Thread: Turkeys

What's the story with Turkeys? I've noticed multiple groups of Turkeys on my travels within 10km of home. I've also heard they're not worth eating in any month with an 'R' in it, A.K.A. only eat them in winter. Something to do with them scoffing the abundant insects during the warmer months, making the meat taste nasty.

Eaten quite a few over the years and crickets do make them taste awful. Now's good, I normally avoid eating them from Feb till after easter. The r thing I think comes from the northern hemisphere as do turkeys. May, thru august is end of spring and the summer when things are fresh and tasty so probably flip the months by 6.

Cheers Marty. Will door knock and hopefully get permission to take some.

I got a whole bunch of turkeys middle of January. They were filled with grain and seeds.

If you are unsure of their condition, go at night and live catch them when they are roosting. Feed them up on corn and stuff.

Christmas is getting close, might go hit up my turkey spots next week.

Originally Posted by hamsav

I hit one with my car , mid centre , full speed , didn't even have to swerve , fucking cool !! ,in the rear view all I could see was mega feathers swirling in the slip stream and what looked like a set of bagpipes cartwheeling down the road behind me

That's a fairly radical way to tenderise.

Originally Posted by hamsav

I hit one with my car , mid centre , full speed , didn't even have to swerve , fucking cool !! ,in the rear view all I could see was mega feathers swirling in the slip stream and what looked like a set of bagpipes cartwheeling down the road behind me

Haha fukn hilarious My mate did the same thing to one up the wakamarina one morning in his ute, but he swerved to nail it. It caved in his left front guard and was rubbing on the wheel, also ripped off his side mirror. He had to get out and pull the guard of the wheel, I wasn't much help cause I was pissing my self laughing. It sounded like hitting a medicine ball covered in feathers, there was guts and shit every where

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Eaten quite a few over the years and crickets do make them taste awful. Now's good, I normally avoid eating them from Feb till after easter. The r thing I think comes from the northern hemisphere as do turkeys. May, thru august is end of spring and the summer when things are fresh and tasty so probably flip the months by 6.

I doubt that the `R` thing comes from up North, as more Turkeys get eaten in December than any other month, in uk in particular. They are farmed though, so a bit different