what do yall do with a turkey once you shoot it?

felix cortinas · 07-16-2008, 09:32 AM

I made the mistake of shooting a turkey years ago and I wont do it again. aside from the breast, is there anything on a turkey worth eating? I consider them a pest on my place and on my hunting lease cause the are usually under one of my feeders eating that high dollar corn. I usually just ignore them, do people actually eat them or just take them for their beards? just wondering.

wunhunglo · 07-16-2008, 09:41 AM

This has to be one for J MacDonald.

blaster · 07-16-2008, 10:15 AM

I eat all the wild turkeys I kill. I only take the breast and thighs. the best way I found to cook them is to filet the meat into about 1/2" thick pieces and fry (same as for fish) the cutlets can be eaten like that or made into turkey parmagana. if you try to roast them like a domestic turkey, they will be dry and tough.

BunnyWabbit · 07-16-2008, 10:23 AM

They are pretty good when cooked in a turkey fryer. Baked is horrible.

lefty o · 07-16-2008, 11:29 AM

breast and thighs are the only parts worth eating.

wily1 · 07-16-2008, 12:07 PM

I wouldn't choose them over domestic turkeys but the few times I've had wild turkey it wasn't too bad.

webs · 07-17-2008, 05:14 AM

Like everyone above has said,I keep only the breast and thighs on a wild turkey.Turkey isn't my favorite wild game but I do eat the ones that I shoot.I also deep fry some of mine in a turkey fryer and cook the whole bird in peanut oil.I also cut the breast in to french fries size pieces, dredge in flour, and deep fry.

billy · 07-17-2008, 07:49 AM

what do yall do with a turkey once you shoot it?

i take them to my secret lab.
revive them and graft poodle heads on them

i end up with a REAL bird dog!

wunhunglo · 07-17-2008, 08:02 AM

Stuff Them!

oldjarhead · 07-17-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by wunhunglo

Stuff Them!

Where?

SoDakHunter · 07-17-2008, 09:12 AM

After killing a turkey, i walk up to it and pick it up. Then me and my 30 cousins take turns having se.... Wait a second. I dont wanna tell you guys that.

BunnyWabbit · 07-17-2008, 09:15 AM

OMG - I just spit coffee all over my monitor.

mym1a · 07-17-2008, 09:16 AM

lol whole new meaning to stuffing the turkey??????????

wunhunglo · 07-17-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SoDakHunter

After killing a turkey, i walk up to it and pick it up. Then me and my 30 cousins take turns having se.... Wait a second. I dont wanna tell you guys that.

Do your cousins include your wife & inlaws?

Mike Franklin · 07-17-2008, 09:34 AM

First I throw the breast into a slow cooker along with a dab of white pepper, a little garlic, a little red pepper and enough water to float it. I cook it a couple of days or until I can pull the meat off with a fork. I then add a can of mushrooms and let them set about an hour. I serve this with rice and bisquits.

I do the back wings and legs the same way but cook it down to stock and use it in big rice dishes. Oh, I do make an effort to get some meat off of this, if it's enough meat I add dumplings and it's a meal.

webs · 07-17-2008, 04:09 PM

Man Billy,that bird dog of yours has got to be one butt ugly looking critter.Does he gobble when he goes on point?

Palladin8 · 07-17-2008, 06:19 PM

My friend and I deep fried the one he shot. Injected it with a cajun marinade rubbed it down with a cajun dry rub. It turned out pretty good. Not as tender as it's domestic cousin but it wasn't to bad.

tommy · 07-17-2008, 06:33 PM

take and inject the whole turkey and drop it in a pot of hot peanut oil i think at 375 degrees and fry it around 3 to 4 minutes per pound. but this has to be a joke thread right??i mean come on what do you do with a turkey after you kill it ??

