had a good day i never seen so many canvasback the just kept decoying in on me all day nice to see
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Good work, Richard...I love those big bull cans...Normally, great eats too.
ps...Does anyone know how they got their name?
ps...Does anyone know how they got their name?
nice work, definitely a bucket list bird.
Dont know, Steve, but interested.
Dont know, Steve, but interested.
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Steve,
I've heard a couple stories. One was that in the market hunting days guys would bring them in by the bag load, which were made of canvas, then make sure they get their "canvas back." Then someone else told me it's just because their white back looks like canvas. Personally, the first story is more interesting but who knows..
It’s because to some their back looked like canvas. It got its name from early European settlers in America. I’ve shot a number of them in salt water bays. Even though they are divers they are good table faire.
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Great job on the Cans, definitely my bucket list bird....one day soon I hope.
If memory serves me , I believe the name came about due to the " Canvas back being the primary bird for the market hunters back in the day and canvas was was somehow related to the currency on how the market hunter was paid.
I'm sure someone could google it and get the excact meaning.
I am not a bird guy, but I looked it up after reading this thread. It said because they looked like canvas. The article I found interesting was how much the meat was prized. In 1907, in a New York restaurant, it cost $4.50, which was three days wages for an average worker (19 cents a day).
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What's crazy is how much they'd pay for a ruddy.. they loved those suckers back in the day. I wanna say them and cans were at the top of the menu, equal to or greater than mallards, pins, and teal. Buffleheads were up there too amazingly. Funny how tastes change.
Guess I was a little off... but the ruddy's still twice as much as a "sprigtail" which I'm guessing is a pin? Funny.
The big difference is what they ate on the east coast...Wild celery was the food of choice of cans & ruddies.