# flying turkeys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-turkeys/4168>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 12, 1999, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-turkeys/4168 "1999-10-12T11:25:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 1999, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-turkeys/4168/21 "1999-10-24T03:47:00Z")

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Just searched “turkey drop” with Dogpile and found these:

[http://www.wnok.com/mrturkdr.html](http://www.wnok.com/mrturkdr.html)  
[http://www.broadcast.net/bmail/broadcast-airchex/old-1/1039.html](http://www.broadcast.net/bmail/broadcast-airchex/old-1/1039.html)  
[http://www.wrxl.com/illes.htm](http://www.wrxl.com/illes.htm)

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“Age is mind over matter; if you don’t mind, it don’t matter.” -Leroy “Satchel” Paige

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**Author:** ![mglass3226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@mglass3226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglass3226)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 1999, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-turkeys/4168/22 "1999-10-24T13:22:00Z")

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jeff, thanks… mglass

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 1999, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-turkeys/4168/23 "1999-10-24T20:01:00Z")

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I’ve seen wild turkeys fly and even they don’t do a real good job at it. Could a wild turkey survive a fall?

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**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 1999, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-turkeys/4168/24 "1999-10-24T22:04:00Z")

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Yes, I think they could survive a fall. They take off and gain altitude in a rather ugly way. But if you’ve ever seen them fly downhill you’ll notice that they are excellent and rather proficient at gliding even though their landings aren’t up to par.

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