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Hunting in Louisiana
Fire up the grill!

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Fire up the grill!

i can't wait for bow season

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i can't wait for bow season

a pic of our new camp with a doctor Laura gator, a personal trainer gator & the dogs

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a pic of our new camp with a doctor Laura gator, a personal trainer gator & the dogs

Operation Canebrake: mission accomplished

My hunting buddy texted me last week telling me he ate rattlesnake for the first time and loved it. I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. With all the rain forecasted I scratched fishing. The weather was going to be perfect for scouting & setting cameras with the light showers & rare summertime cool front. I called LDWF to check if it was legal & took off to the camp rattlesnakin’ at the spot I saw and videoed a big one 2 years ago, but this time I wasn’t planning to let him go. I usually leave snakes alone and kill animals for food. After hearing my buddy say it was better than frog legs and similar to chicken I couldn’t resist. Sure enough after walking over 11 hours this weekend in the woods I finally heard that terrifying rattle Sunday evening. I was ready, carrying a small wooden stick with me all weekend to help with spider webs. I smacked him once cracking the wooden pole in half. This tough snake was still a kickin so I grabbed a giant log. Unfortunately, his nice set of rattles was lost in the thorough John Henry style smackdown. After telling all my clients last week in the gym and even calling my pops earlier Sunday morning telling him of my rattlesnakin’ plans, sure enough I came across the 2nd rattlesnake I’ve ever seen. Crazy coincidence.

I’ve never cooked snake before, but I was told by one of my female clients that it’s a delicacy in Texas and she enjoyed eating it there so I’m going search for some recipes online later today.

I wasn’t able to find time to go fishing or frogging as I was planning because I was bogged down with camp work and didn’t have time to patch the hole in my small boat. Plus, I really wanted to spend some time in the woods. I was able to hang my new camp painting of Laura and I which a client gave me as a gift. Dottie Theriot Ratliff is a painter from Chauvin and is known for her pink gator paintings. If you’re looking for a great outdoorsy gift idea you can