Snapping Turtle (cleaning link)

[DIX]

This has absolutely nothing to do with goose hunting but has anyone ever butchered a snapping turtle?

Was out working on the blind last night and found a big ol boy walking through the weeds. So naturally I took him home. Got him in a big ol tub of water cause I've heard that you need to let em soak and clean out their system for a week or so. After that though.......how in the HELL do I clean the thing? I've eaten them before and they were great but I've never been around when they were cleaned.......


DIX

[MarketHunter]

They're tough to clean, if you don't know the tricks it will take you half a day.

The trick is getting the breastplate off the shell, once that's done it's just skinning and pulling.

Here's a link I saw awhile back that gives a pretty good description with photos:

http://www.thunderbucks.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1151696126/

[DIX]

Wow, great link!

Thanks,

dix

[Cut-um]

Great link indeed, I'm surprised anyone North of the Mason/Dixon line would consider eating my tasty Loggerhead friends.:rf::up::rf:

[Redwaters]

Turtle meat is delicious!!!! Great link to that thread that is a fantastic tutorial!!

[BeenGoosed2]

Cut --- me and the old man used to set turtle jugs all of the time . . . well north of the Mason Dixon line. Had some of my favorite memories with him doing that. Our neighbor used to save all of the tails for a summer and have a turtle tail fry at the end of the year. good simple times back then.

[Cut-um]

Call me stupid but I thought we were the few sickos that ate them ugly critters, I'm glad to see you guys are just that sick and love the same.:TT: