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willett
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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Rice Breast?
Seen pictures before but never seen it up close.
Picture is kind of dark but this is from a shoveler we shot yesterday afternoon. (don't usually hunt in afternoons but it was the end of our first split so decided to try it)
Shit looked like maggots when picking it apart. I usually pass on shovelers but if we shoot one i don't mind cleaning and eating them but now definitely weary about it.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:57 am |
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msm8281
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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Re: Rice Breast?
It's some type of parasite. Cooking it will kill it. I have eaten ducks like that before.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:00 am |
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Ruddyduck
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:53 pm Posts: 470
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Re: Rice Breast?
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/f ... ter_28.pdfNot a good idea to eat. I've seen it in blue wing teal around here.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:05 am |
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willett
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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Rice Breast?
I've heard not good idea to eat it. We chunked it.
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WC Custom 2048 3/16 Bottom Center Console with 35 PD EFI GTR WC Custom 1840 Hybrid 3/16 Bottom with 37 EFI BOSS
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:09 am |
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Migrator
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:29 pm Posts: 3227 Location: Black River, MS
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Re: Rice Breast?
We killed a pile of mallards w/ rice-breast when we hunted in Stuttgart. I would clean them if not too bad but one that was loaded with the parasites had to go.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:11 am |
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willett
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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Rice Breast?
I would possibly consider it if it were mallards or any other good eating duck but it was a shoveler so I didn't feel too bad.
_________________ Pete Willett WC Custom Boats - Tyler, TX http://www.wccustomboats.com
WC Custom 2048 3/16 Bottom Center Console with 35 PD EFI GTR WC Custom 1840 Hybrid 3/16 Bottom with 37 EFI BOSS
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:17 am |
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Josh
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 7:35 am Posts: 1110 Location: Longview TX
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Re: Rice Breast?
so you shot a 3 man limit yesterday morning by 745 and went back for another that afternoon
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:28 am |
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willett
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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Rice Breast?
I know the law and I didn't shoot. Took two guys that couldn't make it with us yesterday morning. Didn't take my gun but took my dog because without him wouldn't be able to retrieve birds because of the mud.
_________________ Pete Willett WC Custom Boats - Tyler, TX http://www.wccustomboats.com
WC Custom 2048 3/16 Bottom Center Console with 35 PD EFI GTR WC Custom 1840 Hybrid 3/16 Bottom with 37 EFI BOSS
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Rice Breast?
I'll eat a shoveler over a mallard and day of the week.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:59 am |
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coastal
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 1890 Location: South TX
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Re: Rice Breast?
We find it in Teal.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:37 am |
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eljefe
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:32 am Posts: 5210 Location: Beaumont Texas
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Re: Rice Breast?
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:42 am |
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Josh
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 7:35 am Posts: 1110 Location: Longview TX
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Re: Rice Breast?
figured so, I'm just jealous I couldn't hunt yesterday
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:37 am |
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dog walker
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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Re: Rice Breast?
I've found them in almost all ducks except divers. If you pluck them you wouldn't know they were even there. The most common birds I've seen them in were spoons and mottled ducks.
I've also never seen them in poule d'eau!
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:48 am |
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OwenDickeson
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Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Rice Breast?
I seem to find them in mallards the most. They hang out on the shit ponds too.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:37 pm |
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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Re: Rice Breast?
Y'all are from Louisiana saying not to eat something?! WTF did Hell freeze over
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:08 pm |
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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Rice Breast?
That's not worms that protein!!
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dog walker
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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Re: Rice Breast?
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:52 pm |
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cmiller73
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Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:42 pm Posts: 2161 Location: Houma,LA
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Re: Rice Breast?
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