Freeze wild turkey breast before consuming?

[GratefulDave]

Managed to take two turkeys with my shotgun yesterday. Here's one of em.

I don't bother much with much else than the breast on these since there is not much to them. I was thinking of brining for a few hours and then butterflying, stuffing with some goodness (plan for filling still developing), and rolling into a roulade. The roll would then be bacon wrapped and grilled over indirect heat.
So I think I have my prep ?s already answered but what I am wondering is if there is a need to have the meat frozen for a spell first to kill off any possible bacteria? I know I have heard some say that they did this with some meats but have never read anything about turkeys. My gut is telling me that it'll be ok to get into it today , but I just want to make sure my gut does not tell me later that it was a bad deal .

Let me know what you guys think.

Dave

[blues_n_cues]

there's a website on it somewhere.i can't find the exact FDA page.
i believe it was a 6 months freeze for wild game.

[Richtee]

Hmm I can't seem to find it either...weird. It depends on temps as well. At -15 I think it was like 2 weeks. It is mostly to kill parasitic type stuff. Are turkies prone to that? Seems this was more for bear, venison and rabbit meats?

[blues_n_cues]

here's a good link just in case.
http://www.nwtf.org/conservation/bul...s_Bulletin.pdf

[Richtee]

here's a good link just in case.
http://www.nwtf.org/conservation/bul...s_Bulletin.pdf

Christ... throw the damned things out!

I guess I din't realize that turkies were susceptable to many parasites.

Thanks B-N-C.

[IrishChef]

here's a good link just in case.
http://www.nwtf.org/conservation/bul...s_Bulletin.pdf

Last paragraph of the link pretty much answers your question. You should hold on to the legs, and brine/cure them, and smoke them up..

[Mark R]

Eating Infected Birds
Most wild turkeys harvested by hunters will have
at least some internal parasites. Most often the parasites
inhabit the organs and will be discarded during cleaning
without even being detected. Humans should not be worried
about parasites in properly cooked birds, as potential
parasites should be killed. Even if eaten, most of the parasites
are host specific or at least require a bird as their host.

Cook away!

[blues_n_cues]

Cook away!

i just watched 5 walk away from my waterin' hole.
after those pics.............

[TScottW99]

No need to freeze, just make sure they are good to 170* and you will be fine. Enjoy!

[GratefulDave]

No need to freeze, just make sure they are good to 170* and you will be fine. Enjoy!

Thanks Scott. Ate em up, no problems!

Dave