Residents of Boise’s North End have documented an unusual number of wild turkeys passing through the neighborhood this summer.
In a Reddit post, a user described seeing a flock of “at least 20” hens and poults on 26th Street. In one video posted on Facebook by Deb Rose , three turkeys were chasing and vocally harassing a mailman on foot.
“Someone needs to call the (turkey) parents to let them know their kids are ganging up on mail carriers and chasing after garbage trucks, wreaking havoc in the neighborhood and besmirching the good name of North End Turkeys,” Rose wrote.
Jeff Knetter, upland game and migratory game bird coordinator at Idaho Fish and Game, told the Idaho Statesman that wild turkeys have been present in Boise for at least 15 years, though he was unaware that the North End turkeys made a name for themselves on social media…