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08/04/11 02:41 AM
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marcdt31
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just looking for a place to catch some snakes
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: marcdt31]
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08/04/11 02:46 AM
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Stompy
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I usually see snakes all over the ranch, but this year, I've seen more in Jan than any other time. I usually see between 15-25 a year and have only seen 1 and that was in April,,Well except for the 3 I saw in Jan. I guess the drought is getting to them as well..
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: btpatriot]
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08/04/11 02:51 AM
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txmudder
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You should have been here yesterday!
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: txmudder]
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08/04/11 10:51 PM
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jdw
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You can sell them at rattlesnakes roundups by the pound if you have a nongame permit. Also to eat them
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: marcdt31]
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08/05/11 01:59 AM
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TAT
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just looking for a place to catch some snakes where are you located at?
It's not how you fall, It's how you get up.
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: TAT]
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08/05/11 07:47 AM
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skinnerback
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I hunt down in Duval County. What's crazy is everywhere you go on the ranch there are TONS of mice/rats/quail/rabbits running around but I have yet to see the first rattlesnake. I've been walking that place for years now & found some big snake sheds but the only snake I've seen is a big Blue Indigo. With all of the "snake food" around I know there's plenty of them out there, just surprised I haven't seen one yet. Last lease that I was on in Duval we saw plenty rattlers? Well it's the ones that you don't see that get you I guess lol!
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: skinnerback]
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08/05/11 01:55 PM
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MikeBillington
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If you plan to catch rattlers you will need a noncomercial non game collectors permit which is usually about $25. If you plan to sell them then you will need a dealers non game collector permit which runs around $200. If you keep less then nine of any specie of non game, which rattlers fall under, then you do not need a non game collectors permit. Remember that is just for keeping them not catching them. Anytime you actively catch them a permit is required.
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: Stompy]
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08/05/11 01:58 PM
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MikeBillington
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I usually see snakes all over the ranch, but this year, I've seen more in Jan than any other time. I usually see between 15-25 a year and have only seen 1 and that was in April,,Well except for the 3 I saw in Jan. I guess the drought is getting to them as well.. The severe last winter killed a bunch of them in their dens. It was too cold for too long.
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: MikeBillington]
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08/06/11 12:26 AM
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Erathkid
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So thats what happened,it makes perfect sense.I dont miss them at all,we used to kill rattlers and copperheads quite often.I've yet to see a snake since last year.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: Erathkid]
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08/06/11 03:09 AM
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HLo
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I have a place in Duval and we saw (2) in one evening 4 weeks ago....they are there....usually see them in May, June....then again in Sept to Nov.
HLo
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: HLo]
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08/06/11 06:42 AM
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indianapigsticker
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good luck with those snakes
A hunt based on only trophies being taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be,time to commune with your inner soul as you share the outdoors with the birds,animals, and fish that live there. -Fred Bear
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: indianapigsticker]
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08/06/11 02:29 PM
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Bear Charge
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Still no answer as to why?
"Democracy is a sheep and two lions voting. Liberty is a well armed sheep contesting the vote."
Ben Franklin
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Re: rattlesnake
[Re: Bear Charge]
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08/06/11 02:32 PM
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MikeBillington
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Asator, I tell you why: it is a major kick in the rear to go and catch live rattlers. We've been doing it for 40 years and it is a thrill every time we go. You just got to know what you are doing and be safe.
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