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Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: newhouse114] #7011909
10/08/20 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by newhouse114
Taste? Imagine giant pheasant!


Close but I would Place it more like grouse then pheasant

Had some years ago and would eat them now and then when I had an extra that did not sell, I would rate them way better then turkey but not as good as grouse

To expensive to eat nowadays with what they bring at the auctions around here



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Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Wolfdog91] #7011931
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Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: swift4me] #7011935
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[quote=swift4me]They're nice to have around during turkey season. Every time they sound off the turkeys shock gobble../quote]
That's a fact. Gobblers light up when they hear peacocks

Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Wolfdog91] #7011937
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My daughter and son in law have started raising "blue turkeys" (Made me laugh when I saw the picture) Things are noisy. i wouldnt want one. They can fend for themselves pretty good but bobcats and coyotes are both good hunters. They do lots better with some human protection. Takes a male about 3 years before it will breed hens. They are not real prolific breeders. I never thought much about eating one. An adult, especially one capable of breeding, is kinda valuable. Kinda cause of costs to care for them that long. The money is in selling the young and sometimes tailfeathers. Anyway they are mostly feathers. The actual body is not very big. Not much meat on one.


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Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Wolfdog91] #7011970
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Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
So been a bit of talk around my way of a blue turkey living by one if the roads near my place. Well finally saw it today lol.
[Linked Image]

Ends up the folks on this road raise some exotics along with the rabbits chickens horses, goats cows and so on. I guess most folks have never seen a peacock up close, so they cause a stir when they get out and start wandering up and down the road grin there was a pretty white he with him as well almost looked like it had some silver. Regardless Imma bring this picture up the next time all the old guys are out back drinking and see how many arguments will get started laugh


Many parts are edible! Ok the whole thing.

A friend somehow got ahold of 1. We cleaned it and had his wife cook it like a butterball. She overcooked it some so it was slightly dry. Not the birds fault.

When cleaned the carcass looked like a wild turkey.

I would eat it again. It tasted like turkey.


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Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Wolfdog91] #7011978
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I used to visit this very elderly Armenian lady. She was quite wealthy but lived very simple. She had a few of them in her yard. Her dogs would chase them and pull out their tail feathers lol. Each time we'd stop by she would give us a few. She had bouquets of peacock feathers everywhere.

Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Wolfdog91] #7011984
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We had a pair that staked claim to one of my best pheasant hunting areas years ago. 3 setters locked down hard in the tall grass. Send the lab in and up comes a 8 pound pheasant. The look on the clients face was priceless. Lol had lots of good laughs when that happened. They finally moved off and joined a flock of turkeys for a couple years. Haven’t seen them in a while.


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Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Wolfdog91] #7012308
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They sure make a loud call

Re: Saw the Blue turkey today [Re: Pawnee] #7012395
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Originally Posted by Pawnee
We had a pair that staked claim to one of my best pheasant hunting areas years ago. 3 setters locked down hard in the tall grass. Send the lab in and up comes a 8 pound pheasant. The look on the clients face was priceless. Lol had lots of good laughs when that happened. They finally moved off and joined a flock of turkeys for a couple years. Haven’t seen them in a while.

why wouldn't he shoot it

"or any other species not listed " invasive species


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