Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Then again ........ are rails edible? confused or, mergansers? confused confused
Nix the mergansers, but marsh hens and soras are fine eating. Marsh hens must be eaten fresh. Freezing gives them a fishy taste. They dine on fiddler crabs in our marshes. There's plenty of meat on the breast, thighs and legs. The marsh hen is a good starter for youth shotgunners. Less difficult to hit than a party balloon. Marsh hen (clapper rails) hunting off Sea Island, GA, 1928. Gil
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