RadarTech
Elite Member
well folks,
over the last 2 months I have found a few copperheads around the property but NONE near the house..
The first 2 were on the ATV trail..
killed them with the tractor bucket.. Got lucky one was on a rock and I cut it to pieces! and the other was nearby and tried to strike the bucket.. I smashed it...
Well this afternoon I found the third...
It was under a woodpile that I was cleaning up..
6 logs all stacked togather about 15 feet long.
I pulled the first log off, cut it into thirds, and moved the thirds...
Pulled the second log off and cut 1/3 of it off and pushed the rest aside.
I then pulled another down, and cut it into half (smaller diameter) and moved it to the trailer with the rest..
Then I decided that the last 2 smaller diameter logs were not worth the effort... and pushed them over the bank figuring that they would stack up and hold the dirt I was planning on pushing that way...
That is when it showed up..
It was right there in front of the tractor bucket and I tried to cut it up..
BUT the ground was soft and that was not going to happen..
I figured it would come back closer to dark.. 30 min later I went out with the lil ole 22 and put some shots into the ground where he disappeared---
Yes I know the safety police will be out shortly...
nothing--
then about 20 min ago, I walked out on the front porch and thought I saw something over there...
grabbed the 22, loaded it up and headed out the door.
(it has a 17 shot tubular magazine, an old Stevens 87J-- I am almost positive this thing is 40+ years old and still shoots GREAT-- Dad gave it to me almost 20 years ago, and I know he had before I was born)
got down there and it was laying about where I tried to cut it with the loader...
and it had flies on it's tail end....
I climbed up on the last log there and commenced shooting..
Actually enjoyed this---
I hit it and it moved, I shot right behind the head and it turned towards me. 3 shots and almost cut it in half...
I was sure it was dead. --- for those reading slowly---- insert dramtic pause-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pause over!!
then with the shovel I pulled it up and tossed it on some flat ground--
and here it is:
It measures just shy of 3 feet..
Looks like it had a mouse in it's belly-- that came out when I shot it...
sorry for the blurry pics.. from my phone and it was getting dark...
It had a pretty color scheme... albeit deadly...
I left it where I took the pic.. I want to see if something comes and gets it..
J
over the last 2 months I have found a few copperheads around the property but NONE near the house..
The first 2 were on the ATV trail..
killed them with the tractor bucket.. Got lucky one was on a rock and I cut it to pieces! and the other was nearby and tried to strike the bucket.. I smashed it...
Well this afternoon I found the third...
It was under a woodpile that I was cleaning up..
6 logs all stacked togather about 15 feet long.
I pulled the first log off, cut it into thirds, and moved the thirds...
Pulled the second log off and cut 1/3 of it off and pushed the rest aside.
I then pulled another down, and cut it into half (smaller diameter) and moved it to the trailer with the rest..
Then I decided that the last 2 smaller diameter logs were not worth the effort... and pushed them over the bank figuring that they would stack up and hold the dirt I was planning on pushing that way...
That is when it showed up..
It was right there in front of the tractor bucket and I tried to cut it up..
BUT the ground was soft and that was not going to happen..
I figured it would come back closer to dark.. 30 min later I went out with the lil ole 22 and put some shots into the ground where he disappeared---
Yes I know the safety police will be out shortly...
nothing--
then about 20 min ago, I walked out on the front porch and thought I saw something over there...
grabbed the 22, loaded it up and headed out the door.
(it has a 17 shot tubular magazine, an old Stevens 87J-- I am almost positive this thing is 40+ years old and still shoots GREAT-- Dad gave it to me almost 20 years ago, and I know he had before I was born)
got down there and it was laying about where I tried to cut it with the loader...
and it had flies on it's tail end....
I climbed up on the last log there and commenced shooting..
Actually enjoyed this---
I hit it and it moved, I shot right behind the head and it turned towards me. 3 shots and almost cut it in half...
I was sure it was dead. --- for those reading slowly---- insert dramtic pause-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pause over!!
then with the shovel I pulled it up and tossed it on some flat ground--
and here it is:
It measures just shy of 3 feet..
Looks like it had a mouse in it's belly-- that came out when I shot it...
sorry for the blurry pics.. from my phone and it was getting dark...
It had a pretty color scheme... albeit deadly...
I left it where I took the pic.. I want to see if something comes and gets it..
J
