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| TScottW99
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The bear question brought up another one in my mind... Do ya'll ever see snakes in the spring gobbler woods? Knock On Wood.. I have yet to see one while spring gobbler hunting. I have seen them while bowhunting, trout fishing, small mouth fishing, etc... but never while turkey hunting. I thought for sure I would see one last year in the rocky dry creekbed moutains we were hunting but I quess we were lucky.  | ||
| knight_va
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I have seen a few Black snakes ..but no bad ones yet.. I hope I dont!...I ALWAYS look before I sit down..lol Max | ||
| GN |
A lot of black ,garter snakes, and common water snakes. Nothing poisioous yet...fingers crossed etc...I am careful to look though , especially on south slopes later in the spring. | ||
| Turkey Lady
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A hunting buddy of ours took his girlfriend with him one morning. And you guessed it, she sat down right beside of a snake. She wasn't really sure what is was because it started slithering away before it got really light enough to identify it. But, I have been fortunate enough not to take a seat next to one. | ||
| Big Bird |
Just black snakes. I usually do not see copperheads or rattlers in the woods until late June. | ||
| turkeypicker |
I had a buddy sit down against a big oak tree a few years ago to work a gobbling bird. He felt something moving under his rump. He stood up and low and behold he was sitting on a huge timber rattlesnake!! I honestly think he didn't go turkey hunting as much after that incident! Really spooked him. | ||
| HODY |
In the past few years I have not seen one alive turkey hunting. However last spring just up the road from the lease a log truck ran over a rattler that was as big around as my arm and over 4 ft long. IT WAS HUGE. I have an old friend that almost sat on one and to this day he carries snake off with him hunting and sprinkles it around his tree. | ||
| Ambusher |
Check out these "critters"if your thinkin about huntin Florida gobblers!Ill probably never have an Oceola to my credit.Give me Tennessee bears & boars any day! http://www.fullstrut.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000274.htmly, | ||
| Ambusher |
Check out these "critters"if your thinkin about huntin Florida gobblers!Ill probably never have an Oceola to my credit.Give me Tennessee bears & boars any day! http://www.fullstrut.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000274.html, | ||
| swampgobbler870
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I hope that guy never goes on an african safari he'll need that aflac duck !!! | ||
| TScottW99
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LOL :D | ||
| GN |
I am not sure if I can believe this really happened(as it goes agst all my snake theories on when snakes become active in the spring) but a good friend 's grouse dog was bitten by a copperhead LAST week...next to a rock pile in a very sunny south facing slope..dog was treated quickly and is fine...hmmmm. | ||
| DoubleH |
I just found this forum and hunt Rappahannock County. Last year was my first day turkey hunting ever I did run across a small copperhead. Luckily I was just hiking at that point and not sitting. I've always thought snakes were pretty cool so I was alot more interested in him than he was in me. |