Wild Turkeys Hold Pine Hills Resident Hostage For 6 Hours

Wild Turkeys Hold Pine Hills Resident Hostage For 6 Hours

A local resident of Pine Hills was held captive in her house for 6 hours last week. The resident had to go into town on some errands on Wednesday, but as she exited the house to go to her car, she realized that a flock of at least 150 wild turkeys had descended on her yard and formed a formidable barrier between her and her car. One of the turkey toms took such a shine to her she could hardly see her car, but others pushed and pecked at her and she was forced to retreat to the safety of her house. Some had flown up on her roof and accidentally landed on the wire for her land line and disconnected it and she had to wait for her cell phone to recharge before she could call for help. She got some consolation for her predicament in that she made a wonderful turkey sandwich on sourdough with Swiss cheese and avocado while she was waiting. The sheriff arrived after she was able place her call for help and dispersed the turkeys. She found out that a desperate email that she had sent to a neighbor for quick assistance was finally read three days after the altercation. The Sheriff’s Department is now trying to decide if they want to lure the turkeys into the townsite at night to assist the donkeys in patrolling town while the sheriff’s deputies are off duty.

©2008 Eric Stamets