Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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i was wondering if people love turkey legs, thighs and wings as much as i do... i notice they don't get much love in the paleo world and i don't really know why. also i have tons of wild turkeys running around my yard and would love a free meal every once in a while, does anyone have any experience hunting turkeys, know of any of the regulations associated with turkey hunting, what weapons would you use etc. never hunted before so any info would be very helpful.

flag	asked May 6 2012 at 18:43 jake 2,336●3●12

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+1 for "what weapons would you use" and being totally serious :) – foreveryoung May 6 2012 at 21:48

i was thinking a crossbow – jake May 6 2012 at 22:30

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Voted up for wanting to hunt things in your backyard. I wish I could buy a bow/arrow and nab one of the deer that hangs out in the woods near my property. – Priscilla May 7 2012 at 1:56

MoBee · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-06 19:35:11Z UTC

Your Fish and Game department can tell you what the season is for turkey. You will also have to take a hunter safety course before they will issue a hunting license. Be aware that if you hunt the flock that is close to your home they will leave and not come back. I would suggest that you go find another flock to hunt and let those stay unmolested to eat the bugs. As for weapon of choice, that would be up to you and which season you wanted to hunt.

Sol · Answer 2 · 2012-05-06 18:54:29Z UTC

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I enjoy the "chewing action" of turkey legs and thighs. I've never met a chewable bone I didn't like! My guess is that turkey doesn't get much love in the paleo world for the same reason chicken doesn't, poultry doesn't have the favorable o3 to o6 ratio that grass-fed beef and fatty fish has.

answered May 6 2012 at 18:54

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That's my take on it as well. And the paleo police will have to pry the chicken wing out of my cold, dead hands. – Shari Bambino May 6 2012 at 20:31

I agree. I especially love LEAN turkey meat. Yup. It's cheap, digests great, is high in protein. And turkey gravy--oh, fine nectar of the leftover lunch! – ladyp May 6 2012 at 21:49

If paleo folks are going to hate on poultry, at least hate on it for the real reason, it's bland meat. The PUFA ratio isn't a big deal. – Matt May 6 2012 at 22:05

only the breast is bland most of the time and even then you can save it by drizzling the cooked off fat over it and by wrapping it in the skin... the legs/wings/thighs (dark meat) imo, are far from bland... i got nothing but love for the birds – jake May 6 2012 at 22:33

@Matt - a high-quality turkey breast is surprisingly delicious and much better than chicken breast. Coated in fat and spices and roasted, I find it almost addictive. – DJDeeJay May 7 2012 at 15:06

Mike T · Answer 3 · 2012-05-06 18:55:03Z UTC

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I think wild poultry or truly free range (i.e., out eating bugs and such) should be fine. Maybe still higher in polyunsaturated fat than a ruminant, but likely good to eat if it was eating how nature intended. Industrial raised poultry is horrible because it passes on a lot of the omega 6 from the grain it's fed.

answered May 6 2012 at 18:55

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	Grain-fed meats generally are deficient in omega-3s, not rife with omega-6s. It's not the grain's fault, it's the poor husbandry. – Matt May 6 2012 at 22:08
	Interesting, so what macronutrient offsets the missing omega 3? – Mike T May 6 2012 at 22:32
	The omega-3 content in poultry is low because none of their food has much omega-3 to begin with. They really aren't built to make it either. So any little omega-3 they might have gleaned from a free-range diet is simply missing from a diet primarily of grains. The difference is negligible. – Matt May 7 2012 at 1:48
	When you say "grain-fed" meats are deficient in n3 do you mean, for example, chicken (versus ruminant) or do you mean industrial raised chicken (versus wild chicken)? – Mike T May 7 2012 at 2:38

Carl_Stawicki · Answer 4 · 2012-05-06 20:03:18Z UTC

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I love dark meat turkey. Legs have become my go-to meal at county fairs.

answered May 6 2012 at 20:03

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MotoMoto · Answer 5 · 2012-05-06 21:40:56Z UTC

Those little bastards (sorry, meant Wild Turkeys) roam all over my neck of the woods (I mean All Over, lol). I'm about to coax a bunch of them onto a buddies ranch and take them out Grok style ; ) It's all good on his property (not mine, damn suburbs, lol!). Very tasty suckers IMO.

So yes, they have love from me!

CaveMan_Mike · Answer 6 · 2012-05-06 23:08:48Z UTC

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Isn't dark turkey meat and skins super high in omega 6?

answered May 6 2012 at 23:08

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isn't that why they invented omega 3 pills? – jake May 6 2012 at 23:14

It's still not corn oil... – Matt May 6 2012 at 23:54

CaveMan_Mike · Answer 7 · 2012-05-07 01:48:38Z UTC

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I believe that Chris Kresser AND Robb Wolf have now drastically reduced the qty of fish oil they recommend. From what I understand, even though omega 3 are good anti-inflammatory oils, fish oil remains unsaturated and subject to oxidation easily. Can someone more knowledgeable than me please comment on this? Thanks, Mike

answered May 7 2012 at 1:48

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	Their recommendation is essentially that you can't out-supplement excessive omega-6 consumption. And that's only a problem when you start eating seed oils. – Matt May 7 2012 at 10:58
	For fish oil caps, Wolf now says 2g for small people and 4g for big. Omega 3/6 chart (pdf link): paleozonenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/… – Don May 7 2012 at 16:12
	@Don: You Rock! That's an awesome chart! I'm keeping that in my drop box for handy reference! – CaveMan_Mike May 7 2012 at 16:30

SarahH · Answer 8 · 2012-05-06 20:04:25Z UTC

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Turkey necks are fought for in my house! We love turkey and plan on raising our own some day. Mmmmm.

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CoachCanadan · Answer 9 · 2012-05-06 22:20:46Z UTC

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I eat ground turkey every morning with my eggs. Four to six eggs, and a quarter-pound of ground turkey. Delicious!

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where’s the love for turkey?

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