South Hill turkey home-defense system fails

It’s a question that’s plagued Spokane homeowners for years.

How do you keep the turkeys out?

Maria Hartshorne thought she might have the answer. And in August, when a flock of turkeys descended on her South Hill home she had the chance to test it out.

She released the … cat.

“When a small flock of … avians settled in my front garden on Wednesday, I dispatched what I thought would be a sure deterrent; Iker, the fearless turkey-hunter,” she wrote in an email.

But Iker quickly realized this wasn’t his fight…

“Alas, being a sensible fellow, he assessed his foe and beat a hasty retreat,” Hartshorne said.

I’m not sure I’d call that relaxed pose a retreat … but clearly Iker is not going to solve Spokane’s turkey problem.