I would like to know the steps for skinning a wild turkey to prepare it for mounting.
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Easy take all the meat out and leave the wing and leg bones.
The rest is way to detailed to to put on here. please the book has pictures to guide you along.
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I think its really Ive shot two of them and the first one my dad did and the second one was me. first you do an anal vent and come up to just below the beard you peel the skin back and with a very sharp knife cut along the fat tissue and it should peel right off