The incident and ensuing legal action have sparked intense controversy and divisiveness in the small-town community of Waverly Hall, Georgia. It has upended the life of the 17-year-old, whose first turkey — almost certainly a domestic bird — has been deemed physical evidence by the county. The high-school senior, who was 16 when he shot the turkey, was suspended from his public high school. Now he's living with relatives out of state while awaiting trial in juvenile court, according to his parents, who spoke on the record with Outdoor Life. See more videos and reporting from OL News Editor dac.collins via the link in bio, or at outdoorlife.com/turkeyfelony #hunting #turkeyhunting #youthhunter #outdoorlife #GeorgiaHunting #georgiahunting #Georgia #turkeyseason