i was on a highway in arkansas when i was passing some people. I was going about a 100-110 on a clear road when i was looking at this huge brown bird. it was huge like a turkey. well i saw it from far away and i was like "no dont do it" it tried to fly across the road from the ditch right when i was passing. i didnt brake but i just watched and it felt like time slowed down. i looked that the bird as it flew pass me but its a** did not clear. i hit the butt part of the bird. it was a thump and i was pissed. i stopped the car and was happy that it did not damage anything but i had feathers stuck between the passenger side windsheild and the outside trim. maybe the bird was tired of living. maybe he was depressed or he saw a subbie and was dared by other birds to play chicken. i dont know if the bird died but i thought it was pretty funny.

 

hahah. only in arkansas....

 

i agree

 

that joke was fowl.... er foul....

 

"i was on a highway in arkansas when i was passing some people. I was going about a 100-110 on a clear road"

I love this part! You were passing some people on a clear road? Were you passing some people or was the road clear?

 

well i was passing some people but i was going 120 but i slowed to 105 and the cars where way back and the road was clear in front of me. i was enjoying the speed when i saw that bird from far away and for some reason i kept on looking at it knowing something was up. man i am glad my car did not get damage. i wanted to find it so i could stuff it but i knocked the heck ourt of it. man that bird was huge. maybe it was a pelican i dont know

 

sorry that you hit the turkey, but you got off real light. You could have been killed.

I hit a turkey while travelling in the Texas hill country in 1986 in my new Ford pickup. I was only going 60 mph. It too flew from off the road into my path.

The turkey was only a hen and didn't weigh more than 15 pounds.
It hit the grill and top edge of the hood with such force it felt like I hit a bowling ball! Feathers filled the air. We stopped and the damage was really bad. It cost $600 to fix.

If that turkey had hit our windshield we may be dead right now.
Thank the Lord that you did not get a direct hit.

Cheers

 

ohh god! there are so many funny stories on this site now...this is great. i love how he tells it so seriously. "well i was passing some people but i was going 120 but i slowed to 105" so considerate and Texas Arkansas, same thing... only there!

 

good story!

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