Mayo 21, 2024

I had to be careful, sharing the forest trail with a turkey.

21 komento:

BUMBLE BEE ayon kay ...

You're fortunate, he let you live!
Doesn't always work out that way.

Tom T. ayon kay ...

I thought you were going to say you bumped into one of us commenters.

Dude1394 ayon kay ...

Cute

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

He was leading me away from where the lady turkeys got off the trail. They'd exited on the right, and he turned left eventually. In the end, you can see that he's circling back to them. He had a job to do, and I had no intention of interfering. I considered giving up and going back, but I had a walk to do. 2.5 miles. I just needed to be patient.

Aggie ayon kay ...

Nothing worse than a slow-moving path hog.

Kay ayon kay ...

Lol, much better with audio on.

Narr ayon kay ...

That's talking turkey . . . softly.

sharecropper ayon kay ...

My wife & I hike 5 miles almost every day here in Arkansas. she has adjusted to sharing the trail with a turkey.

Hatari ayon kay ...

They can be a little grumpy this time of year. haha

TickTock ayon kay ...

Ann, as the Apex predator in this situation, you are far too polite.

"Get out of my way you damn Thanksgiving dinner. And don't think about giving me any grief."

Life is a matter of attitude.

Kate ayon kay ...

"Is somebody following me? No, Tom, don't be paranoid. I'm sure it's nothing."

Chuck ayon kay ...

They are fascinating animals. One of the more interesting game animals in North America. And as hard as it may be to believe, this is spring mating season. They behave very idiosyncratically at this time. I expect that, knowing wild turkey hunting rules in Michigan but not Wisconsin, that we are in turkey season in Wisconsin now as in Michigan. (Yes, after looking at the linked page below.)

That's a borderline legal young Tom in Althouse's video. The traditional rule is beard length. What are the guesses on the length of the Althouse turkey's beard? Does Wisconsin stipulate "bearded turkeys"/ Or "turkeys with beards greater than ___"?

Wisconsin turkey hunting page.

Scott Patton ayon kay ...

On your right!

Aggie ayon kay ...

I suggest next time, you start reading recipes out loud.

RCOCEAN II ayon kay ...

A well mannered Tom Turkey. Usually they can get a little aggressive this time of year. Maybe your soft tone of voice reassured him.

TickTock ayon kay ...

Aggie, that's priceless

Joe Bar ayon kay ...

Excellent!

TickTock ayon kay ...

Chuck, interesting link tho I didn't see anything on the size of beards. But learned some other stuff.

chuck ayon kay ...

You can be thankful he was married :)

effinayright ayon kay ...

Just today, in Lexington, MA, a Tom Turkey and his mate blocked the road.

He was in full mating display, with his fan of feathers extended.

Nice.


Danno ayon kay ...

It reminded me of the old saying, "that it's hard to fly with eagles when you're running with turkeys".

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