I doubt it would make a delicious meal.

Cooking turkey vulture. Learn how to cook whole turkeys and boneless roasts using the rotisserie methods below. Once thanksgiving has finally arrived, plan on starting the turkey in the oven at least four hours before you sit down for dinner, or earlier depending on the size of your bird. But before you can think about chowing down on one of these fascinating creatures, there are some key things you need to know.

The rotten meat that vultures eat infuses bacteria into their bodies. Web they eat carrion almost exclusively, of which there is no shortage even in the desert. Web turkey vulture facts.

In reality, these scavenging birds are actually very important for the health and success of an ecosystem. Web while humans carefully preserve and cook turkey for thanksgiving, turkey vultures—and other scavenging raptors of their ilk—have slightly different preferences. Feeds mainly on dead animals, preferring those recently dead (that is, relatively fresh carrion).

I imagine the meat would taste just awful. Web how to rotisserie roast a turkey. A classic way to prepare a turkey, the rotisserie method is great for an evenly golden brown turkey, because the turkey is able to rotate fully over the heat source.

But if it's soaring with its wings raised in a v and making wobbly circles, it's likely a turkey vulture. The birds eat meat in various stages of decay and you are what you eat. How good could a turkey vulture taste?

Check the internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast. Desert turkey vultures will also eat a variety of birds, such as roadrunners, various raptors, and ravens. Web no, you should never eat vulture meat.