Inedible Parts

[Lawdwaz]

Before I dressed the bird I killed this morning I pulled the beard and legs for me, wing feathers for Dino Rocks (a member here and best bud of Turkeyfeathers), he'll use them for fletching his arrows.  The tail feathers will go to my friend the landowner as he requested them. 

Wing bones are of no use to me, I don't make wing bone calls or know anyone that does. 

Other than those "parts", what would you save and how would you use it?

[mowin]

I've taken so many turkeys over the years, if I can't eat it, it gets tossed.

If I knew people that needed to wing and tail feathers, I'd definitely pass those on. 

[Lawdwaz]

I'll cut the spurs off the legs and drill the marrow out, then put them on a piece of string with the other spurs I've kept.  The beards get salted then after dried out enough I wrap the top 1/2" with a thread to keep it all in tight.  No big deal, just like keeping deer horns...........

[The_Real_TCIII]

I’ve got basement full of
Mounted fans with no wall space for them so I pluck a few tail feathers, freeze the wings for TF, salt the beard and keep the spurs


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[chrisw]

I save most of the feathers for fly tying, great for nymphs, great Marabou too


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[Four Season Whitetail's]

Out come the breast and into the garbage with the rest. Comes a time with so many they kinda just all look the same.

[turkeyfeathers]

25 minutes ago, Four Season Whitetail's said:

. Comes a time with so many they kinda just all look the same.

Still talking about turkeys or when you were a male prostitute and women’s anatomy? 

[Four Season Whitetail's]

4 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Still talking about turkeys or when you were a male prostitute and women’s anatomy? 

Both!.  Even some male prostitutes with female anatomy have killed enough that it would take something special to bother keeping anymore parts. Pretty much all look the same really.

[wooly]

I would just add the skull to the list for my own obvious reasons.

My FB buddy and master carving artist "Jack Bonecarver Brown" (owner of Stones and Bones) just put together this carved spur necklace, with carved antler burr, turkey toenails, and turkey toe bones. I'm not sure what the stone beads are, but I thought this thing was awesome cool! That's a lot of usable parts from a couple of drumsticks!

 

Edited May 27, 2018 by wooly

[Lawdwaz]

7 hours ago, wooly said:

I would just add the skull to the list for my own obvious reasons.

My FB buddy and master carving artist "Jack Bonecarver Brown" (owner of Stones and Bones) just put together this carved spur necklace, with carved antler burr, turkey toenails, and turkey toe bones. I'm not sure what the stone beads are, but I thought this thing was awesome cool! That's a lot of usable parts from a couple of drumsticks!

 

Way over the top man............

[wooly]

25 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

Way over the top man............

I remember you saying you weren't a spur necklace kinda guy, but just thought I'd put it out there for ya..., or anyone else!

[Uncle Nicky]

Fans- give them to others to use with their decoys, occasionally I'll replace one. Wings- save the bones for a call maker, occasionally I'll find someone who wants one for hunting (fly down sound) or a turkey dogger who wants to train a new pup. Feet-send them to a guy who makes back scratchers, sometimes I'll give the upper legs to my dogs to chew on. Spurs- I started saving them a couple years ago, when I have enough I'll make a necklace or a band to put around my boonie hat. My cousin is an artist, occasionally she'll ask me for feathers. I know there is a taxidermist in Missouri who buys gobbler heads for freeze-drying, if I ever remember it I'll look him up & see what he's getting for them. I still save the beards, don't ask me why, eventually the mice will find them and chew them till they fall apart.

Edited May 27, 2018 by Uncle Nicky