What Do YOU Do With a Flopping Turkey?

[TheStovePipeKid]

I figured it would be fun to see how everyone handles themselves after a successful harvest. I myself prefer to step on their head.

[Pegasus]

I figured it would be fun to see how everyone handles themselves after a successful harvest. I myself prefer to step on their head.

I hate to shoot them again when they flop around but a few years ago I shot one that flopped for a few seconds and stopped. I was still approaching it when it started flopping again. Not wanting to put anymore pellets into the bird I let it flop. Pretty soon it was flopping like crazy and starting to drop down into a canyon. A few seconds later it was doing cartwheels down the hill and gaining speed It flopped until it was completely down the hill at the bottom where it expired. It was a large and steep hillside that I now had to navigate down to the turkey. About 90 minutes later I was back up to the crest of the hill soaking wet from sweat. I am no youngster and the next turkey that flops will get plugged again before it takes me on another wild recovery.

[KFhunter]

I sick my kids on em then sit back and laugh my brains out

[ellensburgpo]

Grab their feet and let them hang. The wings beat on your legs but do nothing. It keeps the feathers from getting trashed.

[TheStovePipeKid]

Grab their feet and let them hang. The wings beat on your legs but do nothing. It keeps the feathers from getting trashed.

I went ahead and added that to the poll.

[kevinlisa06]

I just step on its head until they stop flopping.


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[nwwanderer]

Get knife out, find camera if applicable, take a deep breath.  Should be pretty much still now if the shot was decent

[Shoofly09]

Shot one from a tree stand on edge of an open field.  It was flopping around, but since it was out in the open on flat ground I wasn't in a hurry to climb down and get it.     Within 30 seconds a golden eagle dive bombed it, freaking scared me to death how loud the eagle was as it was diving down.   It put out its talons, opened its wings, and veered off at the last second. 

One of the coolest things I've seen....

[ghosthunter]

I was told by a taxidermist, not to step on their head if you wanted to have them mounted .
He said push down on them to squeeze out the air.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Shot one from a tree stand on edge of an open field.  It was flopping around, but since it was out in the open on flat ground I wasn't in a hurry to climb down and get it.     Within 30 seconds a golden eagle dive bombed it, freaking scared me to death how loud the eagle was as it was diving down.   It put out its talons, opened its wings, and veered off at the last second. 

One of the coolest things I've seen....

That's cool!

[idaho guy]

I grab by the head and swing the body in a circle breaking the neck. It seems to work and they usually quit flapping  :dunno I have been doing that for probably 25 years or since we started hunting turkey in Idaho.

[Wazntme]

Not too long ago a guy walked up to his bird after he shot it and set his gun down next to it, it did the flop and hit the trigger on his gun and blew his foot apart! So the turkey got the last laugh on that one!

[Mulie87]

Get closer and shoot the head. It usually takes the head off but🤷🏻‍♂️

[Oh Mah]

"YOU CAN'T STOP THE FLOP" 

I always just let them flop.and i never cut them until they cool down a little.I was told years ago that gutting them fresh killed and still hot that the turkey will be tough. 

[C-Money]

I just wait it out. I picked one up and got spurred pretty good, so they can just flop while I get out my tag.