Manamal Report post Posted September 16, 2004 Just a friendly reminder: Watch for snakes!!! I was walking to one of my vantage points the other morning with one of my buddies and stepped ON a small rattler. It was early and cool so he was fairly lethargic, but man talk about gettin' the blood flowing!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
More D Report post Posted September 16, 2004 Lots of small, fat, huge rattlers and mohaves in 36c while dove hunting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpackhorse Report post Posted September 16, 2004 You aint a kidd'n More D, I seen more rattlers down there in the last month than all of last season, pert near stepped in the middle of two of em. I don't know when them things mate but these two looked to me as if maybe I busted them doin the wild thing, all inter-twined, got some cool pictures of em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
110orbust Report post Posted September 28, 2004 I have always believed seeing a rattle snake while hunting is a good luck oman. We killed three coues two years ago after nearly stepping on a rattler the night before. I was in 22 last weekend during opening morning of the elk hunt. During the middle of the day we about stepped on two timber rattlers. That night the big six-by came into the tyree stand we had just set up. (too bad my dads buddy choked) 110rbust Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted September 28, 2004 While coming out from sugar loaf mountain practicing my shootin a 4 foot diamondback came out on the road. So I stopped picked up a good sized rock and killed him with one throw to the back of it's head. I cannot stand rattlers they are posseessed in my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted September 29, 2004 110orbust, i would agree with ya, my grandfather bout stepped on a big ole bastard a few years ago, the next day my dad made a 250 yard shot on a runnin coues dropped him with one shot.havent seen one since, and dad hasnt killed a buck since, but i have killed 2. he has had chances but missd they were loooooonng shots. casey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted September 29, 2004 (edited) i got bit by some endangered rattler once. something like a mexican jumpin' rattler or some deal. anyway, he broke both fangs off on my rockhard massive bicep, finally broke the skin a little and then died from whatever he got from me. then the stinkin' fed's charged me with killin' and endangered species. i hate snakes! Lark. Edited January 1, 1970 by .270 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ernesto C Report post Posted September 29, 2004 Yes Lark there will be the day that you'll get attack by a mountain lion,he will bite your arms and neck really bad but finally you are able to get your hand gun and kill him;guest what you will get a big fine not only for killing a mountain line in an area that was closed to hunting that year but you'll also get a ticket for littering and leaving your blood and pieces of your sking on the ground.-Self defense. -Yea right they'll tell you. I'm going hunting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted September 30, 2004 Lark, I'm beginning to suspect that you are just making some of this stuff up. Case in point: There is no such thing as a "Mexican Jumping Snake", though the rest of the story sounds about right. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted October 1, 2004 (edited) Funny you guys started this topic since I almost stepped on a small rattler in a canyon on my elk hunt. I was coming home in the dark and kinda stumbled over a rock when I heard that familiar buzzing sound. I looked down and he was there about 12 inches from my leg. Eeeeeekkk... I wasn't even thinking about rattlesnakes as a danger in that area. Anyway, the next morning or maybe it was two mornings later it was the best rutting activity of my elk hunt. I got into a lust-crazed herd of cows and about 8 bulls. They were fighting and screaming and trotting around all over the place. I passed on three of them, hoping to get to the herd bull. One was a 6 point at 30 yards, one a 6 point at 10 yards and one was a 5 point at 5 yards. And I was in the open when that 5 point trotted right by me and bugled. Pretty awesome to be so close to a bugling elk. He was so supercharged he didn't even notice me. Anyway, maybe it was the rattlesnake that kicked in the rut Amanda Edited January 1, 1970 by CouesWhitetail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted October 4, 2004 Sounds like you got your money's worth on that elk hunt Amanda. Hunting rutting bulls is quite an experience. Good job on the passing up of the smaller bulls. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 ernesto, funny you should comment about the lion. who told on me? as far as makin' stuff up? now why would anyone ever accuse me o' that? i've just had a lot of life experiences. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted October 5, 2004 Yeah, me too Lark! Lots of experiences. And my mind is like a steel trap; everything that goes in there, gets mangled. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted October 6, 2004 yep, i always tell the truth, as i remember it. plus, i'm a fisherman. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
