A mailman has been rescued from a gang of wild turkeys by police.

The postal worker was delivering mail in Hillsdale, New Jersey, when the vicious flock surrounded his truck, trapping him inside.

He called his postmaster, who felt he had no choice but to phone 911.

A mailman has been rescued from a gang of wild turkeys by police in Hillsdale, New Jersey. Pictured, wild turkeys steal food left out for other birds in the town

The bizarre phone call caused the police officer at the end of the line to burst out laughing, but he did send out two cops to take on the birds.

The 911 recording, obtained by CBS New York, starts with the postmaster saying: 'You're not going to believe this.'

He continues: 'I got a carrier that's being attacked by wild turkeys who won't let him deliver the mail.

'This has been going on, it's crazy. They're actually attacking, biting, they chase the trucks, everything.'

Police said about seven turkeys penned in the mailman on Tuesday afternoon, who escaped uninjured and did not wish to be named.

Tom Smith, from Hillsdale Police Department, said the letter carrier was worried the 20-pound turkeys might attack him if he left his truck.

The postal worker was delivering mail when the vicious flock surrounded his truck, trapping him inside. Pictured, turkeys blocking a road in Hillsdale, New Jersey

The postal worker's boss phoned 911 after the turkeys trapped the mailman inside his truck on this street

'I don't know if he's had a run-in with these turkeys before,' Smith added.

Smith and another officer scared off the birds by 'walking towards them', the New York Post reported.

The United States Postal Service said the mailman had to miss three houses on his route because he felt threatened by the turkeys.

'The safety of our employees is a top priority. We are treating this incident like any other animal attack and will resume delivery to these three homes when we can assure the safety of our employee,' a spokesman said.

Neighbors told the Post that the gobbling turkeys are no fine feathered friends, and are known to attack people.