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    Default Rail Hunt

    The wind made for a pleasant ride in and out but not bad for a quick trip.

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    So now do you just throw them away? LOL. Never could cook one and have it taste like anything other than pluff mud.
    Living in Moncks Corner but looking forward to moving back to the West Coast in 2020 where there are more ducks and less duck hunters!! LOL

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    They are not very good to eat.

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    Looks like a fine way to spend a day. I’ve read about hunting rails but have never done it. Hopefully one day.

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    Brine, fry, brown gravy and grits.

    Fun hunt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by scdiver View Post
    Brine, fry, brown gravy and grits.

    Fun hunt!
    I’d say just about anything is palatable brined and fried.

    Shooter said he was going to either fry or put them in a bog. I just push the boat and yell at the dog.

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    That’ll be a waste of rice.

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    Like snow geese, raccoons, ground hogs, bow fishing gars/carp, and many other things, it's a sustainable huntable resource. Outdoorsmen might as well take advantage of the opportunity it provides. Doesn't matter if he cooks them for the table, for dog food, or buries them in the garden.

    - plus the dog looks excited for the retrieves.


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    I like it! Nice work!

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    Flying Fiddler

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    Nice. What size motor are you poling with?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtnap View Post
    Nice. What size motor are you poling with?
    24ft stiffy, soon to be replaced 130 2 stroke.

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    Good shoot. I'd imagine they'd make good crab bait, and you wouldn't have to do any cutting to make them fit in the bait cage. That's my go-to when I'm overwhelmed with geese.

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    I ain’t knocking him for shooting them. I’ve hunted them a few times myself. I just quit shooting them because they were disgusting to cook. Stunk up the kitchen and then weren’t edible when finished. I had soaked mine for a few days and then fried in an iron skillet. Used the brownings to make gravy and put them over wild rice. It looked pretty good but I couldn’t stomach them.
    Living in Moncks Corner but looking forward to moving back to the West Coast in 2020 where there are more ducks and less duck hunters!! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by SouthernWake View Post
    I’d say just about anything is palatable brined and fried.
    Everything except surf scoters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fish View Post
    Everything except surf scoters.
    You shoot out at Kiawah today?

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