gobble gobble!
 

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Was hearing gobbles from one bird an hour before dawn

15 minutes after sunrise I had 15 birds in front of me including 4 gobblers, almost missed out on this guy due to lack of shot that would've also taken out a hen or immature male

Turkey enchilada time!

Nice, congrats!

How does a wild turkey compare to the store-bought stuff? Flavor, fat, size, toughness.

Effectively 0 fat (I skinned it out and deboned the breast off, then got the thighs and legs off, carcass to the woods)

Breast tastes same as store bought, thighs and legs have a TON more cartilage and connective tissue so they make really great soup or stock. Sometimes the thigh and leg meat ends up being super chewy, sometimes not. This is a bird just into maturity so should be good eats all the way around.

Thanks for the reminder. I went and just bought my hunting license and game-stamp.

Our opener is the 29th. In my enthusiasm I already have the breast meat reciped out. Pad Krapow turkey! Thai style.

Legs and carcass get turned into bone broth and frozen for later use.

Nice! Our spring turkey season isn't until 4/19 :(

Nobody shoots the turkeys around here. They drift around in flocks up to two dozen and go any place they want.

^^^ Same here...but I've noticed that very few are hit by cars.
They may not be fast walking...but they're smart as far as traffic goes. :)

People here slow down for them and get mad if someone runs over one. This happens once in a while when somebody is driving fast.

Damn things are pests here...

Last fall in my yard.

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This was a couple of season ago. Usually there are at least twice as many.

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Back yard.

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Watched a few of those jumbo jets fly from roost to I guess another roost this past season while duck hunting. I really don't know anything about turkeys and it was a pretty crazy sight.

Have had smoked turkey breast and it was pretty tasty. I will say though the guy that cooked it is very good with food so not sure I could duplicate.