Got my first Scaup

[8SteelTown]

Jumped a Scaup today. Was cleaning it and noticed the gizzard was huge. Gave it a little squeeze and felt a crunch. Opened it up and found this... Not sure if I should eat the duck Cuz I'm alergic to shellfish. Not sure if it would mess me up or not. Is this typical of ducks? I've found all sorts of food in the ones I've shot this season but this is a first for me.

 

[ilovesprig]

Now that's a classic stink bug..............lol............How do your hands smell?

 

[sluester]

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[ilovesprig]

Mike,

I ain't no purist......lol.....And damn right I'd shoot bluebills, redheads and cans. .......In fact, I used to love freelancing for divers.......

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[8SteelTown]

Lol. You guys are funny. Yeah there was some funky going on. Especially when I popped that gizzard open. My hunting partner caught a huge whiff of it and wasn't pleased! He dropped a mallard hen so it was a pretty good day.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

If you stuff it inside a chicken, you could have clamducken.

 

[sluester]

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[Aeon]

A boy never forget his first scaup

 

[Bonejour]

... Not sure if I should eat the duck Cuz I'm alergic to shellfish.

Eat the duck. Lose the gizzard.

 

[nicapopolis]

I would eat it, but I also don't have any food allergies that I know of.

To second what Sluester said... they all eat shell fish given the opportunity. I have seen mallards eat dead shad.

 

[8SteelTown]

A boy never forget his first scaup

It was a cool surprise. I was stalking a wood duck around a cove and popped up for an ambush and the wood was too far off and the scaup was slow to pop off the water. He ended up too far out in the water for waders so I had to get down to my skivvies and go in after it. Waste not want not. That's the game we play jump shooting w/o dog or boat. I'll just make sure I keep my epi-pen close in hand when I eat that breast! Was just crazy how big that gizzard was inside that size duck.

 

[ilovesprig]

Do you have a picture of that "Scaup"?

 

[sdhunter]

Do you have a picture of that "Scaup"?

Thinking ringer?

 

[ilovesprig]

Do you have a picture of that "Scaup"?

Thinking ringer?

Yep

 

[8SteelTown]

Do you have a picture of that "Scaup"?

Man I'm slacking... (Wood duck probably saw me coming cuz I wasn't wearing my ghillie )

Let me know if you disagree on scaup Sprig. Didn't have the ring on the bill and it looks like every picture of a scaup that I've seen.

 

[Aeon]

SNAP!

So you blew a woody off the pond to shoot that.....


sigh.

 

[8SteelTown]

SNAP!

So you blew a woody off the pond to shoot a scaup.........


sigh.

Lol... c'mon man.

Wasn't at the pond. The wood duck flew in front of me at an unreachable distance and I watched him prep to land around a cove and it looked to be within 20 feet or so from the water's edge. Knew I could sneak up and ambush. Just took me too long to get over to it and probably should've peaked first but the idea of my first wood duck got me anxious. I could've tried to take a shot at long distance at it but I'd rather hold off on long shots that I don't think will drop the bird. Saw the Scaup (or whatever Sprig deems it to be ) and an opportunity presented itself.

 

[ilovesprig]

No big deal and was just curious.......Just sounded more like a ringneck.......No doubt that's a full blown drake bluebill......Congrats

 

[Aeon]

ok.... you guys need to get a woody off your lil secret sauce pond before the year is up.....

 

[8SteelTown]

ok.... you guys need to get a woody off your lil secret sauce pond before the year is up.....

Lol. I'm all about it... as long as Stik lets me in his spot