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One of the scariest things I ever saw was a flock of about 20 Butterballs flying over the highway.  And yes, they can get some big air.

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From: "Don Hanson"
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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 9:33:51 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [ OBRA Chat] Watch out for wild turkeys...

On the eastside of the mountains they are plentiful and active right now.  I've had two close calls in two days near Hood River.  Coming around a bend on Eight Mile Cr. I encountered a flock of nearly 20 crossing the road.  I was wound out at about 35 and barely avoided them. 
  On a long straight descent of the Old Hwy 30 near the Rowena Loops, a huge Tom decided he just had to fly over the deer fencing (about 12' high) and cross the highway.  I saw him coming a ways off and thought.." Jeeze , turkeys CAN get some big air" but then I realized, almost too late, that he and I may be fated to occupy the same space at the same time....At the very last second, yes, it looked like his trajectory was lowering to about my head level...I ducked him, but felt him skim over my helmet....Not a pleasant prospect, hitting a 10-20lb flying turkey with your face at about 30mph...
  If you head out this way for a fall ride, watch for these suckers ( cluckers ?)...they'd probably hurt.

  Don Hanson
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Don Hanson

On the eastside of the mountains they are plentiful and active right now.
I've had two close calls in two days near Hood River. Coming around a bend
on Eight Mile Cr. I encountered a flock of nearly 20 crossing the road. I
was wound out at about 35 and barely avoided them.
On a long straight descent of the Old Hwy 30 near the Rowena Loops, a huge
Tom decided he just had to fly over the deer fencing (about 12' high) and
cross the highway. I saw him coming a ways off and thought.."Jeeze, turkeys
CAN get some big air" but then I realized, almost too late, that he and I
may be fated to occupy the same space at the same time....At the very last
second, yes, it looked like his trajectory was lowering to about my head
level...I ducked him, but felt him skim over my helmet....Not a pleasant
prospect, hitting a 10-20lb flying turkey with your face at about 30mph...
If you head out this way for a fall ride, watch for these suckers
(cluckers?)...they'd probably hurt.

Don Hanson