They're back!

[Gunner]

I saw my first swallow of the year while hunting geese this morning.Also a pair of woodducks and a couple of killdeers.Spring is definetly on the way! Gunner

[Elkhound]

don't eat the mergansers

[Marc]

When I was young we used to shoot mergansers (target of opportunity) and make a stew out of them. We did this so we could justify shooting them back then. Back east you had a duck limit and a separate limit 10 bird limit on mergansers. Now I’d sooner not shoot or eat them unless I was thinking of getting one mounted. The hooded merganser is a nice looking bird.

[longshot]

Mergansers are nice looking birds, but we just let them fly by. We go after the puddle ducks. My favorite tasting duck is the mallard.

Longshot

[Marc]

A lot of people like the mallard because of it's size. If I had a choice lb for lb I'd take teal meat.

[longshot]

I like teal just as good. Love how the meat is so tender.

Longshot

[WoodDuckWizard]

Those are great looking Pics!!!!!!
I can't wait for the Winter here to end so I can get out and scout around for Turkeys and see some of those beautiful Drakes as well...

[Sunny]

Nice picture. Can you tell me where is it??? Thx

[Marmo+]

Funny you mention that about the tide, a couple of other guys on a fishing forum I visit mentioned the same thing....alarmingly low tides.