Thanksgiving turkey hunters beware
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
November 22, 2016 9:19am CST
I am unsure as to how many people still adhere to the old traditional turkey hunt to supply Thanksgiving dinner, although it is reasonable to assume that the practice still continues. However, this year it may not be as one sided as it has been in the past.
It has recently come to light that many turkeys have acquired weapons and learned how to use them. Apparently this was considered a necessity by many turkeys due to the high level of danger that they face at this time of year. Faced with a threat of potential extinction they have excelled all expectations and developed their own defence system.
It is unknown just how long this practice has existed, but may be the real cause of many deaths which were previously recorded as hunting accidents.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
22 Nov 16
@Asylum It's very nice and the woman hunting reminds me Sarah Palin. I remember her in an interview 5 years ago. She pardoned a turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving at a farm. She then chatted with reporters as a cascade of turkeys was slaughtered just over her shoulder. I am sure she is a friend of Donald.
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I love that animation, if only it worked that way.
Thankfully the people I know that actually eat turkey (I do not) get theirs from grocery stores. I get my chicken from grocery stores as well.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
22 Nov 16
So that's what happened to Bernard Matthews lol!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
22 Nov 16
@Asylum beans on toast for me then this Xmas
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Nov 16
@arthurchappell They certainly sound a little safer.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Nov 16
You are too funny! I hope you are not right! In Ohio we saw Turkey Shoots often in the Fall, but never participated. The freezer section is just fine for me when I buy one.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
30 Nov 16
@Jeanniemaries I would be wild too if people were hunting me.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Nov 16
@Asylum You are definitely right. We have wild turkeys here in Florida, it always shocks me to see them walking around in my neighborhood. I don't see them often but it's bizarre!
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 Nov 16
They will attack people with their gobblers (the weird hanging red part...I can't remember what it is called) their tail feathers turn into daggers, and they have sonar screeching gobbles that will knock any human down so they can claw them up. muhahaha Meanwhile, ducks are still cowering of the past and doing what they can to help their fellow birdthren. (Brethren)
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 Nov 16
@Asylum Nothing beats the things they evolved with though. No one suspects them.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 Nov 16
@Asylum They do have pretty big wings, they can hide it well.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Nov 16
Wrestling through the bins at the store for the right size and brand turkey is about all the hunting I do. I hope those wild crazy birds have worked up a good defense system.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Nov 16
@celticeagle No wonder turkeys taste fowl.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Nov 16
@Asylum ......That would be me. I'm a rummager.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Nov 16
I have always suspected turkey's of murderous intents!! lol
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Nov 16
@BelleStarr As the Bible says "An eye for an eye and a meal for a meal".
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Nov 16
@Asylum Yes but do they eat the humans they kill, that takes it to a whole new level!!!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Nov 16
Is the United States military secretly arming these rebels?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Nov 16
@moffittjc Maybe they are planning on exporting them to Syria.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Nov 16
@Asylum They must be trying to arm the turkeys to help overthrow the regime! Have they started providing air support yet?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Nov 16
That's a good one, Barry. I was thinking what a good job on that animation before I realized that's exactly what you were writing about. To my knowledge, here in the US, people don't hunt for turkeys much anymore. If they did there would be less of them roaming around the city and outlying areas each year. Most of us get our turkeys from the grocery stores or maybe a farmer friend.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
22 Nov 16
We do have wild turkeys around here, but they are wisely avoiding being seen during Thanksgiving
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
23 Nov 16
Are you writing a cartoon story!I have read that Turkey hunting was a sport in north America before the European settlers arrived in there.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
22 Nov 16
Gobble gobble. My thoughts as well. The turkeys are developing their defense mechanism. :)
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