A man showing off a turkey he thought he had killed was shot in the leg when the wounded bird thrashed around in his car trunk and triggered his shotgun.
"The turkeys are fighting back," said county Sheriff Ron Skiles.To make matters worse, it turns out Larry Lands, in his early 40s, and his 16-year-old son, Larry Jr., were hunting a week before the start of turkey season and will probably be fined, the sheriff said.
The accident occurred last week after the Lands shot the turkey and put it in the car, along with a loaded shotgun. They drove to a neighbor's house to show the bird off.
While the son was pulling the turkey out of the trunk it began struggling, according to the sheriff, and its claw fired the gun. The shot went through the side panel of the car and into the senior Lands' leg.
Lands was in satisfactory condition in the hospital.