Thread: Over duck shooting

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.

I've had a go with a seasoned duck shooter for 2 or 3 seasons. Mostly all we bring home are parries and the odd mallard. I like eating mallard but I gotta say, even the dog turns up his nose at a paradise duck breast. The only thing I haven't tried to do with one of those was turn it into sausages/salami.

In the words of my wife - it's a lotta time, effort and resources for not a lot of meat vs deer or even goats. You really do have to love the shooting and the duck eating to get the most out of it. I definitely love the shooting, but I'm lacking in the gear and the right social circle, and I can't give a hunting dog the time it would truly deserve. I can see still see myself getting a shotgun and training up a good dog later in life but I think I'd rather wander the dry hills in search of some upland birds on a sunny day than sit freezing in a maimai.