TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
I grabbed a big fucker by the tail when I was a kid. I let go pretty quick when he reached around to bite me. Then I used a shovel handle and the sucker hammered down on it. That's a scary thing for a 10 year old.
-
ICMag with help from Landrace Warden and The Vault is running a NEW contest in November! You can check it here. Prizes are seeds & forum premium access. Come join in!
You know you live in the country if......
- Thread starter Bud Green
- Start date
I have seen turtles with about a 3" diameter neck. They get nasty when you catch them on land and disturb them. They are hell on fish in the ponds. I shoot them when I can. The big ones I find, definatly get shot.
You know you live in the country if......
...you know that most animals, even the little 15 lb. ones, are more than capable of fuckin' you up...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I learned about snapping turtles when I was about 10 years old too..
My buddy and I used to sneak into the municipal golf course thru a hole we made under the fence.
We had learned that we could make money by wading barefooted and waist deep in the "water hazard" pond, finding lost golf balls,
and selling them to golfers by the "Pro Shop"..
The guy who ran the golf course hated us, and was always chasing us off, but he was a fat fuck and couldn't catch two 10 year old kids...
One day we were in the pond and I saw something up on the fairway. We went to investigate.
Turns out it was a huge snapping turtle..(We didn't know that yet)
I had a tootie roll pop in my mouth and said to my friend, "I wonder if it's a snapping turtle?"
I held it out in front of the turtles face...Wham..that turtle's neck stretched out and he snatched the tootsie pop outta my fingers in a flash!
Turns out we found out later, the golf course guy had put that turtle in the pond to bite me and my friend..
The really sad part is, the turtle was dying because of the DDT they used to spray on the pond in those days, to kill the mosquitoes...
..
...you know that most animals, even the little 15 lb. ones, are more than capable of fuckin' you up...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I learned about snapping turtles when I was about 10 years old too..
My buddy and I used to sneak into the municipal golf course thru a hole we made under the fence.
We had learned that we could make money by wading barefooted and waist deep in the "water hazard" pond, finding lost golf balls,
and selling them to golfers by the "Pro Shop"..
The guy who ran the golf course hated us, and was always chasing us off, but he was a fat fuck and couldn't catch two 10 year old kids...
One day we were in the pond and I saw something up on the fairway. We went to investigate.
Turns out it was a huge snapping turtle..(We didn't know that yet)
I had a tootie roll pop in my mouth and said to my friend, "I wonder if it's a snapping turtle?"
I held it out in front of the turtles face...Wham..that turtle's neck stretched out and he snatched the tootsie pop outta my fingers in a flash!
Turns out we found out later, the golf course guy had put that turtle in the pond to bite me and my friend..
The really sad part is, the turtle was dying because of the DDT they used to spray on the pond in those days, to kill the mosquitoes...
..
Lucky boy!! I don't mess with them. They are fun to shoot in the pond too. A little Rossi single shot .22 I have is deadly with them.
BarknPunkin
Member
My dad told me snappers got him thru the depression years. He was talking about turtles, I THINK.
They are supposed to be edible. The fish sure like nibbling on turtle debris when I hit one with a .44 from the lever gun.
Can remember cleaning a snapping turtle with my grandpa when I was young. Shell was about 10 inches long. He put an open pliars close to its face, and when it bit he squeezed the pliars, pulled its head and chopped it off. That head did not let go the whole time of cleaning turtle.
Was cool to see it with lower shell removed, it has different colored sections, 7-9 different colors. Supposedly they have distinctive Tastes as well, like one was chicken
and one beef, but I don’t remember trying it
Don't get me wrong, I leave a few turtles alone in the pond. They are useful for dead fish and such. But if one gets more than 8" around on the shell, or a head as big as a walnut, well I bring the Rossi down to the pond when I feed the fish in the summertime. They pop their heads up to see what all the racket is.
Snakes are another topic.
Snakes are another topic.
You know you live in the country if......
...you know that most animals, even the little 15 lb. ones, are more than capable of fuckin' you up...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I learned about snapping turtles when I was about 10 years old too..
My buddy and I used to sneak into the municipal golf course thru a hole we made under the fence.
We had learned that we could make money by wading barefooted and waist deep in the "water hazard" pond, finding lost golf balls,
and selling them to golfers by the "Pro Shop"..
The guy who ran the golf course hated us, and was always chasing us off, but he was a fat fuck and couldn't catch two 10 year old kids...
One day we were in the pond and I saw something up on the fairway. We went to investigate.
Turns out it was a huge snapping turtle..(We didn't know that yet)
I had a tootie roll pop in my mouth and said to my friend, "I wonder if it's a snapping turtle?"
I held it out in front of the turtles face...Wham..that turtle's neck stretched out and he snatched the tootsie pop outta my fingers in a flash!
Turns out we found out later, the golf course guy had put that turtle in the pond to bite me and my friend..
The really sad part is, the turtle was dying because of the DDT they used to spray on the pond in those days, to kill the mosquitoes...
..
This little one wont fuck anybody up ... I stumbled across and was able to get a picture past Spring
straya....mate...
interview with an Aussie Bogan - describing being shot at while doing a burn out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JP45Z4lyQ
interview with an Aussie Bogan - describing being shot at while doing a burn out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JP45Z4lyQ
You know you live in the country if......
...you know that most animals, even the little 15 lb. ones, are more than capable of fuckin' you up...
..
fucking roosters! those my grandfather kept attacked everything on the farm. grumpy SOBs...
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
I challenge that. It's the liquid stuff these days.
fucking roosters! those my grandfather kept attacked everything on the farm. grumpy SOBs...
I remember a rooster going after my mom and her grabbing it by the neck in mid flight and giving it a one handed crank snapping it's neck. "There... We'll have him for dinner." Scary shit for an 8 year old. lol
St. Phatty
Active member
I designed that one and built it. On the right side there the door opens down and there are six nest boxes with trays right there. Easy to get the eggs and slide the trays out for cleaning. Above it is another trap door that opens for ventilation in the summer. There is also an automatic slide up chicken door that gets pulled up with a 12" actuator on a timer or remote control. The coop door is at wheelbarrow height for cleaning.
St. Phatty
Active member
I think it's easier to get a pedicure if you live in the city.
Although I do have some neighbors with belt sanders.
These are my entries in the Krusty Foot Olympics.
The local ski area opens in a week or 2.
It will be easier to fit my foot into a ski boot when this is tamed.
Treating it goes much easier when the skin is completely dry. Otherwise it's like sanding wet putty.
Can ICMag have a Krusty Foot contest ?
I like entering contests I can win.
Although I do have some neighbors with belt sanders.
These are my entries in the Krusty Foot Olympics.
The local ski area opens in a week or 2.
It will be easier to fit my foot into a ski boot when this is tamed.
Treating it goes much easier when the skin is completely dry. Otherwise it's like sanding wet putty.
Can ICMag have a Krusty Foot contest ?
I like entering contests I can win.
Attachments
