Thread: When to harvest turkeys?

Found when they roosted on a gate I just shine my torch a meter out ,when the stuck their heads out a wack my old wheel brass round the neck sorted them .
If I had a mate along to hold the torch could smack 1/2 a dozen no problem.

back in the old days when i worked in a bakery we used to harvest turkeys in may .....we used to wrap them in dough and put them thru a couple of bake cycles with the days bread when done you could break off the dough eat the bread and the turkey retained all its juices and tenderness and wasnt toughas old boots like they can be..... nowdays the missus makes a mean as stuffing that seems to tenderise the meat really well

Originally Posted by scotty

back in the old days when i worked in a bakery we used to harvest turkeys in may .....we used to wrap them in dough and put them thru a couple of bake cycles with the days bread when done you could break off the dough eat the bread and the turkey retained all its juices and tenderness and wasnt toughas old boots like they can be..... nowdays the missus makes a mean as stuffing that seems to tenderise the meat really well

Just normal bread dough? I'll have to try that with some peacock I have in the freezer. Beautiful tasting bird but can turn out a bit chewy.

Originally Posted by Steve123

Just normal bread dough? I'll have to try that with some peacock I have in the freezer. Beautiful tasting bird but can turn out a bit chewy.

yea the same stuff we were making bread for aucklanders with. ... youdo need a decent size oven by the time its wrapped in dough

Originally Posted by scotty

yea the same stuff we were making bread for aucklanders with. ... youdo need a decent size oven by the time its wrapped in dough

I'll try doing the breast, can't be bothered with plucking and cleaning them out

My mate swears by garden shears/hedge clippers. You know there's going to be no bruising and blood retention in the meat will be fairly low

EDIT.. He says: you shine the light on them, (say BOO if you like) and snip the head right off

Originally Posted by Tommy

My mate swears by garden shears/hedge clippers.

Why Have I wasted so much of my life hunting Sika when I could be hunting turkeys god damn garden shears, hilarious

Originally Posted by Timmay

Why Have I wasted so much of my life hunting Sika when I could be hunting turkeys god damn garden shears, hilarious

Shit, next thing there will be a thread on "lightweight shears" one on "target shears" and god forbid "short bladed suppressed shears"!!

personally I like Stugs style, fence battons and slashers have a certain style all their own!!

Originally Posted by mikee

... and god forbid "short bladed suppressed shears"!!

They're called secateurs.

Can just imagine the mess

I hunt mine with a bow, also tried some calling, amazed people don,t make more sport of them, anyone in northland I am always looking for more to hunt, LOL

@mikee dont forget long handled ones for that extra reach

Originally Posted by 223nut

@mikee dont forget long handled ones for that extra reach

"Loppers" aye

Originally Posted by mikee

"Loppers" aye

And edge clippers for 'round the corner' jobs.

I guess Stug will now be making "carbon fibre fence batons"

even though I have really dragged this thread way way way off course and must appoligise for that



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