Anybody Go Out Today?

[Seth]

1 hour ago, BilletHead said:

   That a boy use it all!  Legs and thighs are underused and wasted by most. 

I was guilty of doing breasting them out and throwing the rest away up until 3-4 years ago. Makes me feel bad knowing how much good meat I wasted of the year on my turkeys. I'm sure the coons and other critters enjoyed it though.

[Seth]

49 minutes ago, Deadstream said:

Gotta Share that recipe. DANG!   

 

1) Pressure cook thighs/legs for 90 minutes at 15lbs of pressure or just simmer in an open pot long enough to get the meat tender so you can remove it from the bones and tendons. I usually add some beef or chicken bouillon to the water during this process to infuse a little more flavor.
2) Shred the meat and mix it with a can of mixed veggies and some beef or chicken gravy. I took the easy way out and used Heintz canned beef gravy for mine.
3) Lay 9" pie crust in a pie pan, add filling and add second 9" pie crust on top. Seal edges, poke holes for vents and bake in oven at 425 for 45 minutes (or until crust is golden).

I'd imagine you could use fresh ingredients, homemade gravy and a variety of seasonings to make it even better.

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, Seth said:

No. I took the easy way out and used canned gravy, canned mixed veggies and two preformed pie crusts.

Still looks great and probably tasted it as well.

[Seth]

17 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Still looks great and probably tasted it as well.

I've had several others try it and they all seemed to enjoy it. I'm going to eat the last of it for lunch today and then use the left over thigh/leg meat to make some street tacos for dinner tonight.

[Ketchup]

Awesome seeing the days harvest eaten so quick. Good work on the hunt. Yesterday would have been a perfect day if work didn’t get in the way. 

[oneshot]

We take the Thighs debone and tenderize by beating then bread and fry.

Me and my wife get 6 meals out of a Wild Turkey. 

oneshot 

[BilletHead]

45 minutes ago, oneshot said:

We take the Thighs debone and tenderize by beating then bread and fry.

Me and my wife get 6 meals out of a Wild Turkey. 

oneshot 

           Really easy to do if you are just feeding two. We can stretch one out like that. Remember to serve sides with it!

[BilletHead]

            Day three was my day.

 Was not a call it in and shoot classic hunt. This became like an old Western head them off at the pass kind of hunt. Yesterday I could not get them to budge with hens but thought maybe this one by himself. Nope not going to come to me so I did the intercept deal hoping to get ahead and ambush. there was some crawling involved, putting trees and brush between us and then the shot. It worked and as you all know by now if I shoot a trophy so be it, if I shoot a jake so be it because it is all about the groceries and good eats.  He is one of those in between sizes but a decent weight.

  12 inch double beard and 7/8ths spurs,

     Plenty of meals here and actually retained the heart, liver and gizzard for using the dirty part of dirty rice. Carnitas will also be in our future and fried turkey with morels maybe tomorrow?  All I lost was part of one wing. Weather permitting will try to get Pat on one tomorrow on her day off.

[Johnsfolly]

You worked for this guy and was successful. So congrats Marty on a nice gobbler. Take them how they come. Lots of good eats for sure!

[jdmidwest]

I always fry the breast up and boil the dark meat.  Dark meat makes a good turkey salad sandwich to eat for lunch after fishing or looking for morels.  We never wasted anything.

Ducks were always the same way.  Breasting is just lazy on them.  I have those that like the hearts and livers.  Then the leg guys.  I usually plucked and singed the mallards and woodies.  Many like those whole, skin on.

The one thing I have done is to skin a turkey.  A wild turkey skin does not have enough fat on it or does the meat either, to roast whole.  Like all other game, hang by legs, skin down, and have a nice clean carcass to work with.

Save the wing bones for turkey calls, spurs for key rings.  Stuff the beard in the spent shell you picked up at the scene, because you are a good sportsman and don't litter, and make a memory.