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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11391 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:02 pm Post subject: Short hunting trip |
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I turned my horses into a neighbor's property that has a pond on it. When I went to return them to my property I ran into a Cottonmouth. Couldn't shoot it because I didn't want to be launched into space by a rearing mare.
So I went back today and hunted him in fine fashion as taught to me by a great deer hunter years ago. After a long arduous hunt (2 hours) I caught up with him. We dodged and weaved for a period of time and I finally got off a shot.
Slowed him down by a shot to the body and one to the head (sorry for the gore). Two .45 ACP rounds from my Kimber UCC II. He measured 30" from what was left of his head to his tail.
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DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
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Ominivision1 Super Member
Joined: Sep 20, 2010 Posts: 2984 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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Yup, shot a few rattlers in texas and one up here I have no clue what it was. Was shooting the 44mag with the (at the time) speer plastic caps for shot #7.
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8314 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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Bushy, is that one big enough to make a new pair of boots with? Maybe you should have let him grow some more. Surprise you haven't trained your horses to not be gun shy.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11391 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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The horses stand and watch me shoot on my range about 20 feet away and are not bothered by the gun fire. In fact, after a while they get bored and walk away. BUT...They are still horses and no matter how much you train them, they will prove to you that they ARE still horses.
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tikkat3 Super Member
Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 800
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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I'm a bit disappointed Bushy,
I thought you would be the type of bloke that would
pick it up by the tail,
swing it around your head,
then crack it like a whip
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9253 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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hope it tasted good.
good to hear you havent lost the knack of locating game.
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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If me and my horses are going to wondering around on the neighbors property, he had to be dispatched. Besides the neighbor lady likes to walk around her property and the pond. She was very glad to hear of his demise.
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moose2 Super Member
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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Moose!! What!??! No timber rattlers? Now don't lie to us...Tell the truth.
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moose2 Super Member
Joined: Mar 19, 2005 Posts: 707 Location: North Idaho
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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Bushmaster wrote: |
Moose!! What!??! No timber rattlers? Now don't lie to us...Tell the truth. |
Nope, not a lieing. You start finding rattlers further south of here, more towards the Snake river and Salmon area and most points south of there.
Those folks get to enjoy there company.
P.S. As a point of interest, or perhaps non-interest, rattlesnakes are a protected species in Idaho.
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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I'm glad we have one & one only venomous "Mr No-legs" here in the UK & he's rarely seen & his bite is very rarely fatal.
I've only seen ONE live snake so far in a dozen visits to the US & that was a couple of weeks back in northern NM - a gopher snake:
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:53 am Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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Im pleased they havent jumped the ditch YET unlike all those bartenders etc!!!
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:07 am Post subject: Re: Short hunting trip |
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_________________ Cheers, Vince
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