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alledan
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GAYLORD, Mich. - State conservation officials may ruffle a few feathers when they trot out their latest enforcement tool.
A robotic turkey that rotates its body and fans its tail is being used in some northern Michigan counties as an anti-poaching device.
Department of Natural Resources officials are planting the bird - nicknamed Robo Turkey - during turkey hunting season to see if poachers gobble the bait.
Authorities put the lifelike bird into service in response to property owner complaints about roadside hunting, said Sgt. Greg Drogowski, of the DNR's law enforcement division in Gaylord.
Robo Turkey saw duty over the weekend, but wasn't shot at, Drogowski said. The bird attracted more than one curious onlooker, though.
"We've had them stop and start using turkey calls," Drogowski said.
One driver spied the bird, stopped, roared off and came back with a friend. Drogowski expected to see a gun barrel poke out the window; instead, the occupants shot photos.
The bird cost about $1,000 and was donated to the state by the National Wild Turkey Federation. The fake turkey isn't bulletproof, though a replacement head came with it.
Where there is no vision,the people perish!
A robotic turkey that rotates its body and fans its tail is being used in some northern Michigan counties as an anti-poaching device.
Department of Natural Resources officials are planting the bird - nicknamed Robo Turkey - during turkey hunting season to see if poachers gobble the bait.
Authorities put the lifelike bird into service in response to property owner complaints about roadside hunting, said Sgt. Greg Drogowski, of the DNR's law enforcement division in Gaylord.
Robo Turkey saw duty over the weekend, but wasn't shot at, Drogowski said. The bird attracted more than one curious onlooker, though.
"We've had them stop and start using turkey calls," Drogowski said.
One driver spied the bird, stopped, roared off and came back with a friend. Drogowski expected to see a gun barrel poke out the window; instead, the occupants shot photos.
The bird cost about $1,000 and was donated to the state by the National Wild Turkey Federation. The fake turkey isn't bulletproof, though a replacement head came with it.
Where there is no vision,the people perish!
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