[Viking2002]

In keeping with my 'fowl' holiday thread below, I present you this. Feel free to make all the lame Donald/Daffy/AFLAC/Howard the Duck jokes you can think of.

[Moonman62]

Pearland is designated as a bird sanctuary city but the Muscovy duck is considered an invasive species from Central and South America and are therefore not protected.

...

Illegal aliens living in a sanctuary city.

[dp0622]

Muscovy ducks are taking over a town in Texas

MOSCOW ducks??!!

The dems were right!!

[Viking2002]

Personally, I find that any fowl is great if you brine it overnight, indirectly smoke it with a moist hickory and/or peachwood smoke on hot coals, then finish it on the gas side of the grill with a glaze made of apricot preserves, a little water for thinning, sea salt, cracked pepper, and an equal and generous portion of onion and garlic powder. Whisk and baste until the glaze begins to caramelize.

Your mileage may vary.

[Ken H]

“You eider get out of town or we’ll shoot you.”

[Erik Latranyi]

In New Jersey, they have an invasion of wild turkeys.

Unlike Texas, New Jersey will catch and relocate the turkeys rather than let residents enjoy a nice Thanksgiving.

[abb]

[rawcatslyentist]

Did someone Release the Quacken?

[exDemMom]

The city says residents can only kill the duck if they capture it on their own property. They say it cannot be kept, consumed or sold. Plus, the duck must be destroyed by legal means.

What a waste. It is plain wrong to kill an edible animal and not eat it.

If the city were to allow people to eat the ducks, the pest problem would go away in no time. I seem to recall that in some jurisdictions where nutria are a problem, officials tried to sell residents on the idea that nutria are tasty.

[imardmd1]

Is it OK to lop they little heads off with a non-toxic bush hook?

[mewzilla]

For anyone else curious...

All About Birds Muscovy Duck

Explains a lot.

[Alas Babylon!]

I hate Muscovy ducks!

I was on a TDY to RAF Chicksands in England. They had Muscovy ducks everywhere. People told me they were protected by the Queen. Anyway, ducks everywhere, and duck FECES everywhere.

I decided to go to the base club that evening, so put on my white linen jacket over my silk black T-shirt (very Miami Vice, in style at the time) and hoofed it on over. I couldn’t see well in the dark, and headed down a short little steep slope to the parking lot and....

Slipped and fell into a big pile of duck poo. Got it all over my nice jacket. I went back to billeting and watched TV. I threw my jacket away. How do you pack a duck-craped jacket when you have to leave the next day?

[RandallFlagg]

True Facts About The Duck

[Bullish]

Do they taste like chicken?

[cartan]

[VietVet876]

Who stepped on the duck?

[Pollard]

invasive species from Central and South America and are therefore not protected

Well it sure seems like some invasive species from Ctrl/Sth America are protected

[Envisioning]

.....is considered an invasive species from Central and South America and are therefore not protected.

This should apply elsewhere.....

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fZEw9nuQEg

[Celtic Conservative]

“Uh-oh, here comes a big flock of wa-was!”

CC

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"Duck good. You bring in some, we cook for you."