hooded merganser - first for me. now how do I cook it??

[Woodsman416]

Just now, mazzgolf said:

You all are poisoning the well.  I'm not reading more of this thread until I try it! FWIW: my first attempt at crow I thought was not bad - sooooo.... how bad could this be? Don't answer that.

I'll be back in the afternoon for the after-action report.

May God be with you.

[archer36]

If it's like Coot, fugedaboudit!

[Buck154]

25 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

You all are poisoning the well.  I'm not reading more of this thread until I try it! FWIW: my first attempt at crow I thought was not bad - sooooo.... how bad could this be? Don't answer that.

I'll be back in the afternoon for the after-action report.

Can't wait wait for your Ground hog recipe in the spring 

[Batsto]

Very strange duck season. Some ducks down by the Cohansey with many snow geese. Season is almost over. 

[Pucknut]

Congrats on the hunt, but do yourself a favor and don’t rush it to the plate. Most game needs thoughtful preparation. Brine it for a day, then soak in water for another day. In the meantime  read up on some recipes. 

[Lonewolf76]

I’ll never forget the first one I shot, was on Lake Superior.  We made fettuccini alfredo and put hooded merganser on top! Worse fettuccini I ever had.  Now  if I shoot one I like to make stew,  usually beef.

[mazzgolf]

Fried it up like the recipe said - added some rosemary, thyme, ginger, salt and pepper to the flour coating. 

I took the first bite and the thought process went as follows: "hmm... interesting... this coating tastes really good - slight crisp to it, and I'm getting some real good thyme and rosemary flav..... OMG.. .WHAT THE !@#$% IS THAT ????"

Once I got to the actual meat, all I got was this slick oily texture and it tasted as if I bit into a herring.

Should've used @FowlHooked's recipe....

[archer36]

1 minute ago, mazzgolf said:

Fried it up like the recipe said - added some rosemary, thyme, ginger, salt and pepper to the flour coating. 

I took the first bite and the thought process went as follows: "hmm... interesting... this coating tastes really good - slight crisp to it, and I'm getting some real good thyme and rosemary flav..... OMG.. .WHAT THE !@#$% IS THAT ????"

Once I got to the actual meat, all I got was this slick oily texture and it tasted as if I bit into a herring.

Should've used @FowlHooked's recipe....

Like herring? Pickle it then. LOL

[ithaca10]

Don't waste your time throw that lawn dart in the trash.

[rgw]

47 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Fried it up like the recipe said - added some rosemary, thyme, ginger, salt and pepper to the flour coating. 

I took the first bite and the thought process went as follows: "hmm... interesting... this coating tastes really good - slight crisp to it, and I'm getting some real good thyme and rosemary flav..... OMG.. .WHAT THE !@#$% IS THAT ????"

Once I got to the actual meat, all I got was this slick oily texture and it tasted as if I bit into a herring.

Should've used @FowlHooked's recipe....

Dude I just spit my soda all over the room reading this. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

[rgw]

I vote this a best topic in January 2019, could be a contender for best year topic but we got a long way to go

[Kype]

I had a bite of a merganser and it was a horrible experience. 

[mazzgolf]

After that first bite, I thought to myself, "No way.. this CAN'T be as bad as I think it just did. Let me take another bite". The second bite tasted worse.

[kcohunter]

Put a little hot sauce on it and try it again.

[Shootemandmountem]

I would of invited the in laws over for dinner