Members axiom2001 Posted November 28, 2013 Members Posted November 28, 2013 It's THANKSGIVING [2013] in the US of A, and I extend hearty 'wishes' and 'blessings' to all here!!! AdamSmith 1 Quote
Members TampaYankee Posted November 30, 2013 Members Posted November 30, 2013 Hope everyone's holiday was filled with turkey and trimmings with an Alka Seltzer chaser or some such. Speaking of such, on TG morning I glimpsed out of my kitchen window a lone wild turkey sprinting through my back woods and over into a neighbors lawn and from there I know not where. Odd that happened on Thanksgiving morning and odd it was a lone turkey. When I see them they are usually in a group of six to ten and casually strolling about looking for food. They must have known something was up that day. Quote
Guest NCBored Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Hope everyone's holiday was filled with turkey and trimmings with an Alka Seltzer chaser or some such. Speaking of such, on TG morning I glimpsed out of my kitchen window a lone wild turkey sprinting through my back woods and over into a neighbors lawn and from there I know not where. Odd that happened on Thanksgiving morning and odd it was a lone turkey. When I see them they are usually in a group of six to ten and casually strolling about looking for food. They must have known something was up that day. I hope he wasn't the lone survivor! Quote
Members RA1 Posted November 30, 2013 Members Posted November 30, 2013 According to the "chomping" I have observed going on around town, this turkey might indeed be the lone survivor. However, what surprises me is the characterization that it is a wild turkey. No self respecting wild turkey that I have heard about will find itself in a suburban atmosphere. They generally are very elusive and hard to hunt, much less observe ad hoc. I have several friends who are avowed turkey hunters and they all claim they do much more hunting than finding. OTOH, Wild Turkey, a well known 101 proof whiskey is fairly easy to spot in and around most any town or suburb. Perhaps this is the one that TY has spotted as a lone survivor? Best regards, RA1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Actually I would see several wild turkeys in densely suburban Cambridge, MA in any given year. Always one at a time, never more. Quote
Members RA1 Posted November 30, 2013 Members Posted November 30, 2013 I see there are no hunters on this site, only lurkers or turkey observers, so to speak. I suppose that wild turkeys are like gold and that is they are where you find them. Best regards, RA1 Quote
