Hey all. Are decorative pond turtles like red ears, yellow bellies, yellow cheeks etc. worth eating? They're invasive where I live (as I imagine they are in lots of places) and I've heard turtle is good eats. (Already looked up how to dispatch/clean, simpler than I imagined) Question is, are these species in particular any good? Anyone have experience with harvesting this kind of turtle? Is the amount of meat worth the hassle, and how's the taste? Sorry if this is the wrong board, didn't seem right to post about trapping and eating on /an/
>>2871404you can eat them. wont be as good as snappers or soft shell but its food. they are a pain in the ass to clean unless you are okay just gutting and boiling. also make sure you check fish and game regs for methods and limits. in my state there is a daily limit of 1 for turtles that arent snappers
>>2871423Turtle soup sounds pretty good. Thanks for the response.
Most asian thread on 4chins
>>2871440bookbinder style snapper soup is top tier though.
>oh cool! a turtle thread. I used to have a couple when i was in middle school. been awhile since->...oh. oh ok... My fucking bad for being a sweet summer child. Eat your fucking turtles 4chan. Sure dude.
>>2871440>the ducks in the park are free
>>2871404They're protected in many states. Check your local regulations.
>>2871404>hurr why dont we just heckin eat the invasives!I bet you think you're a genius for coming up with this idea
>>2871466That's nice. Not what I asked. >>2871467>I am unable to conceive of someone just being broke, and derive most of my self esteem from making things up on the internet!I bet your mother really likes it when I put my dick in her ass, but I've never asked.
>>2871469If you're broke go get a job instead of poaching turtles, retardOr do it and get some parasite so we never have to see another of your posts again
>>2871470>poachingyou don't know what that word means
>>2871470>urrrm don't you know having a job and obeying da law is da most important thing in da world? my dad told me! The fuck happened to this website? From now on I might rather ask Quora or some shit if pussies like you are the average poster here now. Probably be better off learning Mandarin and asking on Rednote at this point.
>>2871472i think hes a guy who goes on every single thread that talks about hunting and shits up the place i think hes a vegan or something, hes really aggressive about it all, mostlikely (severely) mentally ill
>>2871404These guys accumulate a metric fuckton of heavy metals even in relatively clean areas. Would not recommend it
>>2871492OP clearly already has some heavy metals on the brain.
https://cannundrum.blogspot.com/2016/02/turtle-red-eared-slider-soup.html?m=1its a completely normal thing to eat
no they have virtually no harvestable meat and it tastes like shit. terrapins in general arent very good for eating
Why not just kill them and sell the shells outside your local gem and mineral show like a normal person?
>>2871472>NOOOOO FUCK YOU MOM IM NOT GETTING A JOB IM GOING TO RUN INNAWOODS AND SURVIVE OFF TURTLES
>>2871472>Fuck you Dad haver! I'm sure yours will be back with the milk someday my brown frond!
>>2871544nobody said that
>>2871511Throughout history, sea turtles and giant tortoises have been widely celebrated as a culinary delicacy. Explorers, pirates, and sailors famously hunted them because their meat was highly versatile, and the distinct parts were said to taste like a rich mix of veal, beef, chicken, and decadent seafood.
>>2871588No sea turtles and tortoises are easy to catch and easy to keep on a boat. You can just load up a bunch of turtles off the Galapagos and have meat the whole time. Sailors ate a lot of salt cod too does that mean it tastes good?