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Originally Posted by blaster

I eat all the wild turkeys I kill. I only take the breast and thighs. the best way I found to cook them is to filet the meat into about 1/2" thick pieces and fry (same as for fish) the cutlets can be eaten like that or made into turkey parmagana. if you try to roast them like a domestic turkey, they will be dry and tough.

billy · 07-17-2008, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wunhunglo

Stuff Them!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoDakHunter

After killing a turkey, i walk up to it and pick it up. Then me and my 30 cousins take turns having se.... Wait a second. I dont wanna tell you guys that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by webs

Man Billy,that bird dog of yours has got to be one butt ugly looking critter.Does he gobble when he goes on point?

do you mount it and THEN stuff it?
inquiring minds want to know!

he GARKS and BOBBLES
it aint pretty when he points at himself!

stitchclimber · 07-17-2008, 07:27 PM

Fry it up and in that old bird.

07-16-2008, 09:32 AM	#1
felix cortinas Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144	what do yall do with a turkey once you shoot it? I made the mistake of shooting a turkey years ago and I wont do it again. aside from the breast, is there anything on a turkey worth eating? I consider them a pest on my place and on my hunting lease cause the are usually under one of my feeders eating that high dollar corn. I usually just ignore them, do people actually eat them or just take them for their beards? just wondering.

07-16-2008, 10:15 AM	#3
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 436	I eat all the wild turkeys I kill. I only take the breast and thighs. the best way I found to cook them is to filet the meat into about 1/2" thick pieces and fry (same as for fish) the cutlets can be eaten like that or made into turkey parmagana. if you try to roast them like a domestic turkey, they will be dry and tough. __________________ peace through superior firepower

07-17-2008, 07:49 AM	#8
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,164 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	what do yall do with a turkey once you shoot it? i take them to my secret lab. revive them and graft poodle heads on them i end up with a REAL bird dog! __________________

07-17-2008, 09:34 AM	#15
Mike Franklin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 1,276	First I throw the breast into a slow cooker along with a dab of white pepper, a little garlic, a little red pepper and enough water to float it. I cook it a couple of days or until I can pull the meat off with a fork. I then add a can of mushrooms and let them set about an hour. I serve this with rice and bisquits. I do the back wings and legs the same way but cook it down to stock and use it in big rice dishes. Oh, I do make an effort to get some meat off of this, if it's enough meat I add dumplings and it's a meal. __________________ Aim real good we're nearly out of ammo.

07-17-2008, 07:27 PM	#20
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 945	Fry it up and in that old bird. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas...

07-16-2008, 09:41 AM	#2
wunhunglo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa" Posts: 1,659	This has to be one for J MacDonald.

07-16-2008, 10:23 AM	#4
BunnyWabbit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jayhawk Country Posts: 1,086	They are pretty good when cooked in a turkey fryer. Baked is horrible.

07-16-2008, 11:29 AM	#5
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,806	breast and thighs are the only parts worth eating.

07-16-2008, 12:07 PM	#6
wily1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brandon, Manitoba Posts: 192	I wouldn't choose them over domestic turkeys but the few times I've had wild turkey it wasn't too bad.

07-17-2008, 05:14 AM	#7
webs Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 255 Images: 3	Like everyone above has said,I keep only the breast and thighs on a wild turkey.Turkey isn't my favorite wild game but I do eat the ones that I shoot.I also deep fry some of mine in a turkey fryer and cook the whole bird in peanut oil.I also cut the breast in to french fries size pieces, dredge in flour, and deep fry.

07-17-2008, 08:02 AM	#9
wunhunglo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa" Posts: 1,659	Stuff Them!

07-17-2008, 09:12 AM	#11
SoDakHunter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 353	After killing a turkey, i walk up to it and pick it up. Then me and my 30 cousins take turns having se.... Wait a second. I dont wanna tell you guys that.

07-17-2008, 09:15 AM	#12
BunnyWabbit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jayhawk Country Posts: 1,086	OMG - I just spit coffee all over my monitor.

07-17-2008, 09:16 AM	#13
mym1a Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,313	lol whole new meaning to stuffing the turkey??????????

07-17-2008, 04:09 PM	#16
webs Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 255 Images: 3	Man Billy,that bird dog of yours has got to be one butt ugly looking critter.Does he gobble when he goes on point?

07-17-2008, 06:19 PM	#17
Palladin8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 405	My friend and I deep fried the one he shot. Injected it with a cajun marinade rubbed it down with a cajun dry rub. It turned out pretty good. Not as tender as it's domestic cousin but it wasn't to bad.