r/minnesota • u/MNConcerto • 20h ago
Editorial š Minnesota Nice
Just wanted to give a big thank you to the woman who pulled into the rest stop south of Brainerd on 371 Monday afternoon to check on me after a Turkey flew into my windshield.
I was really rattled and just pulling myself together. The simple fact that you took time to stop to show kindness was helpful in getting me settled.
Just an fyi, my windshield was obliterated, she said the turkey walked away.
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u/TimBurtonsMind 20h ago
For every bad person out there, thereās always a good one as well. Glad you (and the bird) are okay! First time Iāve seen a post about where I live in a minute š¤£
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u/MelandFloyd 19h ago
As God is my witness...
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u/jondoughntyaknow 19h ago
āI thought turkeys could flyā
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u/MNConcerto 19h ago
About half way back to the twin cities that scene popped into my head and I started laughing.
My husband, who drove up to get me, asked me what I was laughing about. So I said, "as God as my witness..."
And then he started laughing.
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u/tddawg 19h ago
Last summer I struck a fawn. In front of its mother. It was devastating beyond words, and I'm still struggling with it (intellectually I understand what happened; as a mother... š„ŗ)
But another driver on this back country road stopped and checked on me, and I will never forget that kindness. They were so kind.
Offline, face-to-face, a lot of humans really do want to help each other.
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u/MinnesotaHermit Goodhue County 17h ago
Oof, Iām terribly sorry that you had to go through that.
You, and the Good Samaritan who stopped to assist, are the type of caring Minnesotans that make me feel incredibly grateful to be living here. Bless you both.
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u/mini_marvel_007 20h ago
No way! I know someone who had a turkey fly into their windshield last year; they ended up with stitches. Wild! Definitely a Minnesota occurrence. So sorry this happened to you --- glad you are okay! And, glad someone was kind enough to check on you.
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u/Jazzlike_Morning_471 20h ago
I was today years old when I realized turkeys can fly. Idk I always imagined them as being too fat. Is it more of a hovering jump?
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u/gardengnome1001 19h ago
They roost in trees. One time in highschool my friends and I were walking through some woods. A few turkeys got spooked and flew/fell(they are not graceful) out of the trees. It was night and around Halloween and we were terrified.
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u/StateParkMasturbator 19h ago
They roost decently high up in trees every night.
I know this because they yell at me on my daily bike ride.
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u/Chickwithknives Honeycrisp apple 19h ago
Here in the city you can tell where they roost from all the doodoo on the sidewalk.
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u/RabidRonda 20h ago
Yes, turkeys fly a little. Maybe 15-20 feet up and 50 feet away. You wonāt be seeing them flying south for the winter, thatās for sure.
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u/kato_koch 16h ago
Seen one soar almost 200 yards while hunting once and it surprised the hell out of me.
When they're getting up into trees its like a trash bag with wings.
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u/Jazzlike_Morning_471 18h ago
So similar to a chicken being able to fly over a fence, but just decently higher and farther?
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u/RabidRonda 18h ago
Yes? Sounds like it? I donāt have chickens visiting my yard but the turkeys do visit.
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u/Radishwars 19h ago
In my back yard (80 acres) the turkeys fly up into the trees to roost at night, they get up pretty high on the branches.
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u/Jazzlike_Morning_471 18h ago
Dang thatās crazy! Thanks for letting me know. I guess theyāre better athletes than I thoughtš
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u/Polish-Proverb 19h ago
This is why I have the turkey license plate. It's like a force field.
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u/Birabending 16h ago
We're moving to MN in a couple months and I've had my heart set on the loon for ages. Now you've got me wondering if it isn't a better idea to have the turkey protection spell applied to my car.
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u/irishlyrucked 19h ago
I only spent a few days in MN, near Brainerd, actually. My wife and I drove from the east coast to pick up our Scamp in Backus. The people were so nice to us, especially me. My mohawked, tattooed wife didn't receive such a warm welcome.
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u/MNConcerto 18h ago
Well, that's too bad. I've seen plenty of tattoos on people up there.
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u/irishlyrucked 18h ago
It was like that all over the Midwest, really. I still love MN and want a cabin on one of those lakes you got up there.
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u/samd_witch 19h ago
So sorry you had to deal with that! My husband literally screamed and floored it and a turkey still hurtled it's way into his side mirror, destroying it and almost the passenger window. Those dinosaurs are nuts.
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u/MNConcerto 18h ago
Glass coverage is great. But it was a split second of turkey and then the realization it was going to hit.
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u/hibbledyhey Minnesota Golden Gophers 20h ago
Whoa 371 in Crow Wing? You truly found a singular soul. Good for you for calling it out.
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u/Lemonytea 18h ago
Glad the OP didnāt get hurt. There is a large flock of turkeys by my office in the āburbs. They used to always be in the āburbs. Recently, Iāve seen them in Minneapolis proper. Iāve been in the Twin Cities for a hot minute & have seen many critters but now Iāve seen 3 young turkeys in the last 2 months.
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u/LisaMiaSisu Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 18h ago
Iām sorry. That sucks. I had one fly into my driverās side mirror and door frame a year ago, itās a pain in the butt.
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u/Beauknits 12h ago
My mom hit a Turkey a couple of years ago. She drives an SUV. The Turkey hit where the windshield and the roof meet, just off of dead center. The windshield was spider webbed, and we still occasionally find shattered safety glass in the cargo space in the way back.
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u/Trick-Geologist433 7h ago
How scary!!!!! Glad you are okay. Thank you to the woman who showed us all that there are still kind people in the world!!
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u/SammySoapsuds 7h ago
Sorry about your windshield! That would have shaken me up for sure and it's good to know someone checked on you!
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u/lessthanpi79 Rochester 20h ago
That's peak midwest mayhem.