Post by: Brownie28 on March 06, 2012, 07:14:20 PM
Post by: WA hunter14 on March 06, 2012, 07:23:09 PM
Post by: FALFire on March 06, 2012, 08:29:05 PM
is it leagal to kill them?
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: Ohhhhhh Yeah
Post by: Bigtine96 on March 06, 2012, 08:35:01 PM
And no its not worth the time, Every one that I killed last year was when I was running down back roads. I only killed them because there are kids that ride there bikes down these roads and play. Didnt want the risk to be there...
Post by: pjb3 on March 06, 2012, 08:48:24 PM
Be great if someone can point me in a right direction/place/time :hello:
Post by: Brownie28 on March 07, 2012, 07:13:46 AM
Post by: boneaddict on March 07, 2012, 07:19:02 AM
Sorry I work in a hospital so I had to chuckle. The money was in the poision, but not sure if that is still marketable. make sure you have good health insurance though. :)
Post by: Woodchuck on March 07, 2012, 07:27:49 AM
pjb3 where abouts are you located? i know of a few places around my area here in walla walla that hold a lot of rattlers. found a den last year and didnt realize it till i was standing in the middle of it. killed 4 before it got too intense for me. and out of that same area the past 2 years ive killed about 25 snakes. about 20 of those i wasnt even looking for. if your ever over here send e a PM id be more than happy to go out and show ya around.I am in Walla Walla, I would love to know where that is. :tup:
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on March 07, 2012, 07:43:40 AM
Post by: pjb3 on March 07, 2012, 10:50:00 AM
pjb3 where abouts are you located? i know of a few places around my area here in walla walla that hold a lot of rattlers. found a den last year and didnt realize it till i was standing in the middle of it. killed 4 before it got too intense for me. and out of that same area the past 2 years ive killed about 25 snakes. about 20 of those i wasnt even looking for. if your ever over here send e a PM id be more than happy to go out and show ya around.
I'm north of Seattle bout an hour but for sure willing to travel. WHen do you think they will be out? I'd definitely be up for some if you can show me the places
Appreciated much
Post by: Brownie28 on March 08, 2012, 05:25:17 PM
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Post by: Brownie28 on March 08, 2012, 05:39:12 PM
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 08, 2012, 05:42:28 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 08, 2012, 06:12:50 PM
Post by: PlateauNDN on March 08, 2012, 06:30:11 PM
Post by: Forrestrover.02 on March 08, 2012, 09:48:45 PM
Nice shirt brownie! :chuckle:
Ya, Brownie, that's a great picture! The snakes, the t-shirt, the little dogs in the background!
Post by: Forrestrover.02 on March 08, 2012, 09:51:05 PM
Post by: sebek556 on March 08, 2012, 10:42:46 PM
Bone I'd let you film me catching one :chuckle: haven;t caught a rattler yet, a few cotton mouths, a copper head, and a wild 8ft python in florida( did that one bare handed with no tongs).
Post by: stealth on March 09, 2012, 08:01:53 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 09, 2012, 08:35:49 PM
Post by: pjb3 on April 20, 2012, 06:16:32 AM
Post by: boneaddict on April 20, 2012, 07:16:11 AM
Post by: fillthefreezer on April 20, 2012, 07:25:19 AM
Post by: boneaddict on April 20, 2012, 07:31:16 AM
Post by: ghosthunter on April 20, 2012, 07:39:39 AM
Post by: buckfvr on April 20, 2012, 07:54:39 AM
Post by: HUNT on April 20, 2012, 07:55:31 AM
Any word yet if they are out yet and where to get them?
They were out last weekend. My son and his friends caught about 40 of them in a couple hours. Should be another great weekend this weekend with the temps warming to 80 on Sunday.
Post by: pjb3 on April 20, 2012, 08:13:30 AM
Any word yet if they are out yet and where to get them?
They were out last weekend. My son and his friends caught about 40 of them in a couple hours. Should be another great weekend this weekend with the temps warming to 80 on Sunday.
Where? Where? I have it on my list of things to do this year
Post by: HUNT on April 20, 2012, 08:45:20 AM
Post by: pjb3 on April 20, 2012, 08:51:24 AM
:tup:
Post by: HUNT on April 20, 2012, 08:57:06 AM
Post by: lokidog on April 20, 2012, 09:02:57 AM
would love to find a spot in wa to get after em, i like them in some olive oil with minced garlic and salkt and pepper, chunked up small enough to eat like a chicken wing
Do you just eat the meat off the bones?
Post by: fillthefreezer on April 20, 2012, 09:31:53 AM
Post by: Brownie28 on April 20, 2012, 10:43:40 AM
Post by: gramps on April 20, 2012, 02:46:33 PM
Thanks
Post by: pjb3 on April 20, 2012, 03:38:12 PM
If anyone wants to share their 'spot' , I am interested in a few.
