PRESERVING WILD TURKEY LEGS
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Wild turkey feet and legs decompose quickly, so I put the STOP-ROT to them as soon as possible. I just put them in a pan with a little STOP-ROT and then brush it on thoroughly over the feet and legs. The feet and legs are left in the STOP-ROT for thirty minutes to an hour.
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[/align]If the bird isn't going to be mounted right away, I inject the feet and legs with STOP-ROT before freezing. This helps to keep them from freezer burning and makes it easier to inject filler later.
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PRESERVED WILD TURKEY LEGS
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I have used STOP-ROT in the following ways on wild turkey feet and legs, and couldn't really tell any big difference in performance on wild turkies that I have mounted right away. They have been:
[/align]1. soaked
[/align]2. brushed on
[/align]3. brushed on and injected
[/align]4. soaked and injected.
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The two above photos show wild turkey legs and feet that have had nothing done to them other than a STOP-ROT treatment. They look pretty darn good like that, but I go ahead and mist on just a little color. A guy that can't paint very well might consider just using a clear spray for a sealer, even if they fade someover time, that will still look better than a bad paint job.
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[/align]If the bird is fresh, you can flesh and wire wheel the skin before using the STOP-ROT, but you will probably be better off to go ahead and use it right up front. When these guys bring you birds that have been in the back of a pick up just a little too long, and the skins are turning green, you better get the STOP-ROT on right away.
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[/align]Just like you see in the picture sequence, there isn't anything to using STOP-ROT. You just brush it on the flesh side and let it work for at least fifteen to twenty minutes. You can see it start to work on a wild turkey skin just like you do on a mammal skin.
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