turkey attack!

I guess that is to be expected as man takes more and more of wildlife's territory building homes and clearing off land.

 

i would agree but the other side of the story is also outlined here: less and less places you can hunt them so populations can get out of control if they learn to adapt and survive alongside humans much like the deer plague in parts of the country.

 

just because I'm at work, I couldn't search and post a shotgun with the words "Problem? Solved."

 

Oh and I could just imagine if there's any insurance claim on such damage. The person writing up the paper work would probably die of laughter.

 

Great idea...in general. If you acquire any predator pee (i.e. wolf, fox, coyote) it should work...or do what I do...shot them with a suppressed 22lr rifle and no one is to the wiser...great meat that week (after a little aging) or donate the meat to a homeless shelter...if the cops get their panties in a wad...you put the animal out of its misery because you had hit it by accident with your car.

 

Only the breasts if you shoot one. You'd break your teeth on the legs and the wings, lol.

 

Actually, you'd probably have solid grounds to sue either your neighbor for feeding known nuisance animals or the HOA for not making a reasonable attempt to protect your property. Homeowners policies exist for exactly that reason. I'm not a litigious person, but if they won't let you solve the problem yourself, you have to do what you have to do.

I work for an insurance company and I can honestly say that it wouldn't be the strangest claim filed. I've seen claims paid for horses eating paint off of cars, goat hoof marks on hoods, and all kinds of other weird shit.

 

Get a white truck.

 

Sounds like its time to sue the shit out of the Turkeys...I'll bet they have a lot of it based on the size of those feeders...

 

No brainer then - shoot him with a pellet pistol ... the sound isn't that loud. You shoot bird, gut it and remove feathers. Make dinner.. fuck the neighbors let them call the cops, eat the evidence. Problem solved.

 

$500 deductable, just did it by hand and came out pretty well. not too sure if i could explain and convince an actual company a turkey did it. the police wouldnt talk to me until i showed pics. then they had me show every officer in the building just because it was so crazy

 

X2. A buddy of mine had to file a claim with his ins. co because a goat ate all of the weatherstripping off of his car and dented the crap out of his hood and roof while doing it.

 

Or for that matter, if the neighbors don't like it...eat them...

 

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Gorpo sounds like a Chinese knockoff that catches fire the first time you use it.

 

I wouldn't shoot them at this point. Turkeys are a wild game species and in many states considered large game. Shooting a turkey out of turkey season is a big fine. It would be one thing if you stayed under the radar, but if he neighbors already know you are "harassing" them and they show up dead, you are public enemy number one. Not to mention, they may put out cameras to catch you in the act. If they are that protective of them, they would do that. As far as pellet guns are considered, every state or city may be different but I've tried charging people with concealed firearms charges while they were concealing a pellet pistol, and under at least my state law a firearm is classified as a gun using an explosive form of propulsion. (Primer, gun powder, smokeless powder).

One thing I would do if I were you, look at this.
Many states have laws against feeding wild game. Not necessarily wildlife, but wild game. You can't feed/bait deer or turkey or ducks within certain months. Your neighbors may claim the feeders are for sparrows or whatever but if the result is wild game like deer/turkey eating it they have to stop or they will be fined.

 

You could hammer the coyote into the front hood of the truck and I am sure the birds will stay away...

 

Oh and ps. You aren't catching a turkey by running after it.

 

Why don't you try and plaster the side of your truck with pics of the turkey's ex-hen and he'll stay miles away. Hell, might keep all forms of life away from your truck.