Field dressing a turkey?

[cynthiafu]

Ok  bill has me set up for my first turkey . I know how to clean it. I was just wondering  can you do it like I do my pheasants  ? I clean them by standing on the wings and pulling up  everything comes out and  I have a nice clean bird . Can I do that with a turkey ?

 

[TACC]

Never knew this

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[The_Real_TCIII]

I think you’d have to be 7’ tall


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[Nytracker]

Best way to clean a Turkey is to let someone  else  do it ... theres a reason they call them fowl....

[mowin]

I make a small cut near the breast bone, and peal the skin and feathers down the sides of the breast and past where I can see the thigh joint. I remove the legs, and peal the remaining skin off the legs. I then remove the breast meat.  I usually don't mess with the wings. 

Do it right, and you don't get into the guts at all.  But NyTracker is correct, they stink.  

[Robhuntandfish]

10 hours ago, cynthiafu said:

Ok  bill has me set up for my first turkey . I know how to clean it. I was just wondering  can you do it like I do my pheasants  ? I clean them by standing on the wings and pulling up  everything comes out and  I have a nice clean bird . Can I do that with a turkey ?

 

Also this is the way to clean partridge/grouse.   Done in seconds. 

Turkey is pretty easy though too. One cut down the middle of breast.  Cut out breasts and then peel skin down around thighs and legs and I cut that out too. I don't mess with the wings.  Dark meat goes to make pulled turkey BBQ. 

[cynthiafu]

10 hours ago, TACC said:

Never knew this

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Works great.  When I butchered my quail I did this  . Fast and easy.