"Passed on a few more groups of ringers bc they taste like a dirty gym socks"
You obviously have no clue how to prepare a bird if you truly believe this statement. I hate cleaning ring necks bc there skin is so thick but they eat just as good as any waterfowl there is if prepared properly! Nice hunt, but i lose respect fast for people who talk down upon any game!
I might kill more than a few birds each year , and I have ate fine dining in close to 35 states right here in the good ol USA. I also help cater food to some pretty high dollar clients have every year . I can and have killed and cooked waterfowl in every way imaginable . I just choose not to shoot ringers, ruddys, and bluebills bc I think they make poor table-fare . I don’t stop anyone I’m hunting with from shooting them though
I hope you aren't serving those clients them dirty gym sock Busch Lights from the first pic!
The only difference I can tell in any duck is the size and texture of the meat, tastes the same if prepared the same. Nice pics! Id have to say I love cleaning and eating gadwalls! Ringers are harder to clean but I've found even mallards have a tougher textured breast meat. I like a gadwall breast over just about any duck. If we kill a load of gads and just a few mallards/woodies I will breast out the gads and pluck the mallards or woodies and clean them whole for the smoker. Smoked goose breast is probably in my top 3 meats in the world and a lot of people turn their nose up at them mention of goose.
You in a club or got private land?