Merganser's

[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