I've always liked dove and I've always like teal. The more I eat them the more I think teal actually taste better than dove.

I can't get my family to really eat any birds I bring home but last night was different. Went teal hunting Sunday morning...came home with 4 birds...cleaned them and then marinated them all day. About 3pm I lit a fire on my smoker and put teal breast with bacon and cooked them low and slow for about 2.5 hours. I ask my girls if they wanted to try some steak...my oldest, Kate, knew it was duck so she said no but the 3 year old said yes and ate about a quarter of one of the breasts as we waited for dinner to finish. She asked for more.

Then Kate my 6 year old tried it at dinner...she loved it....they both ended up eating an entire duck worth of it each. The funny thing was we actually pulled the bacon off and when it was all said and done only the bacon was left.

For now on duck at my house will be called duck steak...when I put Kate down to bed last night she asked when we would be having duck steak again and no lie she said her prayers and asked god to have her daddy bring home more ducks next weekend. It was so cute it could bring a tear to your eye (not me...not really the crying type like some of you weepy boys).

Nice!

Ahhhh. You balled like a baby just admit it.

Thats awesome...

I really didnt. Last time I cried was about 12 years ago when my grandmother died. I don't really do the tears for joy thing or cry about cute little stories people post. If my eyes get watery it's normally because I got something in them or somekind of reaction to foods.

I'm not saying I'm more of a man either...I just don't get all choked up like some people do.

^ Vulcan?

great story and ur right...cryin' is for pooties

Highly illogical as Earthlings don't meet Vulcans until 2063.

Hell I teared up when I had my dog put down last month. Ain't ashamed to admit it. I like both teal and dove equally. Dove the old school way with peppers and onion wrapped in pig and grilled. Chicken fried teal fingers with a good cream gravy. Oh yea. Still got all my birds in freezer, I always wait til end of first season to bust em out

marcs a cry baby.

whitewing, its ok to cry when your dogs dies. pretty much the only time its ok.

I think I got yall off track with the crying stuff. I honestly don't care if you do or don't. I cried when my family dog died when I was in HS. My dog I have now is 10 and is in great shape but I doubt I'll cry when she kicks it...but I'll be sure to post if I do.

Now that I think about it I did cry when I was hunting with Ishootspoonies and he got mad at me for stealing all his teal tags...but that was really one of those laughing so hard I cried...not really the same. I know how he loves talking about teal tags.

Kiss my tags cry baby.

If you don't cry about a faithful companion like your dog that went and picked up your birds on a hot azz day or jumped in the water duck after duck, day after day and didn't ask for money or complain about you not getting your own damn bird, find that hard to believe my brother. But I like dove, teal and scotch. Was scotch part of the question?

Teal in the oven at the moment

I only cry in public in front of large crowds.

"But I like dove, teal and scotch."

Im more of a pigeons, spoonies and corn liquor kinda guy

Your taking this way to serious dove buster. Calm down and leave marsbar alone

Must be a West Virginia thing.

West Virginia?

Should be more of a rabbit, coal dust and sex with his sister type guy

sorry to much scotch. Gotta little carried away

My wife had never eaten duck until Teal opener this year. We threw some on the grill and she ate a piece and loved it.

thats a nice story Marc

Rabbits yes, sister no....no shame in my heritage. Its a beautiful place to grow up. You guys make a good team, you ought to get matching underwear and mask