squirrel shooter Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Has anyone come across the disease in any of there bags this season. I shoot on the Severn Estuary and have not come across it yet so far this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 A Mallard I shot a month ago had it. Thankfully I was skinning rather than plucking it. The cysts were quite unpleasant to look at and ran in long lines on both sides of the breast. It was discarded before my wife could see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Nothing so far this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel shooter Posted November 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 13 hours ago, JDog said: A Mallard I shot a month ago had it. Thankfully I was skinning rather than plucking it. The cysts were quite unpleasant to look at and ran in long lines on both sides of the breast. It was discarded before my wife could see it. Was the mallard shot off an estuary or inland? I had it last season in a couple of mallard, like you said it's unpleasant to look at. I can understand you discarding it before your wife saw it. I would have done the same too. 12 hours ago, aister said: Nothing so far this season. That's good to hear 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, squirrel shooter said: Was the mallard shot off an estuary or inland? I had it last season in a couple of mallard, like you said it's unpleasant to look at. I can understand you discarding it before your wife saw it. I would have done the same too. That's good to hear 👍 On an inland pond. It was one half of a Mallard/Gadwall double. The latter was not infected and we ate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 only ever had half a dozen with it in total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 I saw it quite regularly on an inland pond about fifteen seasons ago. Does anyone know if it is safe to eat duck infected with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Yes you can eat it so long as it's cooked. No taste and no signs of it when cooked apparently. I'm not that hungry to bother with any infected birds, though it does get cooked until it's jerky as dog treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigeon jim Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 I was told by the researchers who were studying rice breast not to eat them and don't feed them to dogs, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 You would imagine people have eaten plenty with out knowing with skin on. Never heard of anyone getting ill unless they blamed it on corvid lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 I certainly ate a few years back, before I knew it was a disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 No parasite would survive being oven cooked for a long time until hard as leather. Researchers either know more than we've been told or being cautious. I'll not be using anymore now thanks Jim👍 Avian flue seems to be more of a threat lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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