My first duck

[gregg]

My first duck hunt, my first duck. Jump shooting the canals in the Imperial Valley. Scared up a bunch out of range all morning until I finally got this ruddy. It was a great day in the field and dangerously addictive. So now where do I start spending all my extra $$ on decoys and calls??

 

[Sigalert2012]

Nice...definitely addictive...way to get out there....now cook that boy up.

 

[Aeon]

nice.... sorry to your family and friends who will loose you from oct to feb

 

[ilovesprig]

Congrats on that 1st duck.......Remember mine like it was yesterday.......Greenhead, Owens River Gorge below Crowley and snowing like a mutha (1962)..........

 

[nicapopolis]

Good job. Get a new bank account, hidden from your wife's.

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[gregg]

Hahaha, thanks guys. I know a ruddy isn't the most desirable bird but I'm stoked!

I'm going to brine the breast for 24hrs in sugar/salt mixture then throw it on the stove. This is my first wild duck I've cooked so I'm winging it.

 

[duck-boy]

Good job! When it comes to cooking duck, med rare or less. The more fire it gets the more gamey and tuff it gets.

 

[SluiceCoot]

Cook it rare. If you cook it all the way through, give it to the dog. Sear 3-4 mins on both sides. Let it rest, and you're done. The center should be red.

 

[gregg]

Thanks for the cooking tips guys. It's brining as we speak, I'll be sure to cook rare.