What kind of duck is this?

[TheYoungSelfStarter]

Buddy of mine shot this bird the other day, he's new to waterfowl and asked me if I knew because I hunt more than him, but I'm more of a deer hunter and don't know myself. Any of you guys know what it is? Thanks!

[Igor]

Buddy of mine shot this bird the other day, he's new to waterfowl and asked me if I knew because I hunt more than him, but I'm more of a deer hunter and don't know myself. Any of you guys know what it is? Thanks!

My guess would be a coot.

[Wendego716]

Buddy of mine shot this bird the other day, he's new to waterfowl and asked me if I knew because I hunt more than him, but I'm more of a deer hunter and don't know myself. Any of you guys know what it is? Thanks!

My guess would be a coot.

Definitely a coot.

I never got around to trying one, but I think they get a bad rap as eating ducks. Worse case, anything tastes good as chili.

[fowl smacker]

Yep coot.  Sometimes on SLOW days we'll shoot them and add to the duckeroni pile.

[JJJ]

Coot / mud hen....

[wadu1]

American coot, everybody has it correct.

[Gobble Gobble]

Coot and the one I shot and ate tasted like mud. Made the stew it was in taste bad as well. There is a reason there is such a generous limit on them.

[Igor]

Coot and the one I shot and ate tasted like mud. Made the stew it was in taste bad as well. There is a reason there is such a generous limit on them.

Yep.....I think that is why there are called "mud hens".................

[ghosthunter]

Yeah shoot all those you can. They make ok pepperoni sticks. Butcher will make pepperoni sticks if you bring in 20 lbs of meat.

They destroy duck nests, so shoot away. Good practice for the dog too.

[LDennis24]

An old guy showed me a recipe for Coot once. Basically he said you prepare the coot just like a fish with a cedar plank. Put it in the oven for the proper time until it reaches 165 in the middle. When finished remove from the oven. Throw the coot in the garbage and eat the cedar plank. They are that delicious.

[Bullkllr]

I've heard "old coot" is not a good thing. At least that seems to be the implication from my wife.

[metlhead]

Really? Nobody played this one out? Ida said it was a eurasian black teal. Finest eating, but a rare prize when mounted.

[LDennis24]

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/12/coots-dont-knock-em-till-youve-tried-em/

[Duckslayer89]

Yeah shoot all those you can. They make ok pepperoni sticks. Butcher will make pepperoni sticks if you bring in 20 lbs of meat.

They destroy duck nests, so shoot away. Good practice for the dog too.

I didn’t know they were predators for duck nests. Thanks for the heads up on that.

[pashok23]

Endangered