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Title: Snake hunting info needed
Post by: Froggigger on April 20, 2016, 02:39:19 PM

Hello all been awhile since I been on couldn't find my old login info so have different username now. I am looking for the best place to find rattlers for a Friday and Saturday hunt. On State land so I can stay in a tent those nights. What's the best time of year to go. Thinuking maybe mid June?

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Post by: bhawley76 on April 20, 2016, 03:14:09 PM

Blue lake, Sun lakes area have always been a good place do go drive around at dusk. Hope that helps.

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Post by: DaveMonti on April 20, 2016, 04:07:35 PM

There are tons of them in the Sinlahekin Valley.  There is a "Blue Lake" there, but not sure if it's the same. 

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Post by: Jonathan_S on April 20, 2016, 04:47:39 PM

Any rocky canyon roads... May and June during the warm day, cool night time. 

Below is a graphic of how I hunted snakes in high school

 :4w: S S S S S

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Post by: JoeE on April 20, 2016, 05:08:45 PM

Is snake hunting really a thing? Yuck, I hate snakes!

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Post by: PlateauNDN on April 20, 2016, 05:41:02 PM

Find some rocky areas then drop a bomb, snake hunting complete.  :chuckle:

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Post by: Bill W on April 20, 2016, 06:05:36 PM

Rocky Ford creek at the fish hatchery is reputed to be "snakey"

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Post by: heronblu on April 20, 2016, 07:28:41 PM

Lower Crab Creek area has a ton of them. We killed and ate four of them last weekend and tanned the skins. Not too much meat on them but the skins came out great. We probably saw 50 or 60 snakes over the course of the weekend.

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Post by: Froggigger on April 20, 2016, 07:41:31 PM

Thank you everyone!

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Post by: Naches Sportsman on April 20, 2016, 07:50:02 PM

Oak creek wildlife area. I know where 6 snake dens are.

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Post by: TripleB on April 21, 2016, 12:55:43 PM

I got my username put back to triple b thanks everyone for the info.

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Post by: TripleB on April 24, 2016, 05:33:48 PM

Got one more question for anyone who has done this before. I'll be about 4 hours from home and will be staying the night over there. What is the best way to keep the snake skins from rotting before I get home to tan them? Skin and put on ice? Or leave whole (minus the head obviously) and skin at home?

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Post by: Pinetar on April 24, 2016, 05:42:20 PM

Bring a big piece of cardboard and skin them then stick on the cardboard. They will dry within a day or so and be as crisp as a dollar bill when you peal them off.

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Post by: 7.62Warbird on April 30, 2016, 06:34:29 PM

I usually take a half a dozen pint jars with a brine in them. Skin the snakes roll them up and pop them in the jar. Screw lid on and store. Rinse them off when I get home and pin them on a board.

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Post by: konradcountry on May 11, 2016, 09:24:35 AM

My advice would be to find a rocky public trail in Eastern Washington near water access and then bring a handgun with shotshell or glaser. Take a long walking stick as well. 

You could also get on a hiker or ATV forum and ask around. ATVs cover a lot of ground and come across nests that they want cleared.

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Post by: LDennis24 on May 11, 2016, 10:23:33 AM

Escure ranch just down from my house. Try looking around the elevator in Revere as well. Lot's of den's around there. I always heard propylene glycol worked good for preserving them until used. :dunno:

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Post by: Frank_Gtz on May 11, 2016, 03:23:20 PM

Anybody know where to find rattlesnake near tri-cities?

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Post by: Jburke on May 22, 2016, 06:45:42 PM

I've seen lots of them around the Snake and Grand Ronde rivers.

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Post by: steve04 on May 22, 2016, 09:57:21 PM

Following.

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Post by: Ghost Hunter on May 23, 2016, 07:31:01 AM

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2016/may/20/rattlesnake-season-begins/