Thread: Over duck shooting

This year for the first time I just couldn’t be assed. I’m sick of F&G and their attitude towards farmers. I’ve brought a duck licence for the last 25 odd years. No more donation from me. If it wasn’t for my boy I would have gone deer stalking. I’m lucky I have a pond not 100 m from my house. We sat on that and shot 32. Boy was happy.

Yea I find it easier to just go to a restaraunt if I want to eat a duck

These things ebb and flow. I've just fished my socks off for trout in Rotorua. Had a blast, but got it out my system for a while. I'd sell granny is she was still alive for some duck shooting like that! As with most things hunting and fishing, it would probably be cheaper and easier to buy all our food in the supermarket, but that's not the point is it?

Cripes that mini-me is shooting up. Good haul of ducks for from your back yard.

Indeed we have different times n tides in our lives. My flyrods haven't been used for four years..but I know they are there if I want to use them. I used to do a lot of it. Ducks get in the blood but to be honest,although I would love to shoot a great pond with easy ducks once,I really get most kicks from jump shooting. Seeing the dog ferret a bird out of shitty cover is always a thrill for me. If it was all about numbers I wouldn't be interested. You may find you come back to it again later on. Try some KFC recipe in cubed breast meat... Might give you incentive to shoot more lol.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Cripes that mini-me is shooting up. Good haul of ducks for from your back yard.

Turns 11 in June . 69Kgs and mens 11.5 shoes . Shot with a 12ga semi all day .

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Turns 11 in June . 69Kgs and mens 11.5 shoes . Shot with a 12ga semi all day .

Hope you've got him watching Ethan De Groot closely!

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Turns 11 in June . 69Kgs and mens 11.5 shoes . Shot with a 12ga semi all day .

Want a pair of Anatom Suilven size 12 tramping boots for him ? OK cond but no longer waterproof.
Pay for postage and they're his.
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Originally Posted by No good names left

Want a pair of Anatom Suilven size 12 tramping boots for him ? OK cond but no longer waterproof.
Pay for postage and they're his.
Little tears shown in last photo.
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Appreciate the offer but we are sorted thank you

Personally I find it hard to justify the cost of a license for a 4 week season, and someone starting out with poor success, it seems underwhelming to say the least.
To top it all off, my friends say that wild duck tastes like shit and tough as old boots, nothing like restaurant duck, although Im still keen to try it. Just need to shoot my first duck and get it before the eels do.

@Old_School please try this. Cook a corned beef in your crock pot,bit of golden syrup and water enough to cover it....when you take it out to carve,pop your frozen duck in and leave it turned off overnight,lid back on. In morning as head out door to work,flick switch on...by time you come home for dinner it will be falling off the bones,two serving spoons will usually get it out in one piece.

Originally Posted by Old_School

Personally I find it hard to justify the cost of a license for a 4 week season, and someone starting out with poor success, it seems underwhelming to say the least.
To top it all off, my friends say that wild duck tastes like shit and tough as old boots, nothing like restaurant duck, although Im still keen to try it. Just need to shoot my first duck and get it before the eels do.

Duck flavoured eel

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

@Old_School please try this. Cook a corned beef in your crock pot,bit of golden syrup and water enough to cover it....when you take it out to carve,pop your frozen duck in and leave it turned off overnight,lid back on. In morning as head out door to work,flick switch on...by time you come home for dinner it will be falling off the bones,two serving spoons will usually get it out in one piece.

Will have to give that a go!

I used to be of the opinion that wild duck wasn't very good to eat. It's now my family's favourite wild game food. You have to go low and slow as Micky Duck says or hot and fast as I do. Very simple and it comes out like a nice piece of steak. If you overcook it, you end up with liver-flavoured leather.

Pan Fried Duck Breast (skin on)
• Score skin
• Season with salt and pepper
• Fry in pan with butter for 1 minute each side
• Place in oven skin side down for 8 minutes at 200C
• Rest for 5 minutes
• Cut across grain

bugger plucking them i just breast them out and get salami and sausages made