Species of Waterfowl Hunted
In North America a variety of ducks and geese are hunted, the most common being mallards, Canada geese, snow geese. canvasback, redhead, pintail, gadwall, ruddy duck, harlequin, common, hooded and red-breasted merganser (often avoided because of its reputation as a poor-eating bird with a strong flavor). Also hunted are black duck, wood duck, blue wing teal, green wing teal, bufflehead, shoveler, widgeon, and goldeneye. Ocean ducks include oldsquaw, eider duck, and scoter.
Swans are generally protected in the United States and the UK (where they are historically considered a royal prerogative), but are hunted along with other wildfowl in many other countries.
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