brin
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Hey Larry.....Just a word of caution....as long as you have snapping turtles in your lake it is not advisable for any males to skinny dip ....if you get my drift....Ouch !
Snapping Turtle Removal
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Hey Larry.....Just a word of caution....as long as you have snapping turtles in your lake it is not advisable for any males to skinny dip ....if you get my drift....Ouch !
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Yeah, my imagination jumps right in there! - worse than pain. I wonder what the chance of them attacking like that are vs say ... biting a foot that kicks them.Hey Larry.....Just a word of caution....as long as you have snapping turtles in your lake it is not advisable for any males to skinny dip ....if you get my drift....Ouch !
,,, My wife lost a little mole to a fish tho. Free minor surgery. Ya dont want to be still much or theyll try you out.
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I like frog legs!
Ummm, but this brings up another issue. CLEANING? Can't one just cook it until it falls off of the bone, like cooking chicken? Maybe you are just referring to the "gutting".
I'm pretty tough, and can survive pretty self sufficiently, but cleaning fish is not something I like to do. How is this compared to cleaning fish? Maybe I can flirt enough to get someone else to do it for me, especially if I throw in a 6 pack of beer!
I watched my Dad clean several. Takes more than a six pack. Knowing what he was doing it would take him about an hour. Lots of small cuts of meat in several locations. Nasty business.
farmgirl19
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An hour to clean?!?! And then I have several hours of cooking. Unless one of you sweethearts wants to come clean them for me, not likely to happen. I'd increase the ante to a 12 pack!
In the meantime, I'll use them for target practice!
creekbend
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I am posting this info from experience. While I lived and worked in Florida, I used to hunt and fish with a friend of mine, whose father had a hunting camp in the Everglades. The camp was "Grand Fathered" in as long as his Father was still living, and then the land went back to Federal and State ownership. I have seen and engaged "Alligator Snapping Turtles" several times. They are HUGE and fear NOTHING. Perhaps BullBreaker will chime in, since he lives in that part of Florida? It is extreamely difficult to dispatch one. You have to turn them over to get to the Under Belly. They remind me of something left over from prehistoric times. I have even had them follow me onto land and keep coming. They will not stop. Please read the STATS regarding the Alligator Snapping Turtle. Rest assured that if YOU have a confrontation with ONE, it will remain in your mind forever. Photo Gallery | Loggerhead Acres Turtle Farm BTW, the largest recorded one weighed 247 pouns. The males are larger than the females. The videos are very interesting. Enjoy.
farmgirl19
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creekbend; I have seen them, but not had *that* encounter. Sounds to me like the .22 is the best option, if one sees them! A turtle that will chase me onto land, is like a bull that will chase me in my own pasture. Decision made!
creekbend
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Once while hunting with my friend and relaxing by the Camp Fire, one even approached the Fire. We were frying fish and hushpuppies. Perhaps he smelled the food, but he was definitely not that afraid of the fire. He didn't touch the firepit, but the fire, itself didn't deter him in his advancement toward the Food.
Don87
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I used to catch snappers all the time. The largest had a shell that would could almost be used as a lid on the old 'galvanized' garbage cans(probably showing my age here).
I used two methods to catch them.
One was to tie heavy fly fishing line to a tree near the turtle hole in the bank, with a steel leader on the end, with a large treble hook and part of a bluegill. and the other was tie the flyline rig to a gallon milk jug with about 6 feet of line total attached.
Worst part was pulling the turtles out of their holes.............one tough job.
Well worth the effort though, even with the 1 hour cleaning time, as they are very tasty:thumbsup:
I've had soup, fried in flour, and barbecued on a Hibachi grill.
I used two methods to catch them.
One was to tie heavy fly fishing line to a tree near the turtle hole in the bank, with a steel leader on the end, with a large treble hook and part of a bluegill. and the other was tie the flyline rig to a gallon milk jug with about 6 feet of line total attached.
Worst part was pulling the turtles out of their holes.............one tough job.
Well worth the effort though, even with the 1 hour cleaning time, as they are very tasty:thumbsup:
I've had soup, fried in flour, and barbecued on a Hibachi grill.
tractchores
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We used to get them n a similar pond every year. Our method was to put a piece of plywood propped on the edge with enough space for the turtle to get under. They always go under, then sneak up, flip off the plywood and catch it in a big net. We used that technique a bunch. We the. Released them into a nearby brook, which is where they came from anyway.
CowboyRon
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I have heard about an easy turtle trap to make but we haven't done it yet.
You secure some plywood to the bottom of a tire on the bank of your pond. Then secure a plywood ramp to the tire, so they can get in, and get stuck.
My dad says the Asians will pay good money for this delicacy.
You secure some plywood to the bottom of a tire on the bank of your pond. Then secure a plywood ramp to the tire, so they can get in, and get stuck.
My dad says the Asians will pay good money for this delicacy.
