After a successful turkey hunt  and properly checking your harvest with your states DNR or conservation department it is now time to butcher your turkey. There are several options to accomplish cleaning your turkey. The fastest way to butcher your turkey is called ‘breasting out’. It is less work to butcher this way but you will waste some meat doing it this way. this video shows proper technique on how to breast out a turkey.

When hunting outside of my home range I use this method of butchering because it is fast to breast out my turkey.  Remember a good Sharp knife is a must to do the job efficiently. Butchering by scalding and plucking is not practical to pack the necessary equipment. The turkey breast is the best part of the tukey to eat so I don’t feel like I am wasting any valuable meat.