What do you do with turkeys after the shot?

[Bulldog7906]

I'm trying to get on a year around deer lease next year that allows hunting deer, hogs, turkeys, coyotes, bobcats, and dove. Never killed a turkey before.

How do you clean them?

I've heard of people wrapping them with duct tape to get feathers off.

What's your method?

[Muddy Bud]

Breast them out. Cut them in strips and cook in beer batter. Tastes like Long John Silver chicken planks, only better.

[Greg79]

Yep just skin them back far enough to breast them out. Zero leftovers when we cook them up at the house.

[Green Machine]

Breast them out and cut into strips and fry or healthier grill and make turkey fajitas. If its a Jake i'll make turkey jerky

[Geezy Rider]

I open up the belly just like any other animal and gut it. Then hang it up by the legs and pluck it by pulling down on the feathers. I can completely dress a bird in about 45 minutes.

I will then brine it, roast it with a cornbread and wild rice dressing or sometimes brine it, inject it and deep fry it.

Comes out great with all parts edible.

[Uncle Saggy]

I open up the belly just like any other animal and gut it. Then hang it up by the legs and pluck it by pulling down on the feathers. I can completely dress a bird in about 45 minutes.

I will then brine it, roast it with a cornbread and wild rice dressing or sometimes brine it, inject it and deep fry it.

Comes out great with all parts edible.

Exactly what I do less the deep frying, think I'm going to try it with the next one. Brining is key!

[cosmiccowboy]

X2 on breasting them out. Cut cross grain into 1/4"-3/8" steaks and batter and fry in about 1/4" of peanut oil in a cast iron skillet.. IMHO the wings/legs just aren't worth the effort because of the tendons/etc. Those wild birds work for a living.

[sqiggy]

You mean you have to take the feathers OFF??





I skin it back and cut the breast right of the bone. 2 big pieces of fillet Turkey meat then cut into strips when she cooks it!!
And when done, it taste like Chicken!!!

[kyle1974]

Breast them out.... Wild turkeys are not butterballs. I have chicken fries them in the past. My son shot one a couple weeks ago, and I think we're going to do turkey and dumplings with it.

[PSD Ryan]

I breast them only. Like above, ain't worth the work for the legs and wings.

[Bulldog7906]

Is there a how to video out there?

[LosCuernosRanch]

Breast them out like others have said.

[neskora]

Is there a how to video out there?

http://youtu.be/8lWHE9f7yz4

I didnt watch all of it but what I saw looked to be on the right track

[cricman]

I breast them out and fry the tenders. I skin the legs and thighs and put them in a crock pot with water to cover them, add a little salt, and slow cook them for 5 hours. Once the leg and thigh meat falls off of the bone, I separate it from the bone and ligaments and tendons, and mix it in with my Vizsla's food as a reward. I save liquor to pour over his vittles at other feedings. I keep the primary flight feathers and feathers from the fan for crafts and fly-tying. I chuck the guts, the beak and the toes.


cricman

[txdukklr]

Breast them out. Cut them in strips and cook in beer batter. Tastes like Long John Silver chicken planks, only better.

yes unless it's a turkey i want to full body mount i cut the beard off, cut the spurs off, breast it.

I take the shotgun shell cut the hull, hallow the leg bone at the spurs, run a leather cord through them in the primer spot on the hull, last hot glue the beard into the brass.

cook the breast any number of ways . . . . .great meat.