Rampaging turkey mauls woman
Interesting article about a turkey that mauled a women not far from where I live. One more thing to look out for when your on the trail.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25001960
Panzer
May he rest in peace. Right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
By the way, what the heck is on that platter circling the deceased turkey? It looks like meatballs.Originally Posted by sheepdog
May he rest in peace. Right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.
Brussel sprouts?
hush puppies?? I like the thought of crawdads and meatballs, better than cauliflower. Real men need meat!!!
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
Sometimes when I drink Wild Turkey I get a litle crazy too.
"Going to the woods is going home" - John Muir
"Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truely get into the heart of the wilderness" - John Muir
Spirit Wind,
You got the most incredible turkey pic I've ever seen here, I really wish I could get a pic like that, they just won't hold still for me. http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/...imageuser=2785
May he rest in peace. Right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.
hahahahahhahahahahahhahahaha thats good i thoroughly enjoyed that
" YOU'RE MAD!" "... Thank goodness for that, Because if I wasn't this would probably never work." AT thru hiker advice from CAPN jack sparrow
Yet another reason to carry pepperspray.
I was thinking another reason to carry salt and pepper.
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
With pepperspray, you kill two birds with one stone...season it while you put it out of its misery.
Wow! My husband was running along Creek Road in the Pennypack Trust just yesterday when he was chased by a female turkey. That's still in the general NE Philly/suburbs area. The turkey that chased him had some chicks just off the trail, so I'd say she was exhibiting a reasonable response. Hubby, not an outdoor guy, was very upset about the "attack", as he called it. I just laughed at him. I can't wait to show him this article.
meatballs and crawdads?
I wasn't chased by a turkey, but a little over a week ago (a little north of Daleville) I had a turkey freak-out as I was walking south. Never seen one do that; must have been chicks nearby. He kept circling me and cackling. Could not get a good pic, because he wouldn’t stay still and the foliage was very thick.
A wild turkey encounter was the most frightening moment I had on my hike in Virginia in 1990. I mean, it was over in about a second but I had no idea what was going on -- except that it was loud. Roused a large wild turkey in the underbrush just off the trail. Skeered the bejezis outta me. They're big a$$ed birds, and ugly.
Sounds like your basic aggression response: one turkey defending its territory from another.
One more excellent reason to use trekking poles...
I agree, I have been startled/frightened by turkeys more than once. I am still waiting to be attacked by a grouse. I came across a hiker who was pretty shook up about being attacked by one and I thought he was a little crazy at first.
Its a little known fact that more hikers are killed by wild turkeys than by bear.
Panzer
Killer rabbits...
Maybe we could fasten this turkey injector on a hiking pole; go for the deep flavor marinade and the kill.
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
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