I killed one goldeneye and one mallard this morning so I did an experiment this evening.
Plucked the birds and breasted them out but left the plucked skin on.
Then seasoned them and grilled them to medium rare. I kept track of which bird was which but neither my wife nor I could taste a difference. Both tasted good and we agreed we would eat it like that again. The goldeneye was a little tougher that was the only difference.
IMO the divers aren’t worth eating story is a load of nonsense. Honestly sans common mergansers I’ve never had bad eating experiences with divers.
Plucked the birds and breasted them out but left the plucked skin on.
Then seasoned them and grilled them to medium rare. I kept track of which bird was which but neither my wife nor I could taste a difference. Both tasted good and we agreed we would eat it like that again. The goldeneye was a little tougher that was the only difference.
IMO the divers aren’t worth eating story is a load of nonsense. Honestly sans common mergansers I’ve never had bad eating experiences with divers.