Posted: January 24, 2023 at 7:08 am
A wild turkey in Coon Rapids, Minnesota has become famous over the last few years for terrorizing a mobile home community. Here are some of Reggie the turkey’s victims, Rachael Gross and Emily Ahlsten, talking about dealing with this animal.
Residents in Coon Rapids say a wild turkey is terrorizing the neighborhood. It has attacked people and pecked at moving cars, causing some neighbors to carry a broom with them at all times to defend themselves. They just want the turkey to be relocated. More at 10pm @WCCO pic.twitter.com/QD6l6HJ0Yn
— Kirsten Mitchell (@Kirsten_TV) January 21, 2023
The DNR said to not let turkeys like Reggie intimidate you. It recommends scaring the birds so they won’t settle in your neighborhood and not to feed them.