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Xtreme JAKES member Corey Slater of Mars, Pa., sent in this delicious recipe for turkey pot pies.

Are your Thanksgiving meal plans still up in the air? Stop worrying. The members of the National Wild Turkey Federation have come to the rescue! Folks from across the country share their favorite recipes to make a complete Thanksgiving feast.

Want to create a burger that is lower in cholesterol and fat, especially when prepared over the open flame of a charcoal grill? Try this turkey burger recipe serves piled high with tomato, red onion and pickles on a Kaiser bun dressed with homemade honey mustard and a side of fries at your next cookout.

NWTF member Chris Pfeil of Pierce, Neb., sent in this delicious recipe for smoking your wild turkey. Though it takes patience, he says the wait is well worth the reward.

This hearty dish is sure to stick to your ribs especially on those rainy days. Want to fill up an army of hungry little troopers? This recipe is sure to be a hit for the entire family.

Picture a grand wild turkey as the centerpiece of your Fourth of July feast. Its warm, golden skin promises juicy meat on the inside. The traditional view has been that no turkey is fit for the table without its skin fully intact. After the hunt, each turkey was laboriously plucked by hunters or hunt camp cooks.

Stir-Fry dishes are always a good choice when faced with feeding a family. Like the domestic chicken, turkey meat is a good choice for stir-fry dishes, and can add that extra flavor "kick" to a stir-fry recipe.

This recipe is sure to delight neighbors, guests, friends and family. The richness of the ingredients and the simplicity of the recipe will have you preparing this dish more than once a week.

This great recipe is a perfect comfort food for this time of year. It adds a kick to any lunch or dinner.

Summer is the perfect time to get together with friends. This dish will have everyone asking for the recipe.

With the holiday season nearly over, it’s time to begin planning New Year’s Eve, college football bowl and Super Bowl parties. If you want a great way to feed your guests and really knock their socks off, try these easy-to-make wings.

This recipe is the perfect way to spice up your supper and get rid of some of that leftover Thanksgiving turkey just sitting there in your refrigerator. There are many variations to this traditional South of the Border meal. Any way you like it, it's sure to be a hit.

This simple recipe is a great alternative to roasting or broiling your turkey for Thanksgiving. Though it may take a bit longer to prepare, the wait is definitely worth it.

Dwane George created his wild turkey jerky recipe through a period of trial and error that stemmed from originally trying to fine-tune a friend’s recipe. It has been 15 years since George perfected his recipe, a delicious treat that can be arrived at through two methods: the original one, baking it in the oven for eight hours, or the second way, using a dehydrator to cure the meat.

The following recipe came from NWTF members Jason and Cheryl Chmielewski of Port St. Lucie, Fla. The dish is an elegant creation of sweet ingredients that brings out the full flavor of the turkey without overpowering it. It is a very simple dish that comes out looking like you spent hours in the kitchen.

Using different vegetables each time you cook it can change the taste or brighten the color of your turkey fried rice. Some examples are using red bell peppers instead of green, or cauliflower instead of broccoli. A stove-top wok works best for mixing the vegetables as they cook.

A.M. Glombowski of Lake Forest, Ill., has a delicious recipe using a whole bird—Stuffed Midwestern Wild Turkey. This is an easy-to-prepare recipe that will look beautiful on your table. Enjoy!

This recipe is sure to give that perfect punch without taking too much away from the pocketbook. These wild turkey rolls can be used as an appetizer, snack or main course to any meal.

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