Duck....YUCK!

Half of my freezer is filled with duck.  I hate it.  But my husband likes to shoot the pod-scum and bug eating, vermin-infested, stinky little critters.  Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he has a hobby.  It MIGHT be better than him watching football all the time.  He needs his stress relief.  In the past, I have tried many recipes with duck breasts.  I have tried it sauteed in wine with artichoke hearts, deep-fried with orange dipping sauce, as jerky, and I gotta tell you it's all yucky.  Let me just say this right now - wild duck tastes NOTHING like the grain-fed stuff you buy at the store.  

Every few years, I forget that I don't even like to work with it when I have gloves on and I decide to do something crazy.  I cook with it.  Recently, my overflowing freezer begged me for some relief.  I acquiesced, and decided to try making GOOD jerky!  Riiiiiight.  I sliced it thin (eeew), marinated it, and stuck it on racks to smoke (blech).  

What did I end up with?  A stinky back yard, hands that (despite the gloves) smell like duck even after numerous washings and three lemons, and a dog that won't quit licking said hands. 

This may quack you up, but I am ready to throw it all back in the pond.