i live in the us on a pond with lots of mallard ducks. is it legal to kill them to eat? are males or females better tasting?
they are very friendly and i could easily catch one with my bare hands or a net, i would not need to use a gun.
no, their population in western europe is declining for some reason so you'll probably get into trouble.
>>2109479
Yes you can, but check your local laws regarding when they are in season, bird limit, non lead shot, and make sure you have all license and tags.
A hunter education and gun safety course should be your first priority. You also need to learn how to prepare your kill. When all of this is sad and done you can sit down to a wonderful meal of gamey, greasy chicken. You can make wild duck taste pretty good, but that also takes experience.
Basically anon, have somebody teach you how to hunt. Google can't tell you everything.
>>2109569
i don't want to 'hunt', though. i don't want to shoot a gun (i don't even own one, and i've never shot a real one).
i understand i need a bunch of licenses and shit if i want to shoot these things. but i don't want to shoot them. i can pretty much just walk up to one and grab it by the throat, then kill it in whatever the most humane way is.
my question is, would this be legal? or do i still need all these hunting licenses and gun licenses even if i don't have a gun and won't use one?
>>2109582
Fairly sure you need a licence to kill most animals. You are still hunting.
if ducks aren't officially protected park wildlife they should be and probably will be if someone starts eating them, so no
>>2109479
I did this when I was homeless.
no, it's not legal.
it's poaching and you'll do some jail time for it.
>>2109582
>i don't want to 'hunt', though.
killing a duck is hunting. The gov doesn't care how you kill it. If anything you'll just get another charge tacked on for not hunting with an approved weapon.
>>2109479
Everything you really need to know about ducks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k01DIVDJlY
>>2109479
>>2109630
Ducks are natural born rapists that even engage in completive rape gangs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzpNumA6uU4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQs1cw25dqw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3WAYlCv02w
Male ducks may even try to rape female ducks that already have multiple babies with her; leading to some being eaten by other birds while she is "occupied"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnf9dfIlNRc
But it is because of this aggressive free for all form of breeding that is why you only see single mother ducks without the fathers; unlike other water-fowls that pair-bond, such as geese or swans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRwmDFyClc8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHy6bBKu0j4
>>2109638
I like's ya, and I'z want cha...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxcOaOTLuIg
>>2109638
>Ducks are natural born rapists
OP here, yeah i've witnessed duck rape quite a bit. i've been watching multiple males chasing around females and sparring with one another recently, i guess it's mating season.
