[waterfowler9]

on the last day of the season i shot two mallards. I went to clean one of the birds and discovered it had rice breast. I have heard it is safe to eat but after seeing the meat and doing a little research, it did not make it into my freezer. I hate that the duck went to waste but i just couldn't stomach the thought of eating it. What does everyone else do with ducks with rice breast. How common it is(this was my first).

 

[Papachessie]

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=108991&p=827675&hilit=rice+breast#p827675
I don't know if this link will work. If it does, here's a lot of opinions.

 

[waterfowler9]

looks like the majority of people have the same idea as me.

 

[Papachessie]

I've only ever seen it one time and I didn't eat it. I don't eat bugs if I can help it. If I don't see 'em, that's another story.

 

[Botiz630]

Had it happen one time, threw it out. It's nasty

 

[cjc]

Duck meat makes great catfish bait. Rice breast meat would make it into my bait can. :hammer:

 

[Papachessie]

Duck meat makes great catfish bait. Rice breast meat would make it into my bait can. :hammer:

That, or the dogs bowl.

 

[summerducks]

Duck meat makes great catfish bait. Rice breast meat would make it into my bait can. :hammer:

That, or the dogs bowl.

yea that would be smart :fingerhead: thats how the parasite gets around. jumping from one host to another

 

[Xtremahunter]

I've shot 2 or 3 birds with rice breast it looks nasty.... so I throw it out!
Yea DO NOT feed to your dog from what I have read on it your dog can get it that way!!!!! :no:

 

[daffy...]

can someone post a pic. this year is the first year anyone has ever mentioned it around here. i thought it was a wifes tale

 

[quackerattacker]

Here's a link to a pic, daffy...
http://duckhuntingarkansas.com/archives/6912/sarcocystis-or-rice-breast

I assumed Papa meant he'd cook it first. O course, if I was gonna go to all the trouble o cookin' it first, I'd just suggest ya serve it to the in-laws... :biggrin:

 

[daffy...]

that picture looked like a former acid trip. is it always that colorful?

 

[quackerattacker]

Nah, more often than not, there's just a few here and there. Many times you probably wouldn't even see it unless you slice the breast into strips. It just depends on how heavy the infestation is and how closely you're lookin'... :biggrin:

 

[JoeP]

It said that it is non fatal. Non fatal to us Im assuming but what about the duck? I cant see how that wouldn't effect
the bird. For each piece of "rice" in the breast there should be muscle there instead shouldn't there be?

 

[Dingbatter 2]

If you knew the parasite load of most wild animals, you would never eat any of them. I had some pintails and wigeon with Rice Breast. Filet out the breasts and cooked them with the rest in a pot of Uncle Bens. No one knew the difference. :tongue: By the way, your average deer has tapeworms, roundworms, lungworms, stomach worms, various insect larvae in the meat, the list is endless. Cook the stuff properly and you won't have any problems.

 

[daffy...]

i can second that ^^^^ im a certified chef. i could make you guys ralph in seconds with the education i have of food.. my favorite is cod and wild salmon nno!:

i could also shame any organic-ist from here to mexico with the same education

 

[JoeP]

i can second that ^^^^ im a certified chef. i could make you guys ralph in seconds with the education i have of food.. my favorite is cod and wild salmon nno!:

i could also shame any organic-ist from here to mexico with the same education

So you have found alot of worms in cod have ya? :wink: I worked on the water front when I was a kid.
What about the salmon?

 

[daffy...]

i cant remember how many times ive gotten a wild salmon in the resturant and while cutting it find a pinky size hole starting at the lower stomach and snaking its way into the thick flesh. i usually find the parasite track when i run my hand over the flesh and a pink looking pus pushes out of a crack in the flesh. cut into it and like termites. channels filled with pink pus everywhere. once you find the worm it curls up like a armodillo. i wont serve that but some will send it to your table cooked medium. eat up boys! thatll cost you you $29.95 thank you very much, hope you have a toliet near by and no exsiting immune defencient dease.

 

[rikasam]

I have been ducking since 1993 and have killed 3 with rice breast in that time. All went into the garbage.

 

[#1wingnut]

I get 1 or 2 every year. I always check and I always toss em if I find it.