Posted on 05/09/2018 10:34:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Vicki Wood was driving on Highway 60 near the James River, back to Springfield from neighboring Seymour, with her son Dustin Wood in the back seat and his girlfriend Pam Standfield in the front passenger seat, when a 20-pound turkey headed for their car, the Springfield News-Leader reported.
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The two women were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for cuts from flying glass, the paper reported. Standfield was knocked out after being hit by the turkey.
"After it hit us, I was spitting glass," Vicki Wood said. "We're very lucky that Pam was looking down for her phone when it hit. ... It came in right where her head was. If she had been looking up, it could have been a lot worse. It was a blessing she had her head down."
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When you’re driving down the highway at night
And you’re feelin’ that wild turkey’s bite
Don’t give Johnny Walker a ride
‘Cause Jack Black is right by your side
You might get taken to the jailhouse and find
You’ve been arrested for driving while blind
(Oh, that kind of Wild Turkey.)
Guess women and minorities really are hardest hit
The turkeys must be real active right now; I saw a big one just the other day in the same general area.
Lucky the driver didn’t run into another car.
It’s wild turkey breeding time here in N. Idaho. They’re gobbling non-stop during the day. My Great Pyrenees cross won’t let them hang around the yard though.
We saw several last week as well here in Texas.
I feel for them, you wouldn't believe the messes Jose Cuervo made in my apartment back in my early 20's.
Did they have a turkey tag?
And that is exactly why I have netting on the inside of my windshield. You just never know.
Have turkeys on my land in Salado, Texas which is North of Austin about 50 miles. I much enjoy their presence. The coveys march across my land like an army eating bugs. During hunting season we take 2 or 3. We strictly abide by the Texas Game and Wildlife rules. They taste absolutely delicious and have no resemblance to a farm raised turkey when it comes to taste.
It does not get any better than a wild turkey stew. A little salt and pepper, coumino, and the pepper of your choice and it is perfect. I prefer just a bit of jalapeno and a lot of mild Hatch green chilies.
Photo by Dmitri Beselev, May 5, 2018. Ed Levin Park, Milpitas, CA.
Drunk wild turkey lost the contest...
Twice a year they roll up my lawn looking for grubs.
I just roll it back, like carpet and no problem.
They are beautiful
If You ever Deep Fry a Wild Bird ONLY Time Cook at 1 (one) Minute per Pound @ 365f , Store Bird 3 Minuets @ pound.
Hormones not in Wild Bird but fed and pumped full of in the Store Bird.
I learned the hard way, ruined a good Fresh Bird...
Alcohol abuse!
That is HUGE for a wild turkey...guts, feathers and spit.
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