It is mating season and turkeys are terrorizing Walla Walla County by taking over the area, damaging houses, rain gutters and even denting cars.



Walla Walla is a prime place for the turkeys to hang out because there are more than 200 sources of food for them.



“They’ve got it made here. There’s no predators to them at all and they know it’s good to stay here,” Scott Rasley with the Department of Fish and Wildlife says.



Many residents are tired of having the turkeys prowl the neighborhood.



"It got to a point where everywhere we turn to...there were turkeys and turkey droppings…and turkeys on our roofs and turkeys everywhere,” Donna Wujek, a Walla Walla resident said.



The turkeys have made life for those working with the Department of Fish and Wildlife very busy.



"I've had several calls last spring and the spring from home owners here in town that are 2:30 - 3 in the morning. The toms are gobbling," Rasley said.



Their mating calls bring in more feathered visitors. However, a certain pack of 25 turkeys have been bothering young kids on their way to and from school.



"It's pretty frightening, that's a pretty good size bird and they're the same height. Their wingspan go six feet and they like to swat them with their wings," Rasley said.



People wearing anything red or blue become a target for the turkeys. That is a symbol of aggression for the birds.



The Department of Fish and Wildlife are baiting certain areas where they know the turkeys typically are. They have been trapping the turkeys and releasing them into the mountain.



"I want the turkeys to still exist and I want them just to be in more of a natural habitat,” Rasley said.



With close to 1,000 turkeys in the county and only so many wildlife workers, it may take a while before everything is under control.



