How to Clean a Duck
Here is one way to begin preparing ducks for the table.
Equipment needed: a sturdy pair of kitchen or game shears and a fillet knife.
At all steps in the process take care to avoid cutting yourself on the sharp edges of broken bones.
![Duck 1 Duck 1](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck1/54283-1-eng-US/duck1_large.jpg)
![Duck2 Duck2](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck2/54292-2-eng-US/duck2_large.jpg)
Cut off wings as close to the wing joint as possible.
![Duck3 Duck3](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck3/54295-2-eng-US/duck3_large.jpg)
Starting near the top of the breast, begin plucking the feathers off the breast only.
![Duck4 Duck4](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck4/54298-2-eng-US/duck4_large.jpg)
Pluck the breast as shown.
![Duck5 Duck5](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck5/54301-2-eng-US/duck5_large.jpg)
Using the filet knife make a small cut in the skin right over the breast bone.
![Duck6 Duck6](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck6/54304-2-eng-US/duck6_large.jpg)
Grasp the skin at the cut and pull it down and back exposing the breast meat.
![Duck7 Duck7](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck7/54307-2-eng-US/duck7_large.jpg)
Cut along the “wish” bone from wing joint to breast bone and as deep as the bone under the breast.
![Duck8 Duck8](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck8/54310-2-eng-US/duck8_large.jpg)
Cut along breast bone letting the knife follow the contour of the bone until the meat is free of the bone. This cut is similar to the cut made when filleting a fish.
![Duck9 Duck9](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck9/54313-3-eng-US/duck9_large.jpg)
Trim the filet away from the skin and other connecting tissue.
![Duck10 Duck10](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck10/54316-2-eng-US/duck10_large.jpg)
Remove the filet from the carcass.
![Duck11 Duck11](/var/news/storage/images/other_services/education/hunter/duck_gallery/duck11/54319-1-eng-US/duck11_large.jpg)
Each duck will produce two nice filets ready for your favorite recipe.