Rice Breast in Ontario

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Fragapunkt

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I just got back from a trip up to my cottage on Georgian Bay, I am just south of Parry Sound and got 2 Mallards this morning. When I got back to the cottage to clean the ducks, I found that both had the disgusting parasite "ricebreast". Has anyone else encountered this, I see that people have reported cases here and there, but given that both ducks had it scares me.
 
I have on a couple of occasions in North western Ontario. It is not very common. The local MNR biologist said you could still eat them just cook it well...... I passed on that it is disgusting. It is a good reason to always look under the breast skin before you cook and duck. Sorry that two of your birds were infested.

Darryl
 
I have shot a number of ricebreasts in SW Ontario(mostly mallards but a few blacks as well) none in a couple of years though and i did NOT eat them
Slayer
 
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