Cooking/eating divers?

[dawsonscreek]

I may be doing some hunting on Canandaigua lake this year and know that I may get into some redheads or bluebills. I was just wondering how they are to eat? If they are edible, how would you cook them, jerky? Any help is appreciated.

[m8ball484]

Redhead and bluebills are awesome to rat as they are..... it's the true "divers" like mmerge long tails and scoters that taste like dirt.... I've tried a lot of different ways and it always turns into dog food hahaha

[dawsonscreek]

Redhead and bluebills are awesome to rat as they are..... it's the true "divers" like mmerge long tails and scoters that taste like dirt.... I've tried a lot of different ways and it always turns into dog food hahaha

Ok cool I wasn't sure. Never get them around the rivers and swamps I usually hunt. What's a long tail? Never heard of that

[Missdemeanor]

 Long Tail is the new politically correct name for an Oldsquaw.....Sea duck . M8Ball is correct, the Bills and red Heads are pretty good. Cans are the best of all divers....I may do a few offshore hunts this year for sea ducks.... They are really fun to hunt, but unless you make em into sausage, they are pretty inedible. Good luck with the Divers....

[Kevin J Legg]

I agree. It's the sea ducks I've had a hard time finding a way to really enjoy them. Tried jerky, sausage and many other recipes  and haven't found any I rally like yet.

[dawsonscreek]

Thanks fellas. I won't be getting into any sea ducks where I hunt, I fell better now knowing that those divers aren't bad. Still hard to beat a woodduck breast though!