Florida Turkey Hunting

Smoked Turkey Legs

Wild turkey legs are one of the toughest cuts of wild game I’ve ever cooked. These 20-pound birds spend all day running around looking for food, fighting, and avoiding all types of predators. It’s no wonder their skinny little legs are densely muscled and full of hard tendons. You can braise or confit turkey legs to render the meat tender, or debone and grind them for use in sausage or any ground meat dish. But another great way to utilize these...

Turkey Vocalizations No One Cares About, But They Should

During my formative years of turkey hunting, it was common advice to yelp softly three times and then shut the hell up. I don’t know why this was the standard, but it was. It clearly didn’t originate from hunters who spent lots of time in close proximity to wild hens. The ladies are vocal, but they need to be relatively close for you to hear much of their chatter because when they are content, they often use their library voices. Having spent a...