What happened to this turkey??? (Bloody pics)

[Southern Sportsman]

then what about those smaller game birds that were dry aged, with the feathers on, at temps in the 50s? Someone posted about em in te cooking forum a while back. Are they exempt from the rule and how so?

I don't know the science behind how any of this works. I don't know why you can hang a deer or beef for 2 weeks without a problem but you can't keep raw birds more than a few days. I just know that people who do understand the science behind it strongly advise against it. If I had to guess, I would say that that the cleaning process exposes the skin and meat to various bacterias that grow on poultry meat. Apparently red meat isn't as susceptible. Dry aging with feathers probably buys you a few extra days because the meat is still protected, but that's just a guess.

 

[YEKRUT]

Can't say we didn't try to tell him.

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

Birds are wrapped up and placed in freezer within 8 hrs of dying poultry is dangerous

 

[tickweed]

might possibly have been due to a flyer pellet, however that looks like a lot of damage for just a pellet or two.

 

[Roost 1]

Can't say we didn't try to tell him.

X2.....When I read about it on here, I wont be surprised.