[Rat Creek]

No.

 

[Gooseboy]

Hell yeah! I like limits, colors, and Holly wood mallards tastes like any other duck when they are turned into jerky, or duck snausage! :getdown:

And i thought i was the only one that made duck snausages.

 

[Cobra]

No - Let whoever is with me get a solo crack at them, need to build the nice guy image for when the next solo drake floats in. Actually not to bad in a stew, know it's meat just not sure what kind.

 

[AlaskaRedneK]

I cant tell the difference when they are flying :mrgreen:
-Stouff

 

[Duckslayer100]

Are there different types of spoonies? Cus I"ve noticed somtimes you see 'em and they're about the size of big teal, but than you shoot one and its bigger than a mallard. I'm sure they have different plumage just like every duck...but do they really grow that much in a month or two?!

 

[Cobra]

Just think that oversized bill makes the body look small in the air.

 

[duckhunter25]

Ya I do. Nothing wrong with a spoonbill!!

 

[SwampHunter]

...

 

[Sagebrush]

Shovelers have two reasons to live. They are great foe the 12 year old's "youth hunt" the 1st week before the general season starts. They die easy, some times one pellet anywhere!! The 2nd reason, is to test your new reloads on; if they work, there is meat for the spagetti sauce.

 

[JPS]

I shoot shoveles once in a while. This year 4 of them.
They taste well i think. No problem.
What doesnt taste well is gadwell and divers. So i dont shoot those.

 

[POSSUM]

down here in louisiana, if the shovelers are eating in the ricefields they are as good as teal. if they are down in the marsh--no good, too strong, dark red meat. if the skin is white are yellow they are very good. if the skin is dark are red, throw it......

 

[thebiggrfigr]

I know in my group of buddies you would be strongly ridiculed for shooting a shoveler. So I've never bothered. I agree they are pretty when they are in full plumage though!

 

[goosetalk]

yes

 

[duckman1106]

I'll shoot them on days when it is slim pickins. If the ducks are bombarding me and I can be selective, then I'll let the Hollywoods pass.

 

[duck jerky]

all the time. one year I shot more of them then I did mallards.

 

[Deadeye_youth]

Heck if I saw one I would definately be shooting. Have never seen one while hunting.

 

[Mallard Machine]

we don't have very many and i shot one the first morning 2 yrs ago and it was the prize of the year!!
Was really something it was only a female but still different and neat to shoot!!
but if they were around yes i would shoot them as well!! somedays if ya want a good shoot ya gotta shoot at the #3 and #4 picks of ducks

 

[hankrt]

I shoot em, don't see a whole lot of them here in the north, but I have bagged a few over the years, and honestly, I didn't think they tasted to bad at all, but my birds were out of flooded corn fields.

 

[duckhunter6]

You can pretty much have any duck taste good if its made into duck jerkey.

 

[hankrt]

Shot one hen yesterday, first one in 4-5 years for me.