Gobble gobble Spring Turkey 2025

[Lostinthewoods]

I have a few goals for this 2025 season.

Kill two Missouri birds with my bow.
Get my eight year old daughter her first turkey.
Help 2-3 people get a bird.

I've been trapping some farms like crazy, so it's great seeing the turkey population improve and I can share the successes with friends.

Then if life, time, money, etc allows it... I'll chase them in NM, OK, or KY.

 

[Birdbander]

I thankfully received some very relieving news today.
I'll be planning a long weekend turkey hunt to a friend's in Indiana then hunting here at home in Michigan.

 

[WildWill]

Last year was rough for me spent quite a bit of time trying to get a legal bird in range. They just weren't talking and it was hard to find them. I got complacent and after about a week of hunting (not consecutively) finally had a pair of 2 year olds work into my set. They came in without a gobble and one minute I'm dealing with a text from work the next they're 10 yards away. I was startled and rushed spooking them a bit they go to leave and I sent a shot over the closest at like 15 yards as he stopped to look back.

 

[Nick87]

What's the preferred method for cooking your turkeys? A buddy of mine ground all of his into turkey burger mixed with bacon, red pepper flakes and fennel. Never been a fan of turkey burgers but that was damn good.

 

[WildWill]

What's the preferred method for cooking your turkeys. A buddy of mine ground all of his into turkey burger mixed with bacon, red pepper flakes and fennel. Never been a fan of turkey burgers but that was damn good.

I'm about 50/50 on smoking the breast or frying nuggets. The legs and thighs become pozole. I've made some breakfast sausage out of it and pears that was good but not better then pork.

 

[ccc23454]

Buffalo style nuggets! Cut them into pieces same rough size if possible, drop in a bag with some garlic salt and flour, drop in fryer (not that air crap, grease!) Remove, toss in bowl with 2/3 franks, 1/3 butter (add pepper flakes or more heat if your style). Remove let dry some and eat with blue cheese and celery

 

[Nick87]

pozole

I love pozole.

 

[Bonasababy]

Like to get out with my 7 year old grandson this year, which should be an adventure. Around the home place our nearest neighbor would like to take a bird with his even younger son--so I need to see if I can get them to show up right in our yard like last year. Could have shot one from our front porch!

 

[Sheltowee]

What's the preferred method for cooking your turkeys. A buddy of mine ground all of his into turkey burger mixed with bacon, red pepper flakes and fennel. Never been a fan of turkey burgers but that was damn good.

Cut the breast into fingers, lightly flatten with a meat mallet, brine in pickle juice for a couple of hours, lightly flour, egg wash then coat in panko or Italian breadcrumbs. Fry until golden brown and serve with Chickfila sauce.

The legs and thighs are highly, highly underrated. I can't believe some guys toss those. Either a low and slow barbacoa or, my favorite, simmer in a crockpot with half white wine, half water, onion, celery, parsley, whole peppercorns, little salt all day. Then, pull the meat from the bones, strain the stock, boil some egg noodles, return meat and noodles to the crockpot for turkey noodle soup.