August 14, 2006A good gang![]() Saturday morning I spent some time touring a Patrick County property being heavily managed for wildlife. We came across this gang of turkeys while checking out one of the property's food plots. The gang had at least two, maybe three mature hens, and several smaller birds that were obviously this year's poults. One of the poults was smaller than the others. As the turkeys moved away from us we could see that the runt wasn't trotting -- it was hopping on one leg. Wild creatures can be amazingly resilient. I've seen and heard or plenty of three-legged deer. That was a first and I can't help but think it's going to have a tough time reaching maturity. |
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Related linksGeneralMore outdoor newsAbout this blogWhile growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures. Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism. After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters. .....Advertisement.....
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August 14, 2006
A good gang

Saturday morning I spent some time touring a Patrick County property being heavily managed for wildlife. We came across this gang of turkeys while checking out one of the property's food plots.
The gang had at least two, maybe three mature hens, and several smaller birds that were obviously this year's poults. One of the poults was smaller than the others.
As the turkeys moved away from us we could see that the runt wasn't trotting -- it was hopping on one leg.
Wild creatures can be amazingly resilient. I've seen and heard or plenty of three-legged deer. That was a first and I can't help but think it's going to have a tough time reaching maturity.

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