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Title: Turtles
Post by: myemmy on Jul 10, 2019, 06:41 PM

Anyone harvest and eat any turtles snappers

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: Mac Attack on Jul 10, 2019, 06:48 PM

30+ yrs ago I was volunteer fireman.
We had a guy in the Dept that knew how to clean and cook them.  Really dark and hearty soup.
Loved it.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: rgfixit on Jul 10, 2019, 07:39 PM

This one was about 2 feet across. Caught it while bullhead fishing.
(https://i.postimg.cc/sGpJq8Bz/IMG-2650.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sGpJq8Bz)

Happily, he spit the hook. Too gnarly for me to consider eating.

Rg

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: Mac Attack on Jul 10, 2019, 07:41 PM

Yea Bob.
Thank god.
They are nasty and gnarly.
Also loaded with bacteria.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: taxid on Jul 10, 2019, 08:07 PM

I'm going to build a trap soon to remove a very large one from one of my ponds. If anybody wants one in my area it's yours. It's illegal here to relocate them, as to the nearby river allegedly because they can spread disease. I don't buy it as the turtle would be from the same watershed and they move around a lot,  and they can't be too diseased if the live as long as they do.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: greensider on Jul 10, 2019, 08:27 PM

Im a big reptile guy I have never heard of a turtle spreading anything except salmonella to himans who keep them in dirty tanks as for relocating them I don't think you can legally relocate any animal and there are rules for taking snappers for food not sure if you can still take diamond back terrapins as for nasty they actually make good pets when raised from babies and are very cool looking when not covered in moss

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: trapper2000 on Jul 10, 2019, 08:47 PM

ate a lot of turtles when I was a kid .... they say there is 7 flavors of meat in a turtle ,my personal opinion isn't exactly that but they weren't bad the soup was good and fried wasn't bad either

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: bigal409 on Jul 11, 2019, 05:15 AM

They must travel long ways. Had a snapper crossing in my road the other day and there isn't any water within a half mile from there.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jul 11, 2019, 05:45 AM

 ;D ;D ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/F7hP6J8b/20170807-154844.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F7hP6J8b)

(https://i.postimg.cc/vxt0BQg6/20180526-155438-0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vxt0BQg6)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5jB7pm7N/IMG953284.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jB7pm7N)

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: Raquettedacker on Jul 11, 2019, 05:52 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/rR4KCmCK/IMG951063.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rR4KCmCK)

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: filetandrelease on Jul 11, 2019, 06:13 AM

 Snappers only July 15-sept30
 By gun or bow
 With a min. 12” shell

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: fishslayer730 on Jul 11, 2019, 06:27 AM

Snapping turtles are great table far! Don't forget bullfrogs too for the table! I kill a couple turtles and lots of frogs every year well out bowfishing..



(https://i.postimg.cc/rzM92tw4/IMG-2274.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rzM92tw4)

(https://i.postimg.cc/xcFGmxyG/IMG-2275.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcFGmxyG)

(https://i.postimg.cc/xq1bPGd6/IMG-2276.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xq1bPGd6)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Z0svs9B4/IMG-2277.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z0svs9B4)

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: dirtydeeds on Jul 11, 2019, 06:29 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/CZ54b359/2019062195233831.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CZ54b359)

(https://i.postimg.cc/mcnyjmFk/2019062195233838.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mcnyjmFk)
I like them to much to kill one to eat it but I'd like to try it someday, they are an awesome animal

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: trapper2000 on Jul 11, 2019, 07:14 AM

SAVE A CHICKEN EAT A TURTLE


give the turtle a break see one in the road  get him out before some knuckle head runs him over ...I even save mud turtles

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: SizeMatters on Jul 11, 2019, 07:36 AM

We used to hook and line them years ago to make soup.  My brother paid his rent in college selling them to restaurants a few decades ago.  We were in Arizona a few years ago and came on a terrapin in the road.  We stopped to move him out and saw he had been hit in the past.  Someone had repaired his shell with what looked like JBWeld and obviously he survived.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: trapper2000 on Jul 11, 2019, 07:39 AM

I have seen people hit turtles  just to be jerks if you see it get the plate number and report them to purposely hit wildlife is a crime ........

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: Swampking89 on Jul 11, 2019, 07:44 AM

I had turtle soup while vacationing in New Orleans and it was delish!!

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: greensider on Jul 11, 2019, 08:21 AM

If I see someone hit a turtle it won't be good for them I have a passion for reptiles

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: FrankM on Jul 11, 2019, 08:45 AM

Turtle chowder is awesome. Haven't had it in many years. My brother used to catch them and sell them to restaurants when we were kids. I would never hit one with the car. Saw a huge one crossing the road on the way home from work last week and traffic was stopped both ways to let him cross.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: taxid on Jul 11, 2019, 09:59 AM

Quote from: trapper2000 on Jul 11, 2019, 07:14 AM

SAVE A CHICKEN EAT A TURTLE


give the turtle a break see one in the road  get him out before some knuckle head runs him over ...I even save mud turtles

Agreed. I recently saw one run over on the shoulder. Someone had to swerve to hit it. Idiots!

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: seamonkey84 on Jul 11, 2019, 10:42 AM

Hitting animals with a car is just malicious and a waste. If your not going to eat it or make sure it goes to use, don’t kill it. Granted, nothing goes to waste, something is going to eat it. When I catch invasive fish, if I’m not taking them home, they become Eagle  or turtle food.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: catfisher on Jul 12, 2019, 09:46 AM

Better check the regulations. There is a season for taking snapping turtles. Only legal means are gun or bow. Guy got busted locally for killing one on a golf course with a golf club.

Title: Re: Turtles
Post by: trapper2000 on Jul 12, 2019, 09:03 PM

he should have .....