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Cleaning a turkey...
Topic Started: May 21 2007, 11:56 AM (232 Views)
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I know how to clean it just wondering how to save the tail for a fan mount...the spurs ...the beard... what should i be doing to save these or should i say how to i get them off the bird so that there will be all the componets needed to have the fan,spurs,beard mounted...and is this something i can do myself..the mount??? and after i have all this done right how long can i keep it before it has to be done and how do i keep it...freezer????


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Hey Kit. You can do it all yourself rather easily. You can cut the legs off the bird at the joint, cut the beard once you pull away the skin where the beard is attached and the fan, a little trickier you cut just above the anus of the bird. Basically grasp the entire fan and cut away the amount of the tail you want. Err to the side of too much. You will have to trim away some fat later and place the fan the way you want on cardboard. You can store all part in a freezer so that you can do your preparations for mounting later. Borax is your friend...(:

Good sight that should have all the information you need:

http://www.nwtf.org/hunting_tactics.html

Look under preserving your trophy and cleaning and cooking your bird....hope that helps! Congratulations!! :thumbsup:
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May 21 2007, 06:10 PM
You can cut the legs off the bird at the joint

Nothing else required? The pads on the feet seem pretty fleshy, they won't turn stinky?
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partikle
May 21 2007, 08:23 PM
renegade
May 21 2007, 06:10 PM
You can cut the legs off the bird at the joint

Nothing else required? The pads on the feet seem pretty fleshy, they won't turn stinky?

Just let them dry partikle, the feet and legs are all mostly tendons, they will go rock hard with no smell.
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I usually cut the legs at the joint for transport and put in freezer. I cut them close to the spurs later for a necklace. I've seen some keep the feet together up to the joint and mount on plaque. Looks cool. Seen many variations of displaying your trophy. Some put beards in empty shotgun casings...the metal part. I've heard for long term preservation of the legs and feet to drill out tendons and put in borax. But I've seen others not do this with good results.
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Thanks for the reply's!!! in the freezer now till i can find some borax.....


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Changed my mind ....lol...i guess i'm gonna let the taxidermist mount the fan,spur's and beard....went over today to pic up a fisher(pic's in taxidermyforum) i found last spring that was finished....got to talking about the turkey mount and decided to let a professional do it...lol...thanks for the tip's anyway much appreciated......


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