Hunter How To: Secrets to Breasting Out a Wild Turkey

Step-by-step video shows the entire process of how to clean a wild turkey in less than five minutes. Includes THE most important steps to gain easy access to the whole breast: exposing the breast meet with almost no plucking, popping the leg joint out of its socket and peeling the breast away from the crop.

I have shot more than 30 turkeys. Until I developed this routine, cleaning birds was a pain in the neck. Now it's a snap, even when field dressing using a headlamp and working in the rain.

I only breast out birds because 1) it lets me find any shot in the meat so I don't crack a crown and 2) the legs on these birds are tough to eat.

Note: I shot the bird less than 90 minutes earlier, and the temperature was 23 degrees. If the temperature had been hotter and/or the bird would have gone several hours before breasting out, I would have gutted it immediately and put it on ice if needed.

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[MrCritterKiller]

Glad you like the video. Of 33 birds I've killed, I had one fall bird that tasted like acorns (his crop was full of them). Never had any gamey issues, so I don't do any special preparation or soaking.

[njwrestler951]

so you just cut out two breast meats on the turkey? and then you cook that?

[hookngo13]

good job. GREAT video and info..do you have a problem with your meat tasting gamey? I soak mine in salt water..just curious, thanks Chuck