Whats the best way to cook a wild turkey ?

Deep fry or bake or broil or what ?

Thank You

I usually fry the breast and use the rest to make rice dressing.
go to the turky form and you can see some.check the post on dressing a bird.

usually for me a wild bird is to lean to deepfry.you need to pluck a bird to fry the whole thing????

Never did a turkey but with pheasants I use the breasts as any other bird, But the legs and thighs take longer top cook and are more tough so I grind and use as ground meat. I hear turkey makes for some good jerky.

I love to smoke them.

Another good way. Soak the breasts in wine and milk over night. Season how you like, and bbq them.

We have always deep fried out turkeys. When we first did it (we have only done two in the last two years) I was suprised at how tender and moist it was. It was honestly the best turkey I ever had. Also, there was absolutely no gamey taste at all.

We make it a point to use peanut oil becuase it can take a much higher temperature than other oils. It cooks in much less time than conventional roasting. I think it was about 65 min for a 21 pound wild turkey. Maybe others here can give additional input, but I certainly think it's something worth looking into.....Good Luck.

Well, looks like deep fried wild turkey is on the menu this weekend. I hunted with one of my sons and he tagged his 19 1/2 pound prize before 6AM earlier this week on Opening Day in NH....Can't wait!!

Burniegoeasily...........I just got a smoker, Lil Chief and want to smoke my turkey, can you tell me if I have to soak the bird in a brine first or can I just smoke it for the required number of hours? If I need to soak it in a brine any suggestion for a brine?

Generally when I shoot a turkey I just keep the breast and I like to marinate it in what ever I fix up at the time and either smoke it or grill it, pretty much any marinate for poultry is good with turkey breast, I usually mix up my own with soy sauce, lemon juice, worstichire, and what ever else catches my eye in the fridge, and I have yet to be let down and it makes good sandwiches too.