A loss this morning

[poison ivy]

After my friend and I finished a pitiful duck hunt this morning we were heading up the highway a short distance to his house when I noticed something odd beside the highway. After checking it out I found a nice gobbler that had been hit by a vehicle. His beard measured 10 15/16" spurs were 1 1/4" and he weighed probably around 18-20 lbs. I would guess. The woods will be a tad less vocal this spring I reckon buuuttt...after pulling in his driveway we found the gobbler's probable destination. Six of his brothers (all mighty nice too) were in a field beside his house only about 150 yds. from where we found him dead. Come on March!!!

 

[Jim Thompson]

Not often does a turk get hit...and not often do you find one with almost 11" of beard!

Jim

 

[dbone]

They don't get hit often , But when they do they hit hard !!

A few years ago a fellow UPS driver was almost killed on the job , while traveling west on hwy 74 between Andrews and Murphy NC , a turkey in flight struck the front windshield of his package car coming through and striking him in the chest he suffered several broken ribs and multiple facial lacerations , So watch out for them birds they're out to get us before we get them

 

[Jody Hawk]

We had a deputy sheriff hit one with the patrol car a few years ago here in Walton County. It took out the windshield.

 

[blindhog]

They don't get hit often , But when they do they hit hard !!

A few years ago a fellow UPS driver was almost killed on the job , while traveling west on hwy 74 between Andrews and Murphy NC , a turkey in flight struck the front windshield of his package car coming through and striking him in the chest he suffered several broken ribs and multiple facial lacerations , So watch out for them birds they're out to get us before we get them

Oh No! Kamikazee Gobblers! This is just the start of the war this year!

Watch out....

 

[Tom Borck]

A buddy hit one at our farm, went right through the windshield!

Maybe we should up the limit on gobblers , maybe 12 per year? :speechles That way the insurance company will save some money.

 

[gabowman]

Careful Tom!! They'll cause our turkey population to match our deer population if we arent careful.

GB

 

[short stop]

TOM ---- same thing happend to me about 5 years ago on hwy 16 headin to griffin .was driving a dumptruck at 50-60 mph . Told my friend ''LARRY'' who was riding along ''how this woulda been a great morning to go hammer a gobbler '' Larry replied '' yeah what about that one flying'' ----------- :speechles The GOBBLER flying across the road did a 90 degree turn and flew straight thr the front windshield landinding along with 9 millon pieces of glass on my buddy and me !!!!!!!!!!!!! shock of a lifetime --cheaper to hunt WITH A 12 GAUGE -- window for 95 pete-------in griffin ga--- almost as shocking ------ $250 :speechles SS