To shoot... or not to shoot?

[BiggLuke]

I was just wondering what everyones opinions were.
I've seen a lot of ethics questions come up recently... and I always wondered....
(not that this is an ethics issue, but)

Would you rather shoot 7 teal, or wait and only shoot 2 Mallards?

For that matter, who here passes up on Mergansers?

I know that I'm not a fan of divers or fish ducks... so my answer is Wait for Mallards.
I would personally rather go home empty handed than go home and clean mergansers. lol   

Just curious what you guys do.

[scottcrb]

I don't shoot merganser either but don't mind teal. They are fun and hard to shoot.good practice.

[wadu1]

This year it fly's it dies as long as it is legal. Poorest season in the past 10 or so.

[ellensburgpo]

I don't shoot merganser either but don't mind teal. They are fun and hard to shoot.good practice.

 

Teal are a blast to shoot...can't imagine not shooting at them.

[Fishnclifff]

If it flies it dies , except mergansers

[Kiltit]

I'll take the two mallards.  Nothing against teal (great eating), but as you know, mallards can be very picky when it comes to jumping into the decoys.  Nothing like the satisfaction of making it all work.  I use to be about getting as many as possible.  Now, I'm about scouting, putting in the hard work and seeing it all pay off.  If that's one duck, so be it.

[scout/sniper]

Any legal duck is doomed.
No mergansers or shovelers 

[Fowlweather25]

Whats wrong with shovelers?

[BiggLuke]

Spoonies?
Seriously?
They are siphon feeders, basically they litterally eat mud.
taste better than a fish duck though....  Plus, there is very little meat on a spoony.

[scout/sniper]

Whats wrong with shovelers?

I shot my first one last year, tasted like crap. I thought that was just way they are.
Do they make good eating?

[BiggLuke]

Kiltit...  that's what I'm talking about.
It seems that those of us that have eaten hundreds already are more into the quality than quantity. Am I right?

[scout/sniper]

I'm usually a mallard purist, but slim pickins this year.

[Boss .300 winmag]

What f you just made pepperoni out of the mergansers, would that taste good? 

[Fowlweather25]

Usually i cant taste the difference between them and mallards. But they do have a diet of almost strictly worms and bugs so maybe thats why.

[duckmen1]

Soak your meat over night and drain the water a couple of times. This will make a lot of game flavor disappear because it draws out the blood. Then make your meal. I do that then freeze and save up enough to make summer sausage. Awesome.
It don't matter whether it's shovelers or mallards or divers I do the same method.