Guess it was my pride....

I took off and got her up to about 70 going upriver. A bunch of water turkeys started bailing out of the old cypress trees and I told the guy with me I was going to try to hit one as it flew across the river. Heck, bout the time I got to pulling up on it, that dang bird decided to eject some wieght so he could gain altitude. It looked like a AK47 was shooting in front of me from the pattern I was driving right at. It hit the left front and went straight across the drivers console (me included). Course this guy thought it was the funniest thing he ever saw. Got that crap in my beard and mustache. I smelled it for months after that. No more running at water turkeys now. Got rid of the boat after a few accidents and go slow now.