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pics of the wasp and hogs. Also wanted to add i got bit by one tick. Remember lime disease cannot be transferred until after 36-48 hours of being attached to you so check for ticks after venturing off into the woods.

you always out there doing something, do you ever spend any time at home??? looks like you will be able to bring home the bacon if you ever go home hahaha

i consider the woods and water home, so when i'm in my house, that's when i get homesick, lol! too much exciting stuff to do in the outdoors for me to sit inside. Yeah i work 4 days a week in the gym so i get the other 3 to chase stuff

living it up, enjoying louisiana to it's fullest, i don't spend nearly as much time on the water or in the woods as i would like, but i can't wait for 10-1 to come around, even 9-15 will help sooth the itch

Orion......when bow season opens you wont see thoses Hogzzzzz where ya hunt @?

I hunt 3 rivers wma, red river, and bayou cocodrie NWR. Yeah i won't be able to get within 15 yards as easily, but trust me i'll find em. The woods are only so big & i have a lot of endurance. its not if i find them but when i find them!

I'm just usually torn between cross bow hunting while stalking where i can kill a deer too but only one hog at a time or going strictly after hogs fully loaded with a shot gun with coyote shot and my .22 with a 25 round clip ready to sling lead and try taking down the whole herd!

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Laura about to dig in, she even helped clean the beast with me!

wow, this rattler is rollin if cooked right. At first i tried cooking half in a stew like chicken stew since i heard it taste like chicken and thats my favorite was to eat chicken. Not quite, its more like a cross between ribs, a squirrel and turkey neck. The meat was a little tough and the stew didn't have enough zing but was good eating after cooking down a few hours to soak in the flavor but with all the bones you can't really eat with rice.

For the 2nd half i did like ribs, bbq flavored and broiled, but to get it tender i first threw it in the crock pot overnight with McCormick slow cookers southern bbq ribs seasoning mix, seasonings and bbq sauce. It was good like that but i then put it on tin foil and broiled for a few minutes throwing on a lil extra of the southern bbq rib powder i saved on top and wow, i couldn't get enough of this stuff.

I didn't follow any recipe and just winged it so i'm sure i can improve.

I'm sure it would be good on the bbq pit or smoked too, but i know from now on i'm not letting any rattlers get away! The sucker was easy to clean as well. The skin pulls right off.

Now i may eventually make a trip to texas not for the great deer hunting, but for rattlers, lol! My buddy had went a while back and saw more rattlers than deer on his hunting trip.