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Author Topic: Another Hunter invading my turf  (Read 621 times)

Offline Carpdaddy

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Another Hunter invading my turf
« on: June 11, 2016, 09:55:00 AM »
Went out Green Apple hunting again this morning mainly just to try out some cane arrows from my new bow..
 
Then I spotted another Hunter behind my target. I tried to be nice and yet let him know that this was my turf. I tossed him a few apples for the road and ask him to leave, he left without incident. (Or Apples)
 
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2016, 10:57:00 AM »
Where are the closeup pics???
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2016, 11:11:00 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Blackhawk:
Where are the closeup pics???
That's it, close as I'm getting anyway!!
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2016, 11:14:00 AM »
Any idea what kind of snake?  Black Mamba?    :smileystooges:
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2016, 11:30:00 AM »
Can't see from the picture , what kind of snake is it ?
I think you should go back to him and get a very close picture of the scale pattern .
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2016, 01:28:00 PM »
Don't think there are any Black Mambas in Ky so I'll say black snake. Did have gold looking spots up the back.
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2016, 01:30:00 PM »
I am with Graps, need a close up in focus, maybe a couple views from angles.   :biglaugh:
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2016, 01:54:00 PM »
If that were Texas we would call it Blue Indigo
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2016, 02:01:00 PM »
black rat snake...
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2016, 02:48:00 PM »
Enlarge the picture and you can see the gold looking spots up the back. No closeup photos will be taken by me!
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2016, 02:58:00 PM »
Not much detail but it looks like a rat snake.

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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2016, 03:03:00 PM »
I have regular visits for black rat snakes.  If I see them, I just escort them to the woods.  If my wife sees them, I catch and remove the snake.  Used to, if she saw a snake, she got her pitchfork and started a fight with it.
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2016, 04:08:00 PM »
Yes, and while you're at it a closeup of the eyes would be nice so we can rule out 1)triangular head 2)elliptical pupils and 3) pits in front of them, lol!
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2016, 04:59:00 PM »
Pretty sure its a rat snake. Oldgoat, I don't think indigo snakes are found that far up.
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2016, 06:59:00 PM »
Maybe you could get him to smile for the picture. Then take a selfie of the both of you shaking hands.
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2016, 11:18:00 PM »
Remember snakes eat rats, rats have fleas, fleas carry the plague, the plague killed a third of the worlds population twice. Snakes are good.
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2016, 11:48:00 PM »
Find his brother and you have your next bow limb design.
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #17 on: June 12, 2016, 08:27:00 AM »
Yep, he was cruising lookin for the rat that's been eatin your apple chunks. We only have Grey Rat snakes this far south. We often saw Black ones in North Alabama. Purdy critters   :thumbsup:

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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2016, 02:05:00 PM »
It was pretty, I just sent him on his merry way. But I can assure you that when I go to pull arrows that I will be looking carefully!
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Re: Another Hunter invading my turf
« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2016, 05:28:00 PM »
Yup Tony.....black rat snake. Harmless and helpful. I understand running him off your honey hole green apple hunting spot. ...wouldnt want him getting any big ideas. ..lol

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