RE: Can turkeys fly?
Yeah, I have always thought that way too. A guy asked me one time why they were so hard to hunt and thats excatly what I told him. From the time the eggs hit the ground, theres something trying to eat them. A lot of people don't realize, but foxes and coon make a feast out of turkey eggs. Then when they hatch everything from foxes to hawks are trying to get them.
Have you ever seen a hen fight off a hawk? I seen it once on a tv show, it was amazing. If I can remember right, the hen took off in the air after the hawk.
If they had a bigger brain and could use it, we would probably be still hunting them like we do deer, but then again, I have had several deer feeding under the tree I was sittin' in and never seen me. Then two turkeys came in and busted me from 30 yards out. Go figure.
A turkey isn't too smart, they are just CAUTIOUS.