mergansers

[rosscrazyelk]

Not sure of the spelling, But I am looking at the pamphlet and they do not list them..
Can you shoot them?

[Kola16]

Can you? Yes. Would I? No

[rosscrazyelk]

Can you? Yes. Would I? No

Agreed.   I saw some today and I think the males are pretty cool looking..

[h2ofowlr]

If you shoot a saw bill you have to eat it.  Let us know how it was.

[Kola16]

If you shoot a saw bill you have to eat it.  Let us know how it was.

That is what I was getting at 

[rosscrazyelk]

Will try almost anything once. Let you know if I do..

[seth30]

Dang I had one swimming around the blind today, If I had know they were on the table I would have shot it.

[jechicdr]

I shot one once.  Will never do that again.

[BLKBEARKLR]

I shot one once.  Will never do that again.

Same here, a local person said to cook them in wine, I think that was so you could get drunk first and not care about what you were eating...........

[D-Rock425]

I blasted one last year.  Think of all those baby salmon I saved.   

[goosegetter79]

The only one I ever shot had a 4" squawfish in it's throat that fell out when the dog brought it to me. Last one I shot and will probably never shoot one again.

[Navyrep1]

I shot one once.  Will never do that again.

Nasty garbage birds....one bite was enough for the rest of my life.  Never again.

[callonetta]

If we hunt mergansers, we will target only those that day, take a fillet knife with you, as soon as the bird is in the blind we fillet the breast in layers and put them in water, soak the breasts in h2o for 24 hours, only in clean water since adding salt will sear the “fishy” flavor in. Cook or jerky as you desire, no different than shoveler or bufflehead.

[Special T]

I blast everyone i can!. Once upon a time there was a bounty on the damn things...

[Heartsblood]

I shot a hoodie hen last season and she cooked up just fine. Never did get one of those big commons tho'. Yet.