RE: Do you eat Northern Shovelers?
I never hunted salt water ducks. All my hunting is done in colorado, kansas, nebraska and now missouri. So it might just be that you where hunting in a bad area. I don't know much about salt water ducks, but I guess that might be your problem, try finding something more inland. You might have to go more east towards stockton and sacramento area. Have you tried to marinaide them in buttermilk, I hear that takes out alot of taste in them as well but never tried it myself. Hope that gives you more details.