when you gut a turkey what is this called
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3

I know this dosint have much to do with hunting a turkey but i bought a turkey the other day and took the bag out. I found this in the bag
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...tfturkey1.png/
i ripped it open and it looked like this http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3011/wtfturkey3.png
i know its not usually in a turkey bag, i was thinking it was a lung or something. Dose anyone have any idea what it is ?.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...tfturkey1.png/
i ripped it open and it looked like this http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3011/wtfturkey3.png
i know its not usually in a turkey bag, i was thinking it was a lung or something. Dose anyone have any idea what it is ?.
#3
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3

its the gizzard, throughout its life turkeys and chickens eat what iss termed grit, could be sand, gravel, anything hard. we used to feed out chickens oyster shell chips for grit, these go to the gizzard, then the hard chips along with the strong muscles of the gizzard basicly grind up the nut and grains that turkeys eat.
and yes they should always be included with the giblets.
RR
and yes they should always be included with the giblets.
RR
#6

When I shoot a wild turkey I don't bother to gut them I just breast them. I know the whole thing can be put into a crock pot and slow cooked but the only part I enjoy eating is the breast. I agree....it is a gizzard.