Duck is VERY fatty. Taxidermists have to take a wire wheel to the skin to remove all the fat deposits. I think you'd be fine cooking duck the same way.
And the recipe is EXCELLENT. :weee
I can live without them.
Actually, I ran out to Kmart and bought a pack of prefold cloth diapers a few years back. Now I have reusable 'paper towels'. I use them for everything around here.
I've cooked goose.
Put it in an oven bag, with apples, onions, celery, butter and black pepper inside the bird. Cook until it's finished.
Tastes like AWESOME roast beef and the 'stuffing' is great too.
Good luck :D