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Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 12:23 AM
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I want to get one this year . When is the best time of year ? Where’s the best part of the state to go ?
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8168660
02/14/21 12:38 AM
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ntxtrapper
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You can gas them anytime but it helps if it's a warmer winter day. You need to find the dens.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8168759
02/14/21 01:41 AM
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Pappashack
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Sweetwater Texas. Has the rattlesnake round up every year. I don’t believe it’s the first or second week of March
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 03:03 AM
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Stompy
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I just pick them up out of my yard.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 03:09 AM
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Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup March 12, 13, 14 2021
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8168871
02/14/21 03:23 AM
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If you can find them now, they're pretty slow!!
Beer and whiskey, 'cause you can't drink bacon!!
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 03:44 AM
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I just pick them up out of my yard. Stompy - what time of year do you see them?
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 04:13 AM
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TCM3
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I just pick them up out of my yard. No thanks!
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 04:36 AM
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TLew
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I just pick them up out of my yard. Damn Stompy, that's a biggun. Glad I didn't hear no shake and shimmy when I was over there last year
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8168964
02/14/21 05:29 AM
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jetdad
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Is that your DIY anti theft device on that truck?
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8169016
02/14/21 11:22 AM
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BbarVRanch
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The BEST kind of rattlesnake!
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8169438
02/14/21 04:44 PM
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spacejunkie
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The BEST kind of rattlesnake! Best way to handle a snake. ^^^^^^^^^
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 04:53 PM
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TCM3
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The BEST kind of rattlesnake! Best way to handle a snake. ^^^^^^^^^
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8169501
02/14/21 05:13 PM
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bigjoe8565
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The BEST kind of rattlesnake! Best way to handle a snake. ^^^^^^^^^ X3 BTW, nice looking pistola.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 05:29 PM
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The BEST kind of rattlesnake! Fantastic photo sir
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 05:38 PM
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Giblett
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You didn't shoot it enough times.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8169757
02/14/21 08:25 PM
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BbarVRanch
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You didn't shoot it enough times. You can see the two .45 caliber holes in the back of it's head... Ammo prices being what they are, and all...
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8169977
02/14/21 10:25 PM
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kphilli66
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A box of these would sure get the attention of porch pirates.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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02/14/21 10:40 PM
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Blank
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I can see it now. Put a big box on your front porch, with a switch on the bottom and a loud-azz rattle and vibrator inside!! Find the neighbor dead from a heart attack on your sidewalk.
Beer and whiskey, 'cause you can't drink bacon!!
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8170539
02/15/21 07:25 AM
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Sewer rat
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I went to high school in Sweetwater and caught hundreds of the darn things. Back then we got around $5 a pound for them which was good beer money. I think they offer guided hunts for them in conjunction with the roundup which is in March. If you want to do it on your own find south facing rock out crops with cracks or holes and pump gas fumes from a bug sprayer into the holes. The snakes will start pouring out. It can be quite scary as they will come out from everywhere. I remember one time in particular we were in a dry creek bed and pumping gas in a hole about waist level. We had caught two or three snakes when all of a sudden one came tumbling down the rock face from over our heads.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8170955
02/15/21 05:04 PM
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bp3
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Wild pigs have taken their share.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8170979
02/15/21 05:19 PM
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freerange
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Is it Walnut Springs(?) where they have a little snake roundup deal? Some little town close to Lake Whitney with a buncha bars/restaurants on the main drag and that seems to be about the whole town. I think its a common motorcycle ride from dfw.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8171026
02/15/21 06:03 PM
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Stompy
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I just pick them up out of my yard. Stompy - what time of year do you see them? March April May, September and October. But I've seen them every month of the year.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
[Re: jetdad]
#8171029
02/15/21 06:06 PM
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Stompy
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Is that your DIY anti theft device on that truck? Just relocating to a safer area.
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Re: Rattlesnake hunt
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#8171059
02/15/21 06:31 PM
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DQ Kid
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Freer TX used to have the state's 2nd biggest one after Sweetwater, may still have it. Steve McMichael of Chicago Bears fame and former Freer resident used to always show up in 80s and earlier 90s...Understand that it was quite fun to visit.
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