I have been chased by gangs of young turkeys. They won't hurt you, just showing you who is boss to attract the lady turkeys. Hmm, may have happened to me once with a group of young men as well.
My neighbor down the road had three tom turkeys and watch turkeys and no one and I mean no one would get out of a vehicle without having him come out and stand them off. Mean bastards and very territorial. His wife finally had enough and the toms ended up in the freezer.
I've had hundreds, if not thousands of turkeys wander through my place in the past. They tend to roost in a big school-marmed Ponderosa on my neighbor's property. I've never shown any aggression towards them, and they've never been a bit of a problem to me. Sure, you've got to watch where you step, because their fresh scat is stinky, but other than that I don't get the big kerfuffle regarding their presence on your property. Just like most wild critters, you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone.
I kind of like them because they're an early warning system when the garbage man is coming. They like to gobble when they hear him coming, which lets me know when it's time to go fetch the totes from the county road and bring them home. Thanks, Toms.
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With a name like Colon , he has to be an asshole anyway
ReplyDeleteI have been chased by gangs of young turkeys. They won't hurt you, just showing you who is boss to attract the lady turkeys.
ReplyDeleteHmm, may have happened to me once with a group of young men as well.
My neighbor down the road had three tom turkeys and watch turkeys and no one and I mean no one would get out of a vehicle without having him come out and stand them off. Mean bastards and very territorial. His wife finally had enough and the toms ended up in the freezer.
ReplyDeleteI've had hundreds, if not thousands of turkeys wander through my place in the past. They tend to roost in a big school-marmed Ponderosa on my neighbor's property. I've never shown any aggression towards them, and they've never been a bit of a problem to me. Sure, you've got to watch where you step, because their fresh scat is stinky, but other than that I don't get the big kerfuffle regarding their presence on your property. Just like most wild critters, you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like them because they're an early warning system when the garbage man is coming. They like to gobble when they hear him coming, which lets me know when it's time to go fetch the totes from the county road and bring them home.
Thanks, Toms.