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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 11:13 AM
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This particular Tom hangs out at this one intersection all day. When he saw my yellow vette he came right over.




My daughter was there an hour earlier and he went after her truck.
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 12:28 PM
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Tom sees himself reflected in the finish he'll mess up the paint real bad. Lucky yours isn't red.
Hitting one of these things at speed ain't pretty either, nearly as bad as deer.

Have a dozen wild turkeys on my parcel, learned to keep a close eye on what they're up to.
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 12:55 PM
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Tell you what, I'll trade our winos who beg for money at intersections for your turkeys. Deal?
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 01:39 PM
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this guy use to chase me every day. He would go as far as trying to fly into the truck. Lolol.
he wasn’t friendly at all. I would have to be as aggressive as he would or be bitten. Lolol.
and yes that’s a UPS truck.


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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 01:44 PM
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that's funny
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 02:09 PM
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Wild Turkeys used to be very shy. Now they seem to be more and more visible. We have a flock that comes through our housing addition a couple of times a year. It used to be quite a feat for a hunter to bag one. Now they are pests like deer.
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 07:58 PM
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"As God as my witness, I thought Turkey's could Fly"
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 08:19 PM
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Very territorial. They want to protect their territory which happens to be your intersection.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
"As God as my witness, I thought Turkey's could Fly"

They do when you hit them at 70 with a truck …
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 08:58 PM
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Are you sure that's a turkey? Almost looks like you are ready to make a Liberty Mutual commercial with Limu the Emu, especially with the yellow vette!

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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
"As God as my witness, I thought Turkey's could Fly"
Turkeys can fly.
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Originally Posted by ptroxx
this guy use to chase me every day. He would go as far as trying to fly into the truck. Lolol.
he wasn’t friendly at all. I would have to be as aggressive as he would or be bitten. Lolol.
and yes that’s a UPS truck.

Retired UPSer here. Bet you wish you had an old version of the DIAD Board. You could pack a punch with that thing!
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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 09:38 AM
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Retired UPSer here. Bet you wish you had an old version of the DIAD Board. You could pack a punch with that thing!
ive used a few different DIADS in my years.
but the new ones are perfect. The older ones are just not as easy to swing around lol. The new ones fit perfect in dogs mouth as they attempt to attack you lol.


the newest version coming soon

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Originally Posted by juanvaldez
Turkeys can fly.
You missed the reference here. WKRP in Cincinnati.
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Originally Posted by juanvaldez
Turkeys can fly.

Last edited by maverickmk; Dec 16, 2019 at 12:16 PM.
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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 02:29 PM
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I'm wondering why you're not eating it for Christmas dinner....
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Turkey's, UGGG, I've got tons where I live. They crap everywhere and when in my driveway love to fight with themselves when they see their reflection in the polished lower section of my cargo trailer. Pecking away at it hard. No damage just irritating to have them smashing away on the sides of my trailer.

They run fast and can fly as a last resort for short distances. But come to think of it I've never seen a dead road killed turkey on the roads but 100's of deer a year get whacked around here. Goes to prove that deer can't fly!

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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
"As God as my witness, I thought Turkey's could Fly"
but ended up 'hitting the ground like wet bags of cement"!
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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by maverickmk
You missed the reference here. WKRP in Cincinnati.
Lol, no I got it!
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