haven't you seen South Park? turkeys are dangerous but you can count on an Etheropian named Marvin to get rid of their bodies after the battle so it all works out :)
Not many people believe they can. Wild turkeys can actually fly fairly far. I've been walking my dogs on my land and spooked a mother turkey from her nest, and she flew up to a tree branch about fifteen feet in the air. Of course we left the nest alone and walked away in case something happened.