I got out towards the
end of the spring wild turkey season. In a wooded patch I was able to close the
gap, stalk in, and successfully bring down a nice Tom the old way.
My buddies Sam, Kirby,
and Carter had left me with some of their recent Morel mushroom harvest and
that sounded like it would pair nicely with my dried Oyster mushrooms and fresh wild-harvested meat.
I gathered up some
mustard greens and sautéed them with another seasonal favorite—Labsquarter (aka Goosefoot)!
The turkey was slow cooked
for a few hours in the crock pot with onion, garlic and herbs and the mushrooms
and greens were sautéed to perfection. I shredded the meat and mixed in some
BBQ sauce and spices to give it a pulled-pork taste.
When all was said and
done I was enjoying one of the finest sandwiches I have eaten in years, paired
with an incredible home brewed Irish stout (courtesy of
Jesse).
This was a dinner to
remember!
I enjoyed the sandwich
so much I made three more in the following days!
The wing feathers from
my bird were retained as well and with a little preparation, they will be transformed into the fletching for a new set of stone-tipped hunting arrows…waste not, want not!
Keep the old ways
alive!
Awesome story. I'm in a concrete jungle and your adventures are good for my soul.
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear!
ReplyDeleteDon't let the concrete get you down.
There's plenty of gems to be had in the city limits. Check out the new fig post...supports my point!