My wife and I enjoy the taste of wild game, and rank mallard and cans among the less flavorful ducks. I think canvasbacks brought higher market prices simply because they're bigger. We like roasted ringbills more, and put top priority on teal, the tastiest little game birds on earth! We roast all game birds hot and fast so the inside meat is almost rare, and never ever marinate to hide the taste!
Unfortunately, my advancing years and the flyway's westward drift have made waterfowling more trouble than pleasure for me, and I sold my old 1954 Alumacraft Ducker this past year. I paid $135 for it in 1968, and sold it for $1,800 in August. Nice return on a 38 year investment, when you count all the days on the marsh!
BTW, if you haven't tried a Czech booya made with coot breasts, you've missed a fine and rare waterfowl treat!
