Shot a turkey now what

[MichiganHunter]

Hay i shot a turkey this year and got it all cut up and put away but now i got the tail section with a chunk of meat on it and a beard with a little meat too....what do i do to mount that with out the meat stinkin up the house. i cant afford to pay the 100 dollers to my local taxidermist to do the moun so what do i do to mount it my self???

[RTF]

Read this thread.

http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56886

[huntinguide]

This might sound alittle sick but it works great.

Here in oklahoma we have no shortage of flies so.............................

i let it sit out in the position that i want and let the flies have a hay day with it, then the meat cleaners take over(maggots). its hard too look at but in 2-3 days it will be meat free and maggot free they will just drop off and go on there way, and you are left with a non stinkin meat free fan tail.

hope it works,

shane

[Hardwood_HD]

I have never heard of doing it that way but i bet it works.. i just have mine on salt now

[woodshed]

huntinguide,

It's funny you mention that. I've read a bunch of ways to get the meat off. People go to all sorts of trouble to keep it clean and bugs off it. I've always wondered why I shouldn't let mother nature do it for me.

Why not just let them do it?? When ithe meat and flesh is gone they'll leave! I doubt I could clean the meat off better than maggits. that's what they do! they are professional at it!

I'm going to try that with one of mine.