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Offline Moe the Sleaze

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2019, 02:45:40 PM »
Bango - Did those snakes rattle at you? Or were they the quiet type?

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2019, 02:51:39 PM »
The one in the foreground did.  The one in the background didnt.

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2019, 06:07:23 PM »
Has anyone seen Rattlers in 113, just so I can take more precaution as I have not seen any in the area I was in. And nice job bango there is no doubt you will get another one. One question I have is when calling are you doing sequences or calling for the whole time, calling is another first for me

I have only seen one rattler east of 395 and it was only a couple miles east. 113 is highly unlikely to see one.

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2019, 06:26:11 PM »
Very nice, and cool story.

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2019, 07:21:39 PM »
I really wouldnt be over concerned about snakes.  Pay attention in areas that seem extra "snakey" like the rocky ridge area i found those, but rattlers arent all too common in the northeast in my experience. 

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #20 on: August 07, 2019, 07:57:59 PM »
Cool!
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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #21 on: August 07, 2019, 08:37:02 PM »
great bear! :tup:
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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #22 on: August 07, 2019, 09:09:11 PM »
Awesome day man, thanks for the story!

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #23 on: August 07, 2019, 09:11:45 PM »
Nice story and pics - congrats on the bear!  Just got a distressed fawn call myself and am looking forward to giving it a try next week.  Any thoughts on how fast you want to get the meat packed out and cooled down in this heat?  I shot my first bear on the high hunt a few years ago and it was in the 30s at night so hanging game bags over night worked just fine, but have never hunted this early before.  I usually hike in a ways but am thinking I want to be no more that 3-4 miles from my rig to prevent meat spoilage.

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #24 on: August 07, 2019, 09:18:00 PM »
I wouldnt even consider killing a bear 3-4 miles from my truck in this heat, but thats me.  You got to get the fat off the meat and the meat off the bone pronto, and have coolers full of ice waiting at your truck.  90-100° temps can ruin meat fast.

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #25 on: August 07, 2019, 09:23:33 PM »
Wow! You made that seem too easy. I feel like I could go out tomorrow with my call, go to work with it, then shoot a damn bear. Nice job and congrats!

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2019, 09:50:25 PM »
Awesome!  The calves and fawns have a little better chance next spring!

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #27 on: August 07, 2019, 09:57:26 PM »
Congrats fine looking bear. Snakes are nasty this year. Had a fatty rattler come after us at the lake the other day for no reason was trying to get close enough to bite us. One of the meanest snakes I have ever seen.
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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #28 on: August 08, 2019, 05:49:53 AM »
 Probably a little bit off subject, but does anyone know if there are any laws or rules about killing Rattlers in Washington. If not I would like to get a few and cook them up, first I would have to find one

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Re: Snakes, sheds and bears. Eventful day in the woods.
« Reply #29 on: August 08, 2019, 08:33:33 AM »
Nice job Bango! In 20 years of hunting Huckleberry I've never seen a rattler up there. I guess they do exist.
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