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Offline howlow

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Sheep Hunting and snakes
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:44:44 PM »
I'm curious most of the places sheep live there are lots of rattle snakes  The people who have hunted rams what precautions do u take to not get bite from a rattle snake   I was in a sheep area couple of weeks ago and saw 5 rattle snakes on the road made me think if I got drawn how would I deal with the chance of getting bite.   thanks for any input  I'm trying to prepare myself if I ever get drawn or help someone get there ram

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2017, 06:50:54 PM »
Put in go the late tag if there is one or wait for the sheep to get out of the snake areas. Clemans sheep are only near snake dens half of the time.

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2017, 07:05:35 PM »
 :yeah: go late and won't have to worry
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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2017, 08:05:31 PM »
 Man up and hunt don’t worry about snakes. People see and hunt around snakes every year walk around them and leave them alone. The only time you here of someone getting bit if they are screwing around with them.


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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2017, 07:10:23 AM »
Knock on wood but I haven't seen a snake during my time in sheep country yet.

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2017, 07:35:54 AM »
When I hunted clemans for sheep years ago I made almost a dozen scouting trips throughout spring and summer and didn't see a single snake. Then during the hunt still nada.
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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2017, 08:04:00 AM »
I wonder what odds are worse? Getting bit by a rattler or drawing a sheep permit.





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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2017, 08:22:41 AM »
Seen two during our scouting trips and one during the hunt on the pack out. Be careful in the canyon bottoms and really rocky areas, other than that don't worry about them.  :twocents:
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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2017, 08:50:03 AM »
I wonder what odds are worse? Getting bit by a rattled or drawing a sheep permit.

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Didn't see any on my Sheep hunt in Chelan.  I know they are around but I didn't worry about it, I had more pressing matters.   ;)   :tung:

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2017, 09:45:13 AM »
I wonder what odds are worse? Getting bit by a rattler or drawing a sheep permit.


Very smart post.  I never thought of it like this.
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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2017, 09:48:22 AM »
Your odds of the snake bite is better

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2017, 10:08:01 AM »
Just hunt before 10 am, you’ll be ok.   

Ps.  Know what poison oak looks like.  I saw a Yakima river hunter standing in a patch of it.   I wonder if he is itching yet. 

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2017, 10:15:58 AM »
The only time you here of someone getting bit if they are screwing around with them.


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I know two people who were bit when walking through brush. One near wenas lake and another up waterworks.

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2017, 05:11:56 PM »
I probably wont have to worry about it odds of getting drawn is slim to none lol. 

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Re: Sheep Hunting and snakes
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2017, 04:25:36 AM »
I've hunted Mt Hull and Chelan Butte quite extensively seen many Rattlers on Hull, never any issues, they let you know when you're getting to close... :)

 


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