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  1. 24-07-2013, 01:52 PM #1
    phillipgr
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    Hanging turkey?

    I shot a few turkey's yesterday and breasted them out straight away. The breasts from the one we shot in the morning were hanging in the pillowcase from the tree for half a day and the other two we shot in the arvo didn't really hang at all. Tried them that night and found the thicker pieces were pretty tough but the thin ones were not bad. the breasts got mixed up so I don't know which are the ones that we shot in the morning. Is it common practice to hang turkeys? If so, how long for?

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  3. 24-07-2013, 02:02 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by phillipgr View Post
    Is it common practice to hang turkeys?
    Only if they rustle cattle or run off with your wife.
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  4. 24-07-2013, 02:03 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by phillipgr View Post
    Tried them that night and found the thicker pieces were pretty tough
    Are you sure that it wasn't your cooking Phillip?
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  5. 24-07-2013, 02:03 PM #4
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    What has he done to get a ticket to walk the gallows? Damn murderous turkeys...
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    Quote Originally Posted by phillipgr View Post
    how long?
    Seven inches, what's it to you? I have gotta stop this
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  7. 24-07-2013, 02:14 PM #6
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    Aren't you supposed to tenderise breast meat for a while ??? .... With Ya mouth and tongue ... ha ha

    Id have hung them a bit longer like three or so days in a cool fly free place me self... Bit like Paradise duck straight of the barrel on to the barby
    too tough to chew ..
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  8. 24-07-2013, 02:16 PM #7
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    Phil, could just as easily be the age of the turkeys.
    Freezing breaks down the connective tissue in meat, so you can always though the rest in the freezer for a couple of weeks.
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  9. 24-07-2013, 02:21 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    Phil, could just as easily be the age of the turkeys.
    Freezing breaks down the connective tissue in meat, so you can always though the rest in the freezer for a couple of weeks.
    Bloody hell Barefoot. Here are the rest of us taking the piss and you go and give practical advice.
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  10. 24-07-2013, 02:35 PM #9
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    Sorry
    Been running around with work today so still in logical mode.
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  11. 24-07-2013, 02:39 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Bloody hell Barefoot. Here are the rest of us taking the piss and you go and give practical advice.
    holy shit rushy...you have 7,000 posts!
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  12. 24-07-2013, 02:51 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter View Post
    holy shit rushy...you have 7,000 posts!
    Yep. I am the forum whore!
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  13. 24-07-2013, 03:00 PM #12
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    So if Russia invaded Turkey from the rear, would Greece help?

    Not a bird shooter myself, don't you hang them for near on a week?
    Been breasted leave them in the fridge for 1 week?
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  14. 24-07-2013, 03:11 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by sako75 View Post
    So if Russia invaded Turkey from the rear, would Greece help?
    Without Greece Russia wouldn't get India
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    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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  15. 24-07-2013, 05:41 PM #14
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    Rushy, you know I thought only the word breast in my thread would spark a piss take, I was so very wrong; you can pisstake with the best em

    Barefoot - you are probably right. I don't know what an old or young turkey looks like so it was luck of the draw. The rest is in the freezer now, hopefully that softens it up but I might give it a couple days to chill also. Cheers for the advice.
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  16. 24-07-2013, 05:58 PM #15
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    Your a turkey!!!
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