We have a good friend here in Rockport married to a super nice Australian lady. Marsha was visiting with her about Thanksgiving and was told they were having duck. So I have always found ducks to be what 3 - 4 lbs max, is that right? How many ducks to feed their family of 12, gotta be more than one, does it not?

Mark Fairchild said:

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We have a good friend here in Rockport married to a super nice Australian lady. Marsha was visiting with her about Thanksgiving and was told they were having duck. So I have always found ducks to be what 3 - 4 lbs max, is that right? How many ducks to feed their family of 12, gotta be more than one, does it not?

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1 avg duck will probably only feed 3 normal eaters. So for 12, your looking at 3-4 minimum

Duck (farm raised) can be and is very tasty. But for that many yes 3+ would be needed. Might as well do a turkey at that point.

Smoked Farm raised Whole Duck on the smoker a few times. Injected the duck, then rubbed it yellow mustard and hit it with some MeatChurch rub. Then on the smoker at 220 degrees with Post Oak.

F a duck, and double F a goose. Now having said that, Peking duck done right is to die for, but I highly doubt you're getting that in Rockport. Good luck, take small bites, smile and tell them it was awesome, then go get some fast food on way home.

Duck confit is delicious.

We used to buy roasted ducks at a chinese restaurant in Arlington. They usually had several hanging, along with other meats, in their front display. Always very good.

You can easily feed six people with one duck as long as you have a lot of sides. Duck is super rich, and you don't want a lot of it. Two people for each breast, someone gets a leg quarter, and that's plenty.

Duck is one of those rare meats that can be great medium or well done.

For those that cook duck.........be sure and cook it on a cedar plank. When done, throw the duck away and eat the cedar plank.

I've taken some ducks I've shot to Pete's Fine Meats on Richmond... (Redheads from Rockport...)

Made them into Tamales. Not too bad. Salsa, queso.. Good to go....

Yep. Enough crap to cover duck flavor.

I hunt duck and eat it. We made stir fry out of it and it was really good.

Wife's Cajun uncle soaks the ducks over night in a cooler with ice water, salt and white vinegar. Then he seasons them up & smokes them on the smoker. Then debones the duck and takes all that smoked duck meat and makes a Cajun gumbo

I like wild duck. It's pretty good. Farm raised duck is awesome.

Soak the wild birds, don't overcook either.

I was never a duck fan until I had it at Clancy's in New Orleans….oh baby is it incredible. Probably my favorite meal.

Back when I was serious about duck hunting, I'd take the duck meat and cube it up after deboning it. I'd mix the cubed duck with about a 2:1 ratio of frozen veggies by weight and grind everything together with veggies still frozen. Put ground meat/veg mixture in a pot with a little water and cook gently until cooked through. Once that was done I'd mix it with cooked brown rice.

I'd typically serve it in a dog bowl with some dried kibble mixed in. My Labrador loved it

I chicken fried pintail breast. It was amazing. No marinating or anything. Egg wash, flour and fry.

FIDO*98* said:

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Back when I was serious about duck hunting, I'd take the duck meat and cube it up after deboning it. I'd mix the cubed duck with about a 2:1 ratio of frozen veggies by weight and grind everything together with veggies still frozen. Put ground meat/veg mixture in a pot with a little water and cook gently until cooked through. Once that was done I'd mix it with cooked brown rice.

I'd typically serve it in a dog bowl with some dried kibble mixed in. My Labrador loved it

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Visiting my FIL in hospital and asked if he liked "duck meat"…answered with a resounding NO. Read him Fido's method of serving duck…we both needed that laugh (thx Fido) - Merry Christmas everyone!