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Seriously bummed right now. Took my two lead dogs out coon hunting last night. Pretty warm out and ran through several deer. Saw quite a bit of old and fresher coon sign, but no strikes. I was only going to hunt until about 1030 since I had to go to work today. I heard old Bo let out a pretty loud yelp. I called out to him but he didn't come in right away. The Garmin showed he was still moving, so I wasn't too worried about him. About 15 minutes later he comes in staggering and falls down. I get over to him and the whole right side of his head is enormous. His nostrils were so swelled up I don't think he could breath through them. I had to take the collars off of him so his airway was open. He couldn't walk, so I started carrying him back to the truck, but he died about halfway back. Pretty sure he ran into a rattler. Looked like it caught him right below his eye. He was 7, right in his prime.
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sorry to hear this, never easy losing a dog.
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I am so sorry.....what an awful way to lose one...
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Sorry to hear that it;s sad to loose a dog.
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Very sorry my friend. Its NOT fun to loose a dog right before winter come.
I am very sorry.
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Warm falls like this make the rattlers late travelling to their den areas. back in 1987 I got a new pup, and took her to a place that I'd hunted for 15 years, and never saw a snake. It was mid-october, and still warm, and the rattlers were EVERYWHERE! We got out of there, but not before a rattler struck at the pup and a fang grazed her skin just next to the toenail. That tiny scratch made her leg swell up. A full bite probably would have killed her. Sorry to hear of your loss. Dogs get to be like family...
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I'm very sorry for your loss
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Oh my Machias---Sorry to hear that. That was fast. Poor guy. sounds like a snake,but you think he got kicked my a deer? any horses around?? not likely--just thinking outloud
Sorry Bud!
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No he won't mess with a deer or livestock, the way it swelled up I'm 99% sure it was a snake. He was broke off of game and livestock real good, never even gave deer a sideways glance.
Thanks everyone!
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Sorry to hear about your dog. I lost my best dog ever back in the late 90s. Still makes me sad. The thing is, you gave him a great life doing exactly what he wanted to do more than anything else. What more is there.... Still sorry to hear you lost one, though.
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I'm so sorry about your dog, Machias. It must be a hard day for you. That's a sad story.
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Sorry to hear about your dog.I lost a beagle to a rattler once it was pretty bad she got bit on the tongue and I had my two boys with me they were four at the time . Not a good time for anyone.
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Never a good feeling when you lose a great friend....especially one who doesn,t judge you but just loves to be with you. Sorry man
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Here he was on Saturday, bear hunting over in ID.
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Sorry for your loss at least he was doing what what he loved to do...
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