Gang of turkeys causes chaos in New Jersey town
By Natalie O'Neill
New York Post
November 8, 2019
It’s gobblers vs. geezers!
A gang of aggressive wild turkeys has been terrorizing senior citizens in New Jersey — busting through windows, pecking at cars, and even attacking the old-timers, according to a startling report Friday.
Elderly residents at Holiday City at Silverton, a 55-and-older community in Toms River, are crying fowl over the 60-strong pack of the sinister squawkers, according to a report by News 12.
“It’s becoming an infestation,” resident Cindy Lijoi told The Post. “I literally couldn’t get out of my front door because the males go to peck at you… I’m afraid of them.”
The old folks say they’ve become sitting ducks — as the bold birds break through windows in order to bite them, rudely block traffic and peck at their vehicles.
One of the feathered freaks was spotted strutting around on top of a roof, and another viciously pecked a kiddie pool until it popped, Lijoi said.
“I try to shoo them away and they look at me like, ‘yeah right,’” she said. “It’s getting crazy— something needs to be done.
But there’s not much animal control officials can do about the gaggle of gutsy gobblers — because they’re not licensed to trap wildlife, according to the report.
The state’s Department of Environmental Protection said that Fish and Game is “aware” of the problem but declined to comment, the agency told the station.
In recent years, New Jersey’s wild turkey population has surged to up to 23,000, officials have said. In total, only about 3,000 of them are hunted annually.
A few years ago, a mailman in Hillsdale — about 90 miles south of Toms River — called cops to report that a menacing pack of turkeys had surrounded his truck, trapping him inside.
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