Thanks
No one is talking, I'm trying myself
Post by: mossback91 on April 20, 2012, 03:39:22 PM
Post by: lokidog on April 20, 2012, 10:32:48 PM
Post by: wints13 on April 20, 2012, 10:54:57 PM
Post by: danderson on April 21, 2012, 06:59:40 AM
Post by: pjb3 on April 21, 2012, 07:23:46 AM
OK, so who's organizing the First Annual Hunt-WA Rattlesnake Roundup? :chuckle:
I would but it would be best for someone that knows where to go :chuckle:
Post by: KopperBuck on April 21, 2012, 05:06:55 PM
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Post by: boneaddict on April 23, 2012, 07:19:04 AM
Post by: ribka on April 23, 2012, 07:27:01 AM
Post by: Arteman on April 23, 2012, 09:54:38 AM
Here's one from near our place south of Pilot Rock last week.That looks like a good one, but I've only seen a few wild ones in my life, that was a few to many. I was south of Pilot Rock this weekend with my dog, I was stepping lightly but was more concerned for her. Are dogs more immune to bites, or is there a shot you can give them if bit? I was going to research this before taking her back in snake country this year again now that its warming up.
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Post by: runamuk on April 23, 2012, 10:34:21 AM
I'm in on a rattlesnake roundup, seen a few in the E-burg area, I know of another spot by a popular fishing lake, we could do a combination fishing/snake roundup :chuckle:
I am not leaving the main roads until it freezes again.....hate rattle snakes....
:dunno: you guys are crazy!
:yeah: :yeah:
Post by: firefighter4607 on April 23, 2012, 11:29:35 AM
If anyone wants to share their 'spot' , I am interested in a few.No one is talking, I'm trying myself
Thanks
pjb3 I will let you in on my sceret..... From about now until Sept-Oct. I drive the local roads about 2-5 hours after dark. The snakes will come out on the road to warm up on the surface. I will drive places where we have seen and killed them lots of times before. I have never eaten them.
Once you find one on the road, I will walk up to them with a 22 long rifle and point the barrel fairly close to there head. Now you sway the barrel back and forth slowly the snake will start to follow the barrel once his head is following it bang dead snake. Some time when we are traveling down the roads we run into one we will use a shovel, rock or whatever we have in the trucks to kill them.
Post by: KopperBuck on April 24, 2012, 04:11:33 PM
Here's one from near our place south of Pilot Rock last week.That looks like a good one, but I've only seen a few wild ones in my life, that was a few to many. I was south of Pilot Rock this weekend with my dog, I was stepping lightly but was more concerned for her. Are dogs more immune to bites, or is there a shot you can give them if bit? I was going to research this before taking her back in snake country this year again now that its warming up.
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I can speak to this pretty well as my father is a vet. You'll need an initial vaccine and then a booster about 4 weeks later. Then after that typically you'll only a yearly vaccine. Canines are definitely more susceptible to the effects of the venom. If you're going to be around it, go with the vaccine.
I have an uncle in Burns, OR, who trains bird dogs on rattlers. Pretty neat deal.
Post by: Kowsrule30 on April 24, 2012, 06:43:49 PM
Post by: pjb3 on April 25, 2012, 08:27:42 PM
Post by: Mathews Heli m on April 28, 2012, 06:56:10 AM
Oh ya,,, I always see rattlesnakes around Banks Lake.:yeah: i have seen a few up on top of steamboat. almost stepped on one., and he struck at me. good thing he was smaller so he didnt get me
Post by: Snopczynski on April 28, 2012, 06:58:44 AM
Post by: boneaddict on April 28, 2012, 07:00:26 AM
Post by: KopperBuck on April 28, 2012, 10:51:19 AM
Post by: splitshot on May 04, 2012, 09:24:17 PM
Post by: boneaddict on May 08, 2012, 04:14:11 PM
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Post by: shoot-em-dead on May 08, 2012, 04:24:33 PM
Post by: Idabooner on May 09, 2012, 08:32:17 AM
This weekend
You got more guts than I got to crawl down that hole with three of them laying there.
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Post by: boneaddict on May 10, 2012, 07:05:47 AM
(that pic was from Friday before I came up by the way)
I still want to go back to see if thats a hot den though. Its in the right position but the substrate is all wrong. I bet that main tunnel up under the tree that is collapsed is a good wintering ground for them. Beams and rock and dirt and needles. If it has any sort of exit hole......
Post by: boneaddict on May 10, 2012, 07:11:27 AM
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Post by: shoot-em-dead on May 10, 2012, 07:16:53 AM
Post by: Brownie28 on May 10, 2012, 10:16:38 AM
Post by: boneaddict on May 10, 2012, 04:17:48 PM
Post by: shoot-em-dead on May 10, 2012, 06:11:20 PM
Post by: pjb3 on May 30, 2012, 03:55:01 PM
How about some hot spots since I'm figuring they are out in force, I might be wrong though
Post by: HUNT on May 30, 2012, 10:17:32 PM
Post by: boneaddict on May 31, 2012, 02:19:10 PM