Post your 2014 birds here!

[HornHoarder]

Not much of a hunt, but I'm tagged out. I was sleeping in my bed, and was woke up by these guys gobbling their heads off just in front of the house. There was actually 4 gobblers, and some hens. They were in a perfect position for a stalk, so I threw on some clothes, and went for them. Boom, boom flop. Nice mature birds. shot with a 20 gauge.

[Chuethou_b18c5]

that looks delicious!

Thanks! This is my favorite turkey dish!

[Mfowl]

My 2016 and 2017 birds.

Awesome pic Deer Slayer! That one poor egg looks like it might be doomed.

[Deer slayer]

I have never found a nest. The hen blew out of there within 10 feet from me. I was working through a bunch of sage heading towards a bird I have been playing with for the last few days. She startled the crap out of me. I grabbed my iPhone and took a quick pic and was on my way. Kind of ironic that it was Easter morning.

[Stizz]

Here's our 2014 Rio Toms. What a great time out there this year, couldn't be more proud of my girlfriend for taking her first tom ever!

[wahunter21]

Very nice birds and pics. Good job all you pecker wreckers
Were the ticks out in force yet? I hate ticks

[92xj]

[turkeydancer]

Got him on Wed. He was just strolling by with his brothers in the afternoon in an Oak grove eating acorns. Got me out of my O'fer from last year.

Way to go Trav !   How about Mrs Tamer and the Turkey Whacker?

[turkeydancer]

If you going to prepare it whole (roast, deep fat fry, smoke, etc) then pluck .... if you are going to cut it up (soup, pot pie, fingers, etc) then skin.   

[bowhunterforever]

First bird of the year down 4-17- 2014, 8 3/4 beard

[RadSav]

If you going to prepare it whole (roast, deep fat fry, smoke, etc) then pluck .... if you are going to cut it up (soup, pot pie, fingers, etc) then skin.

I don't ever deep fat fry, and I never pluck a wild bird.  PITA plus the wild bird fat us usually rather bad.  So to keep these wild birds from drying out if you want to roast whole or smoke...wrap in bacon after skinning!  Everything is better cooked with bacon, isn't it? 

If you do decide you are willing to go through all the mess and trouble of plucking...still use bacon!  Pull back the skin layer bacon and pull the skin back over the top holding the bacon in place.  It really adds a pleasant flavor to an otherwise bland wild turkey.  Even store bought turkey is rather good this way IMO.  Throwing some fresh thyme under the skin along with the bacon is one of my favorites too 

[seth30]

First bird.

[tonymiller7]

April 18th, I also got a small jake on the 19th not worth posting.

[Sneeky66]

2014 Trukey Camp opening week

[Tom Tamer]

If you going to prepare it whole (roast, deep fat fry, smoke, etc) then pluck .... if you are going to cut it up (soup, pot pie, fingers, etc) then skin.   

And to get TD's rub he puts on them first....He's got the best peanut oil fried bird. Still won't give me the recipe.