Can turkeys fly?

Question

Can turkeys fly?

Answer 1

Wild turkeys can fly like CRAZY, at least for short distances!

Domesticated turkeys are just too dumb. . . .

In fact, if you ever have the opportunity, watch a flock of farm turkeys in  a hard rain. They are so dam dum that, if they aren't hearded under cover, some will actually DROWN from looking up into the downpour!

Answer 2

Yes but not in first class.

Answer 3

Sure they can fly but not too far. How do you think they get up and down from their roost?

Answer 4

No. They roost in trees every night by taking the escalator. I take it you're not a turkey hunter. It's best to get to the woods early so you can hear them come down off the roost, and call then (they wake up and tend to group up even before morning coffee). If you're out at dusk, you can see them roost up. And if you surprise one in mid-day, it may flush like an oversized quail, making quite a racket.

Answer 5

YES!But not too much.When i was about 5,i went to this place that had turkeys and one flew over and chased me!!!!!It was the scariest thing EVER!

Answer 6

Fo Sho!!

Answer 7

You bet they can fly low and fast like an A-10 warthog they are just about as mean as a warthog as well.

As kids we seen one and cornered it and tried to catch it it took off and flew right at 2 of my buddies and it knocked one out cold with a good wack from its wing. Boy we never let him live that one down.

Mr. B

Answer 8

They can get up like quail when they have to.They prefer to run if they can, but if pushed, they take to the air like a bird- come to think of it, they are a bird.

Answer 9

Wild turkeys can fly quite well. They don't act like a regular bird though. They fly low and fast, just not up in the clouds. They also usually fly for a short distance like 100-200 yards at a time.

Answer 10

You bet they can fly, and fly fast. You wouldn't think they could by looking at them, but for a big bird, they can hook it.

Answer 11

Yes they do, but you can still shoot em out of the air i had to do that once or twice because of bad shootin on my part

Answer 12

Yes but not long distances.

Answer 13

Absolutely.  Thet can fly up to 50 mph up to  1/4 mile or so.    

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Turke...

Answer 14

WKRP in Cinnicinatti....

Answer 15

Wild turkey can.  That's how they reach roosts high enough to keep them safe from coyotes.

H

Answer 16

Yes, turkeys in the wild fly up and into tree's to roost each night, then down again  in the morning, I often watched a cougar or a bobcat stalk them, only to have the turkey take off and fly across to the other side of a canyon. But I've never seen one flying more than about 20 feet off the ground, except when gliding across the deep canyon.

Answer 17

Let me answer this question with a question, Is a ducks butt water tight?

Answer 18

no

Answer 19

ya

Answer 20

Of course they can, even Chickens can fly.*

Answer 21

Yes they can.

They seem to prefer the ground, but they'll fly if they

have to.

Answer 22

yes suprisingly they can fly quite a distance, but not across the city. and so can chickens!

Answer 23

Yes wild turkeys fly, but they can't afford 1st class, they usually fly coach or business class.