UPS Delivery Guy Captured In Video Trying To Escape Wild Turkey Attack In Branford

BRANFORD, CT — The tables have turned. From hunted to hunter.

The now viral video with almost 6 million views, a TikTok video of turkeys chasing a UPS driver as he continues to deliver packages as seen in a Branford apartment complex, is at once hysterical and a little scary.

In the video, the driver runs frantically and quickly from the two wild birds, who are right on his heels. But he carries on, running from apartment to apartment delivering parcels. He laments, at 40, he shouldn't have to run for his life from a few turkeys ... and shares a few choice swear words at the pursuing birds. He even tries to sneak through the UPS truck side door at a clip. Still, he's no match for the creatures.

It's funny, but also, a wild turkey attack can be quite serious. Audubon magazine has tips on how to survive a wild turkey attack: "Just remember, don't turn around!"

Wild turkeys are so acclimated to living in a human environment, they have little fear of people. There is no shortage of videos featuring attacking or menacing wild turkeys assaulting mail carriers and delivery people.

It turns out that spring is the worst season for wild turkey attacks, as males are uptight going into breeding season.

Audubon explains:

To the turkey’s many avid fans, this turnabout may seem like fair play. After all, our species has put theirs through the ringer. Due to overhunting and habitat loss, Wild Turkeys were once driven to near extinction in many regions, and only since the 1970s has an impressive reintroduction and conservation effort brought the treasured game birds back nationwide—today, they number in the millions and thrive in many suburbs and cities. Meanwhile, the 46 million domesticated, commercially-raised turkeys typically eaten on Thanksgiving aren’t exactly living the good life either (these farmed butterballs are physically and behaviorally very different compared to the agile wild birds but are still the same species).