First time, any tips?

[Call em in]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

The thighs I either marinate and smoke or grind them for turkey burger. The legs I have crock potted them and used a fork to remove the meat or I have used a havalon to remove all the meat from the tendons and then throw the meat in the grind for burger...it’s a slow process but I’ve done it because I hate wasting meat.

[Pegasus]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

Throw them in a pot with salt, pepper, lots of onions and some garlic and boil the crap out them until they fall apart. Great cold or hot.

[Big game archer]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

Throw them in a pot with salt, pepper, lots of onions and some garlic and boil the crap out them until they fall apart. Great cold or hot.

This method gives me tender shredded leg/thigh meat that I can then use for really anything

[DOUBLELUNG]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

Just enough water to cover in crock pot, 24 hours on low.  Let cool, separate meat from bones, tendons and cartilage.  Shred meat, mix with barbecue sauce of choice, and back in crock pot until hot.  Makes awesome barbecue sandwiches that you would swear are beef.

[tkupferer]

Look for fresh turkey poop and scratch sign around bushes and trees, especially in draws or small canyons.  If you find sign look for a good ambush spot and stay put, they are constantly moving around and will come back through the area.

[Cab]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

Just enough water to cover in crock pot, 24 hours on low.  Let cool, separate meat from bones, tendons and cartilage.  Shred meat, mix with barbecue sauce of choice, and back in crock pot until hot.  Makes awesome barbecue sandwiches that you would swear are beef.

Love the sound of that!!!

[CaNINE]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

Just enough water to cover in crock pot, 24 hours on low.  Let cool, separate meat from bones, tendons and cartilage.  Shred meat, mix with barbecue sauce of choice, and back in crock pot until hot.  Makes awesome barbecue sandwiches that you would swear are beef.

 

This slow braising method or adding to the grind pile for sausage are the best options. 

Turkey breakfast sausage is pretty darn good.  I turned two big gobblers into sausage last year and ended up with 15 pounds of finished product.  Good stuff.    

[Cab]

Best wild turkey I ever had was smoked and then deep fried WHOLE. The meat tasted just like ham and I couldn't believe it was turkey. These suggestions are great thanks guys!

[avidnwoutdoorsman]

whats everyone favorite way to do legs? I've never been able to do them right but I always try because it's so much meat.

Just enough water to cover in crock pot, 24 hours on low.  Let cool, separate meat from bones, tendons and cartilage.  Shred meat, mix with barbecue sauce of choice, and back in crock pot until hot.  Makes awesome barbecue sandwiches that you would swear are beef.

 

This slow braising method or adding to the grind pile for sausage are the best options. 

Turkey breakfast sausage is pretty darn good.  I turned two big gobblers into sausage last year and ended up with 15 pounds of finished product.  Good stuff.   

What are you cutting your turkey with and what ratio wise. Just made a pile of jerky and need to ground up all my scraps and leg meat. Looking for some good grinding recipes for sausage or ground turkey. I got a bunch of pork and beef fat ready to go...just need to find time to do it too.

[Birdgetter]

Did you go with the Steven Rinella breakfast sausage or do you have a different recipe. If you do I would love to see it, we still have at least 5 or 6 birds worth of meat in the freezer, and planning on turning it into breakfast sausage.

[Big game archer]

Did you go with the Steven Rinella breakfast sausage or do you have a different recipe. If you do I would love to see it, we still have at least 5 or 6 birds worth of meat in the freezer, and planning on turning it into breakfast sausage.

I've tried the Rinella recipe. Turned out very good! Also, Hank Shaw's turkey carnitas recipe is phenomenal for thighs and drums.

[Birdgetter]

Yeah those carnitas look great! I'll have to give them a try. My brother did it similar with breast meat and shredded it, he said it makes great taco meat.

[CaNINE]

Yes I used the rinella recipe!  We really like it. I put a thread up about it last year in the butchering and cooking forum if you need the recipe. It’s readily available on line too.

[kevinlisa06]

The wife always makes Turkey noodle soup out of the thighs and legs.


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[Threewolves]

White truck story:

I woke up about 1400hours from my siesta. I got out of the back of the white truck, stretched and yelped a couple of times. A gobbler immediately fired back. I grabbed my shotgun, slipped around to the front of the white truck and sat down by the tire. I yelped again he answered again. I thought about calling again, but was pretty sure he was coming. He showed up at about 30 yards. I shot him. No camo hat, no face mask, in a tee shirt (I was wearing camo pants) sitting next to my white truck.

It is probably a good idea to be all camo, but not always necessary to skill them to death. Be out there.