I started off my spring break for 2013 by being the camera guy for an episode of Bullets & Broadheads on Sportsman Channel. We had the opportunity to video a hunting show about the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup, the largest in the world. We were able to get several cool shots of the booths and the Jaycee's handling the snakes. Plus we were able to video the rattlesnake hunting itself on a ranch just a few miles east of Sweetwater. following the hunt, we finished the night off by putting on chaps and getting inside the pen with over 1,000 rattlesnakes beside our feet. This was a very interesting feeling....... Every snake you see in the pics below is alive.







After we had our fun playing with snakes, I spent the remainder of the week pig hunting with a vietnam veteran friend of mine from NM. He loves meat hunting and has never had the chance to harvest some wild pork before. We were able to kill 4 pigs during our 3 days of hunting. The first morning I killed a 100lb sow in the dark, then we hopped in the polaris ranger and chased down the weened babies, he got two with his AR before they left the field.




Then later that night, we went spotlighting and was able to chase down a 200lb boar, a pig he was very happy to brag about the size. What amazed me was he gut shot it on the run with his 300 win mag using a 180gr bullet and I still had to finish it off in the head with my .270 600 yds later. I've gut shot several big pigs with a .270 but never had them go past 100yds.........pretty crazy. We took pics in the night and then had it propped up for pics in the daylight the next morning. All in all, it was a very eventful spring break.

Wow that would be interesting. Was anybody wearing a Depends while in the Pit

Ohh! That looks like an adrenaline rush

im out on the snakes

Why do they have their cuffs duck taped? I am thinking there would be a rush of some other body fluids if that were me!

If you stand still in the pit long enough, the rattlesnakes will try to crawl up your pant legs to get warm

Killer, Oh Killer, Where are you Killer???

He'll never go in the field again without tying the pant cuffs!

those snakes make me want to

Looks like an awesome time ! Man, I missed the roundup again ! dangit ! I've always wanted to go out and see that.

Looks like ya'll had a great weekend for sure.

Not no, but NOOOOOO

Looks like a fun spring break to me.

Great pics

Great post and pics, definitely not something you get to do everyday

Them snakes better watch out for the one trying to come down my leg...wink.

I woulda soiled my jockeys

Next time invite TxKiller!!

I would have had a panic attack in that pit.......

It's to keep the "rush of some other body fluid" from getting on the floor

I am not entirely sure, but if I remember correctly, there was a lady that had a snake go up her pants and was bit. My guess is that the duct tape has something to do with that incident

Looks fun!

Looks like a ball Andrew! Can't wait to see the footage when it airs.

Kudos to you for taking a veteran hunting.

Good Times, That Fella in the Orange looks like if you got a little outta hand, he might just grab you by the Ear and straighten you out

Haha, no thats just his preferred "trophy pose." He was very excited to get away from home and gave some fun shooting swine.

If a rattlesnake tried to crawl up my pants leg it would be meet with something hot and stinky to push it back down!!!