What to do with spurs

[mtns2hunt]

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?

[stinkpickle]

I tried boiling them once, but the soup turned out terrible!

[renegade19]

I tried boiling them once, but the soup turned out terrible!

[LaLongbeard]

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

[WV Ridge Reaper]

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

[Fullfan]

Most of  mine just hang out in the garage.

[mtns2hunt]

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.

[Ozarks Hillbilly]

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.

[mtns2hunt]

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!

[Swampchickin234]

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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[Phattkopp]

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 

[wvspitndrum]

Like others , clean em with q-tip and pocket knife , then i throw mine in a bag of Borax , they come out great !

[g8rvet]

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.

[tha bugman]

String mine with the beard and use the shot shell brass for the beard cap


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[WNCTracker]

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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