Turkey Revenge

First, let me say I don’t know if it was legal or not…but surely the statute of limitations has run….this happened about 40 years ago.

I was standing underneath a huge oak tree after a long day of hunting. I had a .410 shotgun, and as the sun was setting I saw a turkey fly off a ridge and head my direction. Immediate thought was-shooting a turkey on the fly-probably a tough shot. The turkey was too far away for the scatter gun so I left the .410 alone and picked up Dad’s 30/30. Boom!

Saw the turkey fold one wing….and headed straight for me. I thought I had missed. That turkey came straight at me…down the barrel of my gun…and slammed into my chest, knocking me to the ground! I did hit the turkey-and in the head too!

That bird got the best of me though. My chest had a huge bruise for several days, and I was very sore. We cleaned and smoked that turkey for thanksgiving. It was the toughest ole bird we ever lapped a lip over! Not only that, the turkey had eaten something that had all of us headed to the bathroom after dinner. That bird just kept on giving!  It was the last turkey I shot. The turkey revenge worked on me just fine!