otherwayup Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I was very kindly taken out foreshore wildfowling yesterday. Up at 4:00am, it rained a lot, I had a great time Got a Mallard and Shoveler. I'm told eating the shoveler will teach me not to shoot one again. Can anything be done with them? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Not bad, alot of fowlers will go half a life time before bagging a foreshore shoveller. had a bit of a panic when I first saw the photo and thought you had got a cock pintail on your first flight !! Very well done, hopefully the first of many successful flights, the finest sport there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I was very kindly taken out foreshore wildfowling yesterday. Up at 4:00am, it rained a lot, I had a great time Got a Mallard and Shoveler. I'm told eating the shoveler will teach me not to shoot one again. Can anything be done with them? . Recipe! If you pluck and clean the shoveller, smother it in a garlic and chive marinade and put it on the top shelf of the oven at about 180 for 3 hours (foil off for the last 20 mins) and put an old leather shoe, well worn with the same marinade in a tray on the bottom shelf for the same amount of time, let them both rest for 15 mins before serving, you will be hard pushed to decide which tastes best Best avoided Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Well done mate, let us know what you did with the shoveler (recipe and taste wise) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 well done good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Must be something I learnt during the war rationing period - But I like shovelers! Wife wont touch them never mind eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 well done on your first flight , try cooking the shovler in chutney slow , i do all my wigeon, pintail, shovler, tufty, all in it , i take the breast meat out legs off and put them in a sealed bag with the chutney to maranade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwayup Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 well done on your first flight , try cooking the shovler in chutney slow ... I must admit I'm loathed to just bin him. Any particular chutney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 when does shooting on the shore stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) don't bin him. try him. remeber how foul he tastes and then don't bother wasting a cartridge next time round. well done, great sport. Edited February 20, 2011 by Dr D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I must admit I'm loathed to just bin him. Any particular chutney? well my mother inlaw makes home made chutney of different kinds.... but i have 3 that i stick too 1)mango ...... 2)cheese fondue with tomato..... 3)trmarind .... also they are very good with rabbit , pheasant , partridge .. no 3 is very good , i only use them on wigeon , pintail , tufty, shovler , because it takes the earthy taste out of the meat ... i put it in the bags with meat and leave them in the fridge for a couple of days then freeze them and take them out when needed .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) when does shooting on the shore stop Sept 1st to Feb 20th inclusive Edited February 21, 2011 by pavman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well done and congratulations, sounds like you may have got the bug! Some friends I shoot with bagged 2 shovellers on flooded freshwater marsh this season, but I never found out who took them home and ate them. I always wondered what the taste would be. We have shot tufties on there before which have tasted fine, despite having a bad reputation, I am just curious as to whether the shovellers would taste better if they weren't shot on the shore, but had been on freshwater marshland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well done! I haven't seen a shoveller to shoot,(yet ). I think it will depend on what it has been eating. I would certainly try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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