Post by: River on March 25, 2015, 02:55:52 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on March 25, 2015, 02:58:23 PM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on March 25, 2015, 03:00:12 PM
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Post by: pd on March 25, 2015, 03:43:52 PM
I have some limited experience there, and have never seen a snake. Please ask others with more experience.
Post by: jackelope on March 25, 2015, 03:49:01 PM
I think he must have meant SE Washington?
The Klickitat is not really SE Washington either.
:dunno:
It's sort of in the southern middle of the state, isn't it? A little west of center....Could be the "breaks" of the Klickitat River...I assume there are some snakes there but I really don't know. I've never been there.
Post by: River on March 25, 2015, 07:16:03 PM
Post by: 270Shooter on March 25, 2015, 07:21:05 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on March 25, 2015, 09:22:16 PM
The klickitat has a lot of snakes. Boots would be a good idea if you plan on hiking around in there during the summer.This! There are plenty of rattlers down in Klickitat county. Plenty.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 25, 2015, 09:33:27 PM
I have never wore a set while hunting but it's not a bad idea. I deal with snakes a lot and have only got grabbed twice. Once was my boot and the other was my pant leg. I didn't think I would ever scream like a girl but when you see a snake strike and stick on your leg. Let me tell you what, you scream like a girl! Neither of them by the grace of god got into my skin. If the one that got my pant leg had got into my system I don't think I would have made it out. I was in a hole and it would have not ended pretty.
Post by: Jingles on March 25, 2015, 09:40:15 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 25, 2015, 09:45:03 PM
Post by: pd on March 25, 2015, 09:47:08 PM
if you don't have snake boots or chaps do not wear the pecker pants (Spandex) wear something loose and baggy
C'mon, Jingles. Have you really ever seen a hunter in Spandex?
Pecker pants. Sheesh. This could be the start of a great thread.
But I agree with you: Loose leggings better for snake strikes.
Post by: lokidog on March 25, 2015, 11:03:21 PM
Post by: ATM green head machine on March 26, 2015, 04:17:02 PM
I used to turkey hunt the Klickitat area and have seen lots of... ticks and poison oak, but I never saw a snake. I never even thought about it, so maybe I was just lucky.any turkeys on the island over there. :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on March 26, 2015, 05:05:16 PM
Yes there is plenty of snakes here. We have had a bit of a cold snap here the last few days. I hate it when the days are colder and they are out. Less likely for them to buzz, more likely to just strike. I have killed far less snakes on the west side of 97 then on the east side. When you get into rocks or sage that is when you start seeing them. More diamondbacks then anything. Very few timber rattlers up high. I use to ware a pair fixing fence in the spring. After getting grabbed twice. I always seem to walk into them in the spring.
I have never wore a set while hunting but it's not a bad idea. I deal with snakes a lot and have only got grabbed twice. Once was my boot and the other was my pant leg. I didn't think I would ever scream like a girl but when you see a snake strike and stick on your leg. Let me tell you what, you scream like a girl! Neither of them by the grace of god got into my skin. If the one that got my pant leg had got into my system I don't think I would have made it out. I was in a hole and it would have not ended pretty.
The only specie of rattlesnake in Washington State is the Western Rattlesnake.. ...No timber rattlers or diamondbacks. Lots of color variations of the Western rattler.
blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/03/21/rattlesnakes-in...
Mar 21, 2011 ˇ The only rattlesnake species found in Washington State is the Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis). Western rattlesnakes live in warm, ...
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on March 26, 2015, 05:27:38 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on March 26, 2015, 05:34:40 PM
Post by: Rob Allen on March 26, 2015, 07:31:49 PM
Personally the furthest west I have seen rattle snakes has been at the first lake east of Bingen along hwy 14 and I have seen them there often..
I have encountered 1 rattle snake along the Klickitat river tight at the Lidel campground he was the same color as the oak leaves on the ground
seen lots of them on the Deschutes and other areas, been buzzed a few times but never struck at but i leave them alone as well when I do see them,, unless they are on the road then I usually try to shoo them off the road so they don't get hit.
I think they are really cool creatures...
I don't imagine snake boots would be a bad idea if you were walking in the brush or rocks but if you can see where you are walking and actually watch your step you'll be fine..
Ticks are thick this year though... went for a hike last Saturday from Lidel to dead canyon ( short hike) I had 8 ticks on me, my wife had 1 and our dog 70 or so..
i recommend not going up there alone this time of year simply to have someone check you for ticks
Post by: The Gobble-stopper on March 27, 2015, 06:54:25 AM
Post by: ghosthunter on March 27, 2015, 07:12:59 AM
I got close once over around Republic. Coming down through a sage slope I hopped up on a big rock to sit. Happen to look over the side and there was a 3 inch hole going under the rock.
Laying outside the hole was a big snake skin.
Poof I was gone.
Post by: Odell on March 27, 2015, 01:03:54 PM
Post by: Gobble on March 27, 2015, 01:10:36 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 27, 2015, 01:43:47 PM
Yes there is plenty of snakes here. We have had a bit of a cold snap here the last few days. I hate it when the days are colder and they are out. Less likely for them to buzz, more likely to just strike. I have killed far less snakes on the west side of 97 then on the east side. When you get into rocks or sage that is when you start seeing them. More diamondbacks then anything. Very few timber rattlers up high. I use to ware a pair fixing fence in the spring. After getting grabbed twice. I always seem to walk into them in the spring.
I have never wore a set while hunting but it's not a bad idea. I deal with snakes a lot and have only got grabbed twice. Once was my boot and the other was my pant leg. I didn't think I would ever scream like a girl but when you see a snake strike and stick on your leg. Let me tell you what, you scream like a girl! Neither of them by the grace of god got into my skin. If the one that got my pant leg had got into my system I don't think I would have made it out. I was in a hole and it would have not ended pretty.
The only specie of rattlesnake in Washington State is the Western Rattlesnake.. ...No timber rattlers or diamondbacks. Lots of color variations of the Western rattler.
blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/03/21/rattlesnakes-in...
Mar 21, 2011 ˇ The only rattlesnake species found in Washington State is the Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis). Western rattlesnakes live in warm, ...
I understand that. We just call the big green rattlers we have only found in the mtn's. Timber rattlers even though they are just a different pigmentation of skin color.
I have a couple places that I go when looking for snakes and I can find them just about every time I go looking for them during the right time of year. I have lived here my whole like and can tell you there is a fairly high number of snakes. Just because you don't see them does not mean they are not there.
Post by: BullCrazy24 on March 27, 2015, 01:52:52 PM
tons of rattlers from the white salmon river all the way throughout the east klickitat gmu!
Post by: Deer slayer on March 27, 2015, 09:25:18 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 28, 2015, 09:20:01 AM
Post by: dawei on March 28, 2015, 03:51:19 PM
Post by: Okanagan on March 28, 2015, 04:16:26 PM
I didn't think I would ever scream like a girl but when you see a snake strike and stick on your leg. Let me tell you what, you scream like a girl!
:yeah: That's exactly what I did-- screamed like a girl. It was a small snake and somewhere inside I knew simultaneous to my scream that my boot was probably adequate-- but I still screamed. Embarrassing. Never would have believed I would do that.
I've been threatened by bull moose, grizzly bears, armed men and disarming women-- and only screamed when the snake struck my foot!
Post by: WoolyRunner on April 15, 2015, 12:54:45 PM
Post by: motg9_6 on April 15, 2015, 01:30:20 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 15, 2015, 01:56:46 PM
How do you know if you got a tick?
Check yourself. Use a long handled mirror for your crevesis or have someone else look for you. Good luck! Not to wory most ticks around here don't have lime disease? So I'm told?
Post by: Wazukie on April 15, 2015, 02:09:53 PM
How do you know if you got a tick?
Check yourself. Use a long handled mirror for your crevesis or have someone else look for you. Good luck! Not to wory most ticks around here don't have lime disease? So I'm told?
Ya, tell that to the guy here that is dying from it. Not everyone gets it but it is there for sure.
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on April 15, 2015, 07:21:34 PM