We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?

"T" > wrote in message
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> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat

I dont remember, but I think this is an old wives tale.

and have to be cooked in
> sections

We cooked our whole. I shot one this year and we are goijng to have it for
Thanksgiving.

,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy

No. My brother served us one he shot and it was great. I dont eat white
meat, so I dont recall if his had it or not.
>
>
> Dwayne
>
>
>

"Dwayne" > wrote in message
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> "T" > wrote in message
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> > We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> > eaten one.I was told they have no white meat
>
> I dont remember, but I think this is an old wives tale.


White meat is from the areas of the bird that does no work. Those bred for a
lot of white meat are too big to really fly around and barely waddle around
the pen. Wild birds are much leaner and all the muscles are working. Thus,
the breast are much darker than the factory made turkeys.

On four legged animals the parts around the spice are the most tender, loins
and tenderloins. The breast area and fore legs are the toughest.

"Dwayne" > wrote in message
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> "T" > wrote in message
> ...
> > We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> > eaten one.I was told they have no white meat
>
> I dont remember, but I think this is an old wives tale.


White meat is from the areas of the bird that does no work. Those bred for a
lot of white meat are too big to really fly around and barely waddle around
the pen. Wild birds are much leaner and all the muscles are working. Thus,
the breast are much darker than the factory made turkeys.

On four legged animals the parts around the spice are the most tender, loins
and tenderloins. The breast area and fore legs are the toughest.

In article >,
(T) wrote:

> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
> sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?
>
>
>
DH gets a wild turkey every year--the breast meat can be dry, and the
leg meat a little tough, but we've never had a bad tasting bird.

Many hunters will skin the bird so there's no need for plucking. You can
then rub it with butter and roast it, or brine it for a day and roast
it. Brining makes for a very juicy, flavorful bird.

Amy

Thanks all.

Thanks all.

T wrote:
> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
> sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?

All you need to know about Wild Turkey for the holidays:
http://www.wildturkey.com/home.asp

rotfl

BOB

I think it is since wild Turkeys fly there would be dark meat for the
breast..



" BOB" > wrote in message
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>T wrote:
>> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
>> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
>> sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?
>
> All you need to know about Wild Turkey for the holidays:
> http://www.wildturkey.com/home.asp
>
> rotfl
>
> BOB
>

In article >, "Emil Luca"
> wrote:

> I think it is since wild Turkeys fly there would be dark meat for the
> breast..
>
>

Breast meat on a wild turkey isn't much different than the commercially
raised birds, except it can be a lot drier. You need to rub the breast
with fat and baste when roasting to keep it moist.

Amy

In article >, "Emil Luca"
> wrote:

> I think it is since wild Turkeys fly there would be dark meat for the
> breast..
>
>

Breast meat on a wild turkey isn't much different than the commercially
raised birds, except it can be a lot drier. You need to rub the breast
with fat and baste when roasting to keep it moist.

Amy

I think it is since wild Turkeys fly there would be dark meat for the
breast..



" BOB" > wrote in message
...
>T wrote:
>> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
>> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
>> sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?
>
> All you need to know about Wild Turkey for the holidays:
> http://www.wildturkey.com/home.asp
>
> rotfl
>
> BOB
>

In article >,
(T) wrote:

> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
> sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?
>
>
>
DH gets a wild turkey every year--the breast meat can be dry, and the
leg meat a little tough, but we've never had a bad tasting bird.

Many hunters will skin the bird so there's no need for plucking. You can
then rub it with butter and roast it, or brine it for a day and roast
it. Brining makes for a very juicy, flavorful bird.

Amy

"T" > wrote in message
...
> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat

I dont remember, but I think this is an old wives tale.

and have to be cooked in
> sections

We cooked our whole. I shot one this year and we are goijng to have it for
Thanksgiving.

,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy

No. My brother served us one he shot and it was great. I dont eat white
meat, so I dont recall if his had it or not.
>
>
> Dwayne
>
>
>

T wrote:
> We have large flocks of wild turkeys here on our farm,but have never
> eaten one.I was told they have no white meat and have to be cooked in
> sections,anyone ever do this? Are they gammy?

All you need to know about Wild Turkey for the holidays:
http://www.wildturkey.com/home.asp

rotfl

BOB