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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: MtnMuley on April 13, 2012, 11:53:54 AM

Title: Turkeys and Rattlers
Post by: MtnMuley on April 13, 2012, 11:53:54 AM: Just a heads up for everybody hitting the hills this weekend, as was the turkeys and ticks thread. I had a close encounter this week with a big aggressive rattlesnake while scouting for turkeys. This is the earliest I've seen one out other than going to dens. Thank God he decided to make noise, or I would have stepped right on him while hiking though the grass. He was extremely aggressive for this time of the year, especially with the mild spring we've had. This won't deter me one bit, but just beware of the possibility of an encounter. Good luck.
Title: Re: Turkeys and Rattlers
Post by: woodywsu on April 13, 2012, 12:13:34 PM: I stepped on one rattler yesterday and found another one. Both were near den sites, but weren't as slow as I like them to be.
Title: Re: Turkeys and Rattlers
Post by: Moose22 on April 13, 2012, 09:03:07 PM: I thought ticks were creepy but, RATTLERS :yike:
Title: Re: Turkeys and Rattlers
Post by: bobcat on April 13, 2012, 09:11:12 PM: No need to worry about rattlesnakes.

Heck, some people enjoy sleeping with them:
Title: Re: Turkeys and Rattlers
Post by: Lingcod on April 13, 2012, 09:39:42 PM: As far as I know there is no season for them and they are good eating :tup: thanks for the heads up