only way i ever  enjoyed them at all was cut up in chunks and deep fried ....me personally i'm not going to shoot a  nice bird for some chicken nuggets ....  i have tried them every way under the sun and  been hunting them many years .... i just don't care for them ....give me a pheasant ,i know theres  a lot of expert chefs that can cook them perfect and every mouth waters and screams for more ,God bless you i can't and tired of wasting good birds trying  ......  how ever i really like calling them in and watching a tom strut ...... i hope the rest of you guys do great fill them tags and enjoy dinner ,side note i like eatting trout and most guys think they suck

The dock has been in most of the Spring, the gate is still closed...h2l

I was listening to a meateater podcast about cooking wild turkey. The biggest mistake people made was cooking it whole.

That's nonsense. I've cooked every wild bird I've gotten whole, skin on. Never had dry meat. Never brined one either unless I was doing a smoked bird. Most people over cook them.  It's not a domestic bird from the store, they don't have to be taken to the same internal temp as a domestic bird.

i don't care for eatting them and  i have no one to give them too ...i like calling them just no reason to shoot one lol but i wish you all luck!!!

I understand.  I have learned not to cook the whole bird at once, otherwise I end up with too much left over, dried out turkey.  And I can clean one almost as quickly as a "slime log".  My GF has some wonderful recipes.  But I agree, the hunting is the most fun part!

Trapper, I'm just curious, why did you stop shooting turkeys?  Do you not care for eating them?

i don't care for eatting them and  i have no one to give them too ...i like calling them just no reason to shoot one lol but i wish you all luck!!!