Live From The Woods 2019 Turkey Edition

[doebuck1234]

Im jealous!congrats to todays harvests!!

[Pygmy]

I never heard a gobble...Had two hens come in....I have other places to hunt but I KNOW the toms are around..I figure with all the hen action I'm having the toms will show up sooner or later..

[Five Seasons]

24 pounds, 9” beard and 1.25 spurs. Looking forward to smoking him on Saturday.




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[Otto]

I took a jake at 6:09 am. Not many days open to me in May for more turkey hunting, so I planned to harvest one at my first opportunity.

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[steve863]

39 minutes ago, Belo said:

24 pounds, 9” beard and 1.25 spurs. Looking forward to smoking him on Saturday.




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Good plucking job!!  I rather skin 10 deer than pluck one turkey.

 

 

[Buckmaster7600]

24 pounds, 9” beard and 1.25 spurs. Looking forward to smoking him on Saturday.




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Ever smoked one before? Inject as much juice and flavors as you want into meat before smoking because they get dry quick!


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[tarheel95]

Ever smoked one before? Inject as much juice and flavors as you want into meat before smoking because they get dry quick!

 

 

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I second that. I forgot to do that on a bird I got a few years back. I think my kids are still chewing the drumstick.

 

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[turkeyfeathers]

Belo , great bird ! He’s probably 4-5+ years old. Count the rings when you carve him.  

Suggestions before smoking : rub a bunch of mayo all over him ( you’ll never taste the mayo ) it’s just adding fat / juices. And or toothpick bacon all around him.  

[Five Seasons]

 
Good plucking job!!  I rather skin 10 deer than pluck one turkey.
 
 

Ya know this was my first attempt and it wasn’t that bad. Boiled some water, through it in a cooler and shook it around for a minute and it all just stripped off nicely.

Fn messy though haha


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[Five Seasons]

Ever smoked one before? Inject as much juice and flavors as you want into meat before smoking because they get dry quick!


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Just did a domestic, but never wild. Significantly different?


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[Five Seasons]

Belo , great bird ! He’s probably 4-5+ years old. Count the rings when you carve him.  
Suggestions before smoking : rub a bunch of mayo all over him ( you’ll never taste the mayo ) it’s just adding fat / juices. And or toothpick bacon all around him.  

Appreciate the advice. What do you mean by rings though?


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[Buckmaster7600]

Just did a domestic, but never wild. Significantly different?


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Way different! I’ve never had a smoked wild turkey I liked but the ones that are better than others have a ton of seasoning injected in them. In my opinion wild turkeys just don’t have enough fat to be smoked but give it a whirl and see what you think.


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[Larry]

 

Opening day I had to work all night. I came home went to bed and got up at 11. I went to my spot and walked in there was a whole flock of birds there. I picked a nice tom of about 20lbs and was back home in bed by 1205.

I'm going to go to the same spot on the 15^th and should come back home with another bird.

[Larry]

I'm going to tell you guys were my spot is it's Wegman's Cili Paul the turkey was 1.29 a pound

[Five Seasons]

Way different! I’ve never had a smoked wild turkey I liked but the ones that are better than others have a ton of seasoning injected in them. In my opinion wild turkeys just don’t have enough fat to be smoked but give it a whirl and see what you think.


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Yeah my fear would be ruining it... to me there is nothing worse than killing an animal having it go to waste.

I think I’ll try the bacon wrapped turkey maybe


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[b3h]

U can try putting it in a turkey bag and adding moisture. If u don't like it after cooking/ smoking turn it into soup


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[Buckmaster7600]

Yeah my fear would be ruining it... to me there is nothing worse than killing an animal having it go to waste.

I think I’ll try the bacon wrapped turkey maybe


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Wouldn’t be ruined just be jerky.


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[Fletch]

I'd breast it, slice up and coat with flour salt and pepper and fry. The legs I'd put by the door to beat a possible intruder with!

 

But realistically you should brine it for days.

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[Five Seasons]

I'd breast it, slice up and coat with flour salt and pepper and fry. The legs I'd put by the door to beat a possible intruder with!
 
But realistically you should brine it for days.

Haha. I feel after the plucking I need to give it a shot to see how it goes. I suppose I could roast it too...


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[stubborn1VT]

I roasted my 1st tom.  21lbs.  I covered it in bacon and it still dried out.  I ate it, but it was pretty awful.  I breast them out, and on bigger birds keep the legs & thighs to cook down for soup or turkey pot pie.  

Congrats on the bird.  

[Paula]

5 hours ago, Belo said:

24 pounds, 9” beard and 1.25 spurs. Looking forward to smoking him on Saturday.




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In that beautiful grill?

[Jeremy K]

4 hours ago, ODYSSEUS said:

I lost another Duel today with a Stubborn Gobbler. Tried another spot a few miles away. The same area that, I have hunted since 1974.  No more then 50 yards in, I turn around and another Turkey Hunter is behind me. Probably one of the homeowners who live right there. 0 for 8 so far..

How do you walk 50 yards in to the woods and not know someone is going in behind you? 

[Robhuntandfish]

I take all the leg and thigh dark meat and put it in Crock-Pot for pulled turkey sandwiches and that comes out great. Gonna try smoking a breast wrapped in bacon and use a mix of TFs tip to use mayo and will mix in some nunda smoky Maple mustard.  Gonna slice it thin after for sandwiches and see how that turns out. 

[bigpaul]

It amazes me whenever I hunt public land that someone always pulls up by my truck and get out and start calling.  If I see another vehicle I just keep on driving. It's called respect!

[Lawdwaz]

5 hours ago, Otto said:

I took a jake at 6:09 am. Not many days open to me in May for more turkey hunting, so I planned to harvest one at my first opportunity.

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No flies on a jake Otto.  Good for you!