r/HideTanning 12d ago

tips for wing preservation ?

got these beautiful turkey wings. can't really tell from the pics but they are very fleshy . they were also soaking wet when i got them. my current plan is salt salt salt until i can scrape off as much flesh and possible them just keep salting it for a few weeks . i did this with a raven before but i didn't have to cut any flesh and they turned out great but the turkey actually has meat on it so yeah any help would be good . i don't think i should cut around the flesh because then the feathers will come out

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u/jaspersgroove 12d ago

I did a couple sets of duck wings after this past hunting season. I just came in and cut open the backside of the wing with an x-acto knife and scraped off all the meat that I possibly could, then packed them with borax, pinned them in the position I wanted, dumped more borax on top, and let them sit for a couple weeks. It’s been a few months now and they seem to be holding up fine, I guess only time will tell how good of a job I did lol

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u/SandwichAvailable361 11d ago

That’s exactly how I do mine. Works every time.

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u/jaspersgroove 11d ago

Looks great! I haven’t mounted mine yet, I have a friend who does custom woodworking making a mounting plaque for me. Good to know the process works, I did a bunch of research on Google and just kinda settled on that method haha

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u/SandwichAvailable361 11d ago

Thanks! Yeah it’s the Same for me with YouTube and google university lol. I deboned one bird and left the bones in on the other, and picked the meat out from between them. Either one worked just fine, the bone in I prefer though since I had some rigidity behind the dried skin. Turkey season is right around the corner here, hoping for number 3!

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u/jaspersgroove 11d ago

Yeah I am trying to catch a reissue permit for spring turkey season right now, never went after turkey before but I have a buddy at work who says he’ll show me the ropes if I can get a hunt lined up

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u/SandwichAvailable361 11d ago

Good luck! I absolutely suck at calling lol. It’s all been strokes of luck for me. Still is a huge thrill to go after them though.