harvested. So I go home clean the mallard. Goto clean my first merg and the smell overtakes me. Something along the lines of tunacan water and swamp muck. The meat looked like beef liver (which I like) but I got through it and their in the freezer (boned out).
Any tips or suggestions? or am I in for a "Real Treat"
I gotta a feeling they'll taste like they smell.
rockyshamrock
well i never shoot any thing i wont eat and i learned my lesson along time ago. i wouldn't shoot a merganser unless i was going to put it on the wall. wouldn't eat one tried it and will never do that again. but I'm glad to see your going to try it . that way you will see for yourself. I'm not picking on anyone just me if i wont eat it i wont shoot it.