Ethics of feeding your kids merganser

[ORwaterfowler]

Have a buddy that can't seem to stop himself from wacking sawbills, we got to picking a bit of fun when his half of the blind had a couple of hoodies hanging while the other side of the blind had only puddlers. It brought up a funny question, are you really feeding your kids mergansers?!? He says once you put them in with the other birds they dont complain...

Thought it was an entertaining question worth asking, thoughts on feeding your kids a merganser?

Ive seen dogs refuse to pick them up...

 

[rclouse79]

My wife gave me a hard time for feeding my kids roadkill. I picked up a quail while I was on a run. In my defense it was still quivering when I found it and I ate half of it as well.

 

[Macintosh]

Well, he did shoot them…arent the ethics of NOT eating them more suspect?
(Yes, I know its a joke)

 

[Spindrift]

This thread is gold...there is nothing wrong with mergies wrapped in bacon!

Also someone ate half a quail and then split the other half amongst his kids? How many kids and are they ants?

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[ORwaterfowler]

Well, he did shoot them…arent the ethics of NOT eating them more suspect?
(Yes, I know its a joke)

You shoot it you eat it for sure, but what did the kids do to deserve that? Yes this is humor

 

[Oregon]

Ive seen dogs refuse to pick them up...

Poor trained dogs.

Hooded mergansers taste better than scoter, goldeneyes, old squaw, etc etc.
people eat those nasty birds.
I’ve eaten every single one. Some I choose not to shoot and eat anymore

 

[Alpine4x4]

They all go into the Pepperoni pile. You can tell when you get a merg stick though!

 

[Nickofthewoods]

One time after Duck hunting I was headed back to the truck and ran into an old timer who asked how I did. I said I got a merganser, two goldeneyes, and a bufflehead. He says "so you like to eat mud ducks huh?"

 

[Hnthrdr]

I’m out on divers man… especially mergs, it’s like eating fish oil pills and liver mixed. Survival food if ya ask me haha

 

[go_deep]

You ever ate a hot dog sandwich, or most any sandwich meat?

 

[mtnrunner260]

First duck I shot was a merganser. 4 or 5 fish slid out of its beak carrying it back to bank.
Dad cooked it, tried a bite, tried to feed to cat, threw away. Dad knew...
Haven't shot one since.
Good experience for the kids to try once I guess.

 

[S.Clancy]

Well, I'm definitely taking "sawbills" for my own in talking about mergs, that's hilarious.

 

[FacePlant]

You ever ate a hot dog sandwich taco, …