Bird hitch duck cleaner

[Gatehouse]

WHo has used these gizmos and how well do they work?

 

[1963beretta]

I cant say I've used them personally, but I've seen them being used. They make quick work of breasting a bird, but there is a awful lot of meat going to waste for my liking. Just my 2 cents

 

[skhunter]

I tried one, works for ducks ok. Will work for small geese (whites and specks) but you better be in good shape and have Hulk Hogan arms if you have any amount. Big Canadas don't even try.

 

[Valeksky]

Tried with some snows. It's too crude for my liking, what with the waste of meat. I'd rather just cut the ribs along the backbone and pull the spine if I was in a hurry. It makes easy cleaning, leaves the wings on, and I can breast with a fillet style knife when I get back home. Works with ducks too if one was so inclined (I'm not. Rather the whole duck)

 

[ih8ipods]

ive seen them used there is a definite technique to it for ducks, never on Canada's though, theres to much good meat there to waste, get a GOOD knife and clean them at home

 

[Gatehouse]

What part of the meat do they waste? Seems like the breasts come out intact?

 

[the spank]

Yup and I can clean a 5 man limit of honkers quicker and with a lot less mess with a good sharp filet knife. You best watch your fingers with one of them things too! One slip from a birds wing and your fingers are history!!

 

[2233]

They are extremely efficient to get through a full limit. Large Canadas are a pain but for most lesser, eastern prairie population birds (7-9 lbs), and snows they are very fast and you get the wing attached without any additional work or steps.

 

[swinginberrys]

Honestly, only time I'll use mine is if we travel for lesser snows. Like others have said it's brutal to try and do large Canada's on it and you can do a much nicer job with a good knife.

 

[Longwalker]

You're going to need to use a knife to harvest the legs and thighs anyway. And they wast too much of the breast meat. Another gizmo that nobody needs but some seem to want.

 

[Valeksky]

What part of the meat do they waste? Seems like the breasts come out intact?

Hmm, your post made me go look at some YouTube videos of guys using these. I now see that the guide who showed us this was doing it alllll wrong by using it in a way that cut under the breasts but over the ribs, making a huge mess. I stand corrected. Either way, it accomplishes the same thing as cutting the backbone out, so I'll just stick to that method for my large waterfowl.