Sadly, any animal can become a nuisance and it is usually humans at fault for it one way or another. Whether it is lack of population control, running them out of their habitat or even as much as feeding them from the kind hearted people out there who don't want the wildlife to go hungry. We no longer feed any wildlife what so ever due to a situation I was put through because of others doing so in our area.
I was attacked by a wild turkey Tom a couple years back. He attacked my car and wouldn't let me out. He actually chased my vehicle out of the driveway so I left and came back at which point he was gone. I made the decision to run for the house when he came barreling back at me from in the woods. I made it into the house but he continued to scream and flap at the door, he was actually throwing himself against the door and pecking it. It is a wooden front door so no reflection of himself was on it. I was home alone. I grabbed the gun, went out the back door on the deck, and all it took was the sound of the door and he came racing around the house and flew up at me. This was a shock for me because I knew they could fly but had never witnessed it nor did I imagine they could be so fierce! I shot him once, he got up again and I shot a second time taking him down immediately. I should add that I opted to use my husbands pistol instead of the shot gun and I am still unsure as to why other than I was more comfortable with aiming and shooting the pistol. I took care of him before anyone could even call me back with advice as to what to do. Come to find out, He had become unafraid of humans due to people feeding the wildlife and had been attacking people at the local dump in the previous weeks as well. He had a 6.5 inch and weighed in at around the 50# marker. His talons were like spears and his wing span was longer than my arm span fully extended, i am not a tall person but I do stand 5 ft 5 1/2 in tall so I am not terribly short either. He could have done severe damage to me or anyone he got his talons on including the small children that are in the area. No one would expect a TURKEY to attack like that in my area. I usually carry the gun with me to the barn even though it is not far from the house because you just never know anymore. The dogs being grown and adults now help a lot but I am always aware of my surroundings and that is the best way to manage a predator problem of any kind in my opinion. If something is threatening you, your livestock or pets, you take it out. That is my motto.
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This is out of control. The coop door now opens at 9 AM. 
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It will be years, maybe never, before Mia is safe around poultry. Maybe I need to check the rescues but in CA they are weird about letting them go to a working home. 
Both means are used here. I do not call them in tho--just never leaned to o it and never needed to--I hear them coming or my own dogs alert me to them as they approach and I go by foot to the yelping, and I leave the dead ones laying where they fall--usually only got off one shot on any night, but it's been a long time since any came inside my perimeter fences (barbed wire). When I first cleared this place to pasture, they were here every night. I started thinning the packs out, one at a time. They aren't stupid animals--they learn quick to avoid areas fought with danger. I did find one on the county dirt road leading to my house last week--shot thru the neck by someone, so I know they are still around.
