Seems that everyone is spur crazy. Personally I always liked the beard the most. I have a really large box filled with turkey feet. I was thinking I should do something with the spurs. I noticed some boil and take them apart. Is this nessary? How to most display their harvested spurs?
I tried boiling them once, but the soup turned out terrible!
Quote from: stinkpickle on May 07, 2017, 12:04:05 PM
I tried boiling them once, but the soup turned out terrible!
:TooFunny:
I cut about 1/4 inch on both sides of spur boil in water for about 10 min. Scales and spur cap separate so you can clean meat and tendons off. Put spur bone without cap in peroxide for a day or so till white then glue cap back and put on a leather string.I also write the date and state on back of spur. I think the spurs are a better trophy than beards ,beards break off and get mites long curved spurs ce from older mature gobblers
I do almost the same as Phillps..But I don't remove the actual spur cap on purpose and I don't soak in peroxide
Most of mine just hang out in the garage.
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Thanks for the advice. Seems like I could go with trimming 1/4 above and below and stringing or use peroxide to whiten the bone clean and glue caps back on. Not sure what just boiling with no cleaning or removing of cap would do.
Most of my spurs are well cured with time and age. Agian appreaciate the feedback.
I just cut them off the leg bone as mentioned. I don't boil them I just poke the tendons and goo out of the center of the bone with cotton swab and peal the scales off the outside with my pocket knife.
Quote from: Ozarks Hillbilly on May 07, 2017, 03:37:49 PM
I just cut them off the leg bone as mentioned. I don't boil them I just poke the tendons and goo out of the center of the bone with cotton swab and peal the scales off the outside with my pocket knife.
Sounds resonable. I seem to have collected so many it would take a looong time to boil them out. Thanks!
Quote from: WV Ridge Reaper on May 07, 2017, 01:11:23 PM
I do almost the same as Phillps..But I don't remove the actual spur cap on purpose and I don't soak in peroxide
X2 exactly
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X2=Same here on picking it off with pocket knife. But I dry it in table salt for a few weeks.
Fullfan---that is a damn sure pile of spurs!! Congrats on some obvious time spent on birds.
Phattso ;)
Like others , clean em with q-tip and pocket knife , then i throw mine in a bag of Borax , they come out great !
Dang, I was gonna show my necklaces, but Fullfan made me feel inadequate! Nice rack of spurs.
I just filled a necklace and will start working on my next one. I do what Ozarks said. I just sniffed them, they don't stink at all.
String mine with the beard and use the shot shell brass for the beard cap
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Quote from: mtns2hunt on May 07, 2017, 12:02:25 PM
Seems that everyone is spur crazy. Personally I always liked the beard the most. I have a really large box filled with turkey feet. I was thinking I should do something with the spurs. I noticed some boil and take them apart. Is this nessary? How to most display their harvested spurs?
I do the van helden game calls method that's in DIY. They come out great
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Never was crazy on spurs myself. Maybe cause I have only killed a few with what I deem to be decent spurs. They don't have many decent pairs running around these mountains. Beard is more my thing. Course those don't get to long up here either. Winters are pretty rough and they are always freezing up and breaking.
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Here's what I do, and are "sized" by the chain.
I have my "Top Ten" list too!!
MK M GOBL
I have a large collection of turkey legs that I use for leverage if my wife wants to bring some hidious floral decorations into the house.
I just mention that I need to find a place to display my turkey feet.
Freeze before marrow gets a chance to soak into the bone...
Cut while frozen...push marrow out...peel off red skin & tendons...rinse in dish soap...let dry (boric acid doesn't hurt)...clean up with a Dremel drum sander...done....
Zero issues in 25+- years of using this method...
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For those of you who prefer the boiling method... Is this an activity that needs to be done outside? I really don't want to stink up the kitchen!
The spurs are my favorite part of the bird so I save all of mine.
Quote from: Hootin-N-Hammer on May 08, 2017, 02:44:52 PM
For those of you who prefer the boiling method... Is this an activity that needs to be done outside? I really don't want to stink up the kitchen!
Nah, once you cut the spur section away from the rest of the leg there is so little meat there it doesn't stink up at all. Good luck.
Quote from: mudhen on May 08, 2017, 12:39:57 PM
Freeze before marrow gets a chance to soak into the bone...
Cut while frozen...push marrow out...peel off red skin & tendons...rinse in dish soap...let dry (boric acid doesn't hurt)...clean up with a Dremel drum sander...done....
Zero issues in 25+- years of using this method...
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I like how you put them next to each other. I put them across. Yours looks better. Plus I ain't got near as many!
Quote from: mudhen on May 08, 2017, 12:39:57 PM
Freeze before marrow gets a chance to soak into the bone...
Cut while frozen...push marrow out...peel off red skin & tendons...rinse in dish soap...let dry (boric acid doesn't hurt)...clean up with a Dremel drum sander...done....
Zero issues in 25+- years of using this method...
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thats a stack of birds
Here's what I do with mine.
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