Published February 4, 2011
It’s the story that keeps on thanksgiving. The wild turkey that isn’t Ethel Kennedy’s remains at large on Cape Cod.
Using a moving postal truck as bait, state wildlife officials unsuccessfully tried to net a tom turkey today that had attacked a mail truck last week in a Centerville neighborhood.
Three state wildlife officials arrived in the neighborhood this morning along with a large hand-held net.
The slow-moving mail truck, rolling down Waterside Drive late this morning, succeeded in flushing the turkey out into the open from the nearby woods. As the turkey approached and strutted around the outside of the truck, a wildlife official walked behind the rear of the truck and attempted to grab the bird with the net.
After several capture attempts failed, wildlife officials packed up their equipment and left the area late this morning.
And the video, also by the Cape Cod Times:
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My favorite sound bite is from the deadpan state wildlife official: “We’re attempting to capture the wild turkey that’s been harassing the mail carrier and some of the residents in the area.”