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[John_Mc]

I like this winter weather for working in the woods. But it is starting to feel like it might not last much longer.

It's been over here in my part of Vermont (the Champlain Valley) for a few weeks now. I was hopeful that another cold snap we had a while back would freeze things up, but the 10" of snow we had just before the temperatures dropped insulated the ground too well.

 

[hunt4570]

And spring is in full bloom here... YAY!

And its almost turkey time..

 

[Jstpssng]

And its almost turkey time..

First though, you're adding a little corn to fatten them up!

 

[hunt4570]

First though, you're adding a little corn to fatten them up!

Absolutely!! I run my feeders all year long, but I have to switch them off about a week before season as you cannot hunt turkeys over a feeder.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Absolutely!! I run my feeders all year long, but I have to switch them off about a week before season as you cannot hunt turkeys over a feeder.

Do you actually eat those glorified buzzards, or do you just pound them out flat and make shoes out of them? lol

SR

 

[Loaderman22]

We have similar rules up here for feeding, both turkey and whitetail.

 

[hunt4570]

Do you actually eat those glorified buzzards, or do you just pound them out flat and make shoes out of them? lol

SR

????? Have you never had a thanksgiving dinner??
Mmmmmm... smoked spatchcocked turkey.. so GOOD!

 

[hunt4570]

We have similar rules up here for feeding, both turkey and whitetail.

We can hunt deer over a feeder but not turkeys.

 

[Gordon Gould]

You came out of hibernation Hunt !! I'm with you on the wild turkey - very good eating.

gg

 

[Sawyer Rob]

????? Have you never had a thanksgiving dinner??
Mmmmmm... smoked spatchcocked turkey.. so GOOD!
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Yeaaa, But I prefer tame buzzard to wild buzzard, at least it's edible. lol

SR

 

[hunt4570]

Yeaaa, But I prefer tame buzzard to wild buzzard, at least it's edible. lol

SR

The wild ones taste better, IF, you know how to cook them!

 

[Eagle1]

The wild ones taste better, IF, you know how to cook them!

And how to clean them properly.....

 

[hunt4570]

You came out of hibernation Hunt !! I'm with you on the wild turkey - very good eating.

gg

Yeah, I guess I come and go a little, but I'm still here. And I'm ready to gobble a couple gobblers!

 

[Loaderman22]

We used to raise turkeys, so much better tasting than store bought, and cooked faster since they weren't pumped full of water and salt like Butterballs. I've never had wild turkey, a local guy said to either just cook the breasts or get a roaster bag and cook it in there. It's tougher than normal since they never stop moving in the wild, more muscle than lazy store bought.
But smoked sounds delicious!

 

[Eagle1]

I think a lot as to do with the age of the Turkey as well. You raise you control how old they are, Store bought you deal with hormones and other feed additives. If you hunt the massive gobbler it will be several years old ( like trophy buck) not nearly as tender as the younger ones.

 

[hunt4570]

I think a lot as to do with the age of the Turkey as well. You raise you control how old they are, Store bought you deal with hormones and other feed additives. If you hunt the massive gobbler it will be several years old ( like trophy buck) not nearly as tender as the younger ones.

But you dont need to shoot the biggest one, at least I dont. And cooking in a Kamado rights a bunch of evils as well.

 

[Jstpssng]

Yeah, I guess I come and go a little, but I'm still here. And I'm ready to gobble a couple gobblers!

This thread was pretty dismal for a while. It's good to see it perking back up.

 

[Eagle1]

I love wild food and over the years have learned to pick what I like to eat not what looks good on a wall. If someone likes trophies great if they like to eat great as well. If you can do both even better. Except for few nuisance critters I try to use everything I take, even if it just feeds dogs and cats.

 

[hunt4570]

I love wild food and over the years have learned to pick what I like to eat not what looks good on a wall. If someone likes trophies great if they like to eat great as well. If you can do both even better. Except for few nuisance critters I try to use everything I take, even if it just feeds dogs and cats.

Yep, I am definitely not a trophy hunter, just looking for fridge fodder..