bz, if something is easily edible, it's a game bird/fish/animal. If not, it's trash. Think where wood ducks would be if they weren't good to eat. Never mind that they are one of the two most beautiful ducks in North America. The other is hooded mergansers.
I grew up hunting, fishing and trapping and still like to do all three things. As I've grown older, developing a beautiful, healthy and productive farm has become more important to me. We raise wood ducks, not to hunt but rather to watch and have around. If we could have hooded mergansers, I would love it.
Where are you in Minnesota that you have them?
