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Thread: Snapper Turtle
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04-22-2007, 10:04 PM #1
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Snapper Turtle
Got them in a pond (not Dice's). Whats the best way to catch em??
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04-22-2007, 10:08 PM #2
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Got'm in my pond too...catch one once in awhile on a worm baited hook. I don't mind them being in there and just turn'm back loose.
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04-22-2007, 10:08 PM #3
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Chicken neck on a string, wait about a day, then haul his As# In, Then what are you going to do???
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04-22-2007, 10:20 PM #4
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Just pick the thing up making sure you stay clear of the business end. Watch those claws on the feet too. Once you catch one, put it is a metal wash tub for transporting.
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04-23-2007, 06:54 AM #5
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22 long rifle.
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04-23-2007, 07:02 AM #6
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james has the right idea.I had one jump 3',little bugger almost got my finger.
Take your time & do it right!
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04-23-2007, 07:06 AM #7
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My grandfather used to catch them with a steel cage and cook them. Not much meat but really good. Tastes a little like chicken
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04-23-2007, 07:07 AM #8
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You could get lucky and some Asians move in near the pond.
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04-23-2007, 07:27 AM #9
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The brother's father in law has a large pond. We sit on the deck and wait.... He hits the shell, nothing. Then just hands me the rifle. Head shot at 50 yards. Two days later its a floater.
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04-23-2007, 08:23 AM #10
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Stick yer toe in
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04-23-2007, 05:09 PM #11
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Hmmm, I've got a 7mm Win. Model 70. Is that enough to get through the shell??
Originally Posted by James 3528
5 out of 4 people don't understand fractions
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04-23-2007, 05:57 PM #12
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Be a man
Dive in there and get him. Dive shallow though. Please.
Restle him to the top. Drag him in. Your prize and bragging rights. 
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04-23-2007, 05:59 PM #13
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Go on the internet, there are a lot of plans for turtle traps. The best ones for snappers are the one with a wedge shaped entrance below the water line. Snappers are pretty smart so we would make the wedge small end smaller than their tipical shell and put it on hinges held in the semi closed position by screen door springs. The snapper would see the opening push into it, spreading the opening and the springs would bring it back to a semi closed position. PS Chicken wire is not heavy enough for snappers, need to use the fencing fabric with the rectangle holes. Also they will bite thru wire ties.
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