Criminal turkey now the 'mayor' of the town it's terrorizing
Smoke the wild turkey is now the mayor of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. Or, well...he's an honorary one, at the very least.
Authorities have spent the past couple of months, trying to capture the mischievous bird, who has a penchant for standing in traffic and chasing school children, according to the Washington Post.
Afraid that he would eventually cause a traffic accident, or be harmed himself, the authorities have been trying to trap and send Smoke to a wildlife sanctuary. So far, he's evaded all attempts to capture him.
"Our animal control officers are pretty good, but he has some ninja-like moves," Ashwaubenon Public Safety Commander Randy Tews told the WashingtonPost. "They have a hard time getting him."
Eventually, Smoke became something of a local celebrity in Ashwaubenon – so much so that people have started calling him "the mayor." There's even a Facebook group about the turkey called Smoked Turkey — Mayor of Ashwaubenon.
SEE ALSO:7 videos of people setting their Thanksgiving turkeys on fireThe group currently has 1,700 members, some of whom are having T-shirts made in Smoke's honor.
As the WashingtonPostreports, while some residents of the town have complained about Smoke's antics, most seem to enjoy the turkey's presence, and feel he's brought "a sense of community" to the town. As nice as it is to have such an exciting presence in the neighborhood, authorities saythat they're hoping that once snow falls Smoke will move along and return to his natural environment.
Good luck out there, Mayor Smoke.
[H/T: The Washington Post]
Featured Video For You
This robot can serve the turkey for you this Thanksgiving
相关文章
Prime exclusive deal: $50 off Govee floor lamp
GET $50 OFF:As of July 19, the Govee floor lamp 2 is available at Amazon for $99.99, down from $149.2024-09-22- 雨城区南郊乡南坝村2组胡成芬,为给父亲过生日,到市区买菜时买回皮蛋食用,造成7人中毒住院。“过去听人说吃皮蛋会导致中毒,自己还当是吹牛的玩笑话,这次我终于尝到吃皮蛋的厉害了!”5月21日,面对仍躺在2024-09-22
Writer and activist shares Twitter thread about the language people with dwarfism have to deal with
Eugene Grant, a writer and activist for the Restricted Growth Association (RGA), shared a thread on2024-09-22- 荥经人像图蒙顶山人脸图一张从浏览卫星地图软件“google地图”中截取的卫星图片成了荥经县委宣传部副部长陶雄辉的电脑桌面:卫星地图呈现出奇特图案,这是一个站立着的人像,头戴羽冠,眼、鼻、嘴齐全,身着长2024-09-22
Against All Odds: How Netflix Made It
Home video rentals were already a $16 billion industry when Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph decided2024-09-22- 市民选购粽叶 雅安日报讯 一年一度的端午节又要来了,虽然各大超市竞相上市口味、品种各不同的粽子,然而我市市民自买粽叶包粽子的风俗仍不减。 从22日起,在市区苍坪路菜市等各大菜市场,便陆续出现了大批选购2024-09-22
最新评论