Post by: ghosthunter on April 20, 2024, 02:25:08 PM
You kill your turkey. What’s your process?
I have a friend who hangs them after field dressing.
How long under ice can you keep them?
What’s everyone do.?
Post by: MADMAX on April 20, 2024, 03:17:38 PM
Ziplock the meat on ice in a cooler
Take off spurs beard and popes nose with fan
Wrap the fan and beard with paper towel and put it n the cooler on top with my tag
Works for me
Post by: ghosthunter on April 20, 2024, 04:15:16 PM
I fillet them out
Ziplock the meat on ice in a cooler
Take off spurs beard and popes nose with fan
Wrap the fan and beard with paper towel and put it n the cooler on top with my tag
Works for me
What’s the longest you ever kept one in cooler?
Post by: jrebel on April 20, 2024, 04:33:42 PM
• It is illegal to possess in the field or transport wild
turkey unless the fully feathered head and beard, if
present at harvest, are left attached to the carcass.
We take ours whole back to the house and or our second residence if within an hour of the hunting spot for processing. Once at our residence / cabin, we breast them and cut the legs off and pack in gallon ziplock bags. They go in the fridge or on ice till we can vacuum seal them and freeze them.
We stopped at a game check station a couple years ago and had a turkey in the cooler. It was processed and in ziplocks. I kept the head, beard and wings in another bag. We had pictures of the kill and explained it had been processed at our second residence / cabin. The wardens looked stumped, gave it some thought, and said....."the rule really didn't address this aspect." They said congrats on the kill and let me go about my day. By the letter of the law....when in transport, it needs the fully feathered head and beard attached to the carcass.
I guess in your case....with tents...I would breast it and leg it and keep the carcass in a separate bag. I would put both on ice. I would think it would last 7 days on ice without a problem.
Post by: baldopepper on April 20, 2024, 04:50:48 PM
Post by: MADMAX on April 20, 2024, 04:52:59 PM
I fillet them out
Ziplock the meat on ice in a cooler
Take off spurs beard and popes nose with fan
Wrap the fan and beard with paper towel and put it n the cooler on top with my tag
Works for me
What’s the longest you ever kept one in cooler?
We usually eat them but Ive gone
3-4 days
Post by: MADMAX on April 20, 2024, 05:00:55 PM
Just remember.....
• It is illegal to possess in the field or transport wild
turkey unless the fully feathered head and beard, if
present at harvest, are left attached to the carcass.
We take ours whole back to the house and or our second residence if within an hour of the hunting spot for processing. Once at our residence / cabin, we breast them and cut the legs off and pack in gallon ziplock bags. They go in the fridge or on ice till we can vacuum seal them and freeze them.
We stopped at a game check station a couple years ago and had a turkey in the cooler. It was processed and in ziplocks. I kept the head, beard and wings in another bag. We had pictures of the kill and explained it had been processed at our second residence / cabin. The wardens looked stumped, gave it some thought, and said....."the rule really didn't address this aspect." They said congrats on the kill and let me go about my day. By the letter of the law....when in transport, it needs the fully feathered head and beard attached to the carcass.
I guess in your case....with tents...I would breast it and leg it and keep the carcass in a separate bag. I would put both on ice. I would think it would last 7 days on ice without a problem.
Good info
If smoking meth and shooting herion are ok to do in this state
Im personally not sweating a processed and tagged bird when driving home :twocents:
Post by: High Climber on April 20, 2024, 06:46:13 PM
:chuckle: ain’t that the truthJust remember.....
• It is illegal to possess in the field or transport wild
turkey unless the fully feathered head and beard, if
present at harvest, are left attached to the carcass.
We take ours whole back to the house and or our second residence if within an hour of the hunting spot for processing. Once at our residence / cabin, we breast them and cut the legs off and pack in gallon ziplock bags. They go in the fridge or on ice till we can vacuum seal them and freeze them.
We stopped at a game check station a couple years ago and had a turkey in the cooler. It was processed and in ziplocks. I kept the head, beard and wings in another bag. We had pictures of the kill and explained it had been processed at our second residence / cabin. The wardens looked stumped, gave it some thought, and said....."the rule really didn't address this aspect." They said congrats on the kill and let me go about my day. By the letter of the law....when in transport, it needs the fully feathered head and beard attached to the carcass.
I guess in your case....with tents...I would breast it and leg it and keep the carcass in a separate bag. I would put both on ice. I would think it would last 7 days on ice without a problem.
Good info
If smoking meth and shooting herion are ok to do in this state
Im personally not sweating a processed and tagged bird when driving home :twocents:
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