Merganser's

[Archery King]

Anybody kill any mergansers on the east side?

[teal101]

Nope

[Sneaky]

Tasty 

[boneaddict]

One of the few critters I used to kill with no intention of eating.  I had a family I gave all my ducks to so I wasn't wasting game for those that think a flame is needed.   

[Archery King]

I was just wondering how common they were around the area cause i have never killed any anywhere but around nine mile falls.  Shot for last Sunday.  My buddies and i have a lot to learn about hunting waterfowl tho cause there about the only dam ducks that will come into are set up  .

[teal101]

I usually pass/jump shoot all mine. They never really decoy to us.  I've got a small lake that has a ton of em on it right now.  I won't be shooting anymore.  I had one of the drakes slung over my shoulder with the goose on the walk out and got a big wiff of powerbait breath

[Gobble Gobble]

I hear they taste like the mud they eat similar to a coot.

[teal101]

I hear they taste like the mud they eat similar to a coot.

Uh no, they taste like powerbait and fish, not the good kind of fish either.

[Copperwood]

Shot a few in the Ellensburg Area this year.

[lokidog]

They'r not bad in a currie sauce....  when there's nothing else flying.  Shot some on Potholes two years ago.  Shoot all you can since they eat a lot of fish.

I shot one years ago that had a 10 inch spiny ray in its gut, too decomposed to tell what it was.

[vandeman17]

I had a buddy that cooked one up one time and just the smell alone was enough to drive you out of the house. You can imagine how it tasted....     

[h2ofowlr]

If you get the in Oct. they taste like salmon.     I used to keep the population well maintained in the area where I used to hunt.
Sawbills   

[Copperwood]

The best way to use Mergs is to freeze them and use them to train dogs with.

[Smokepole]

The best way to use Mergs is to freeze them and use them to train dogs with.

I shot a mergie couple years back and my lab wouldn't touch the dang thing.  She got a few mallards that day, but couldn't get over the smell and taste of the merganser.  Can't say I blame her!

[h2ofowlr]

Pretty bad when the dog retrieves one and comes back and has to lick its a$$ to get the taste out of its mouth.   

[Smokepole]

Pretty bad when the dog retrieves one and comes back and has to lick its a$$ to get the taste out of its mouth.   

[Tealer]

I shoot in a sawbill derby every year. I hate them things, shoot a sawbill save a salmon.

[duckmen1]

mix them with your other duck and make summer suasage out of them at a butcher and you won't taste and duck flaver
or fish
it turns out extremely good

[boneaddict]

Pretty bad when the dog retrieves one and comes back and has to lick its a$$ to get the taste out of its mouth

Thats Classic Funny right there.

[goosegetter79]

I've only shot one and it will be the only one I ever shoot. Went and picked it up after I shot it and it had a 5" squawfish in it's throat. 

[ICEMAN]

I am going to regret saying this; ...hell..... Nevermind.

[WCTaxidermy]

Ice, that was some good decision making there my friend.  Your reply probably would have been zapped within a minute.   I know what you meant though.     John

[teal101]

mix them with your other duck and make summer suasage out of them at a butcher and you won't taste and duck flaver
or fish
it turns out extremely good

This works good.  Sometimes you can tell when ya get a mergie stick.

I don't recommend trying to cook them up though.  Did that once with a big Columbia River Common.  Even dipping in sauces it was pretty gross.

[Copperwood]

The best way to use Mergs is to freeze them and use them to train dogs with.

I shot a mergie couple years back and my lab wouldn't touch the dang thing.  She got a few mallards that day, but couldn't get over the smell and taste of the merganser.  Can't say I blame her!

If my dog wouldn't bring back a downed bird.... he would walk home