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Title: Anybody smoke a wild turkey ?
Post by: Judge on May 02, 2018, 08:40:51 PM

Shot this one this morning here in southeast Ohio

Title: Re: Anybody smoke a wild turkey ?
Post by: DivotMaker on May 02, 2018, 08:49:44 PM

Nice bird!  There's be some good advice coming your way.  I can sure tell you how to smoke a domesticated turkey, but the wild ones are a whole other animal, as far as smoking, from what I understand.  I never have smoked a wild turkey, so I'll defer to our many hunters!  I also thought a wild bird would benefit from a brine and a good poultry wood, like cherry.

Title: Re: Anybody smoke a wild turkey ?
Post by: old sarge on May 02, 2018, 11:06:35 PM

Great looking bird Judge.  If you get help or go it alone, let us know how it turned out. Maybe we can get a "wild game" section added to the forum.

Title: Re: Anybody smoke a wild turkey ?
Post by: TX Gent on May 03, 2018, 10:18:27 AM

Really nice bird Judge .... Congrats.

Had a friend smoke one in the past and he brined it after letting it hang a day. If I remember correctly he used peach in a stick burner for 4 uncovered and somewhere around 6 hours more wrapped. Best I can do...

Good luck and do let us know how it goes for you.

Title: Re: Anybody smoke a wild turkey ?
Post by: TexasSMK on May 03, 2018, 07:29:38 PM

Here is one I did.  Breast was incredible.

http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=5021.msg46308#msg46308

Title: Re: Anybody smoke a wild turkey ?
Post by: DivotMaker on May 03, 2018, 08:47:51 PM

That's the one I was thinking of, Dale!  Thanks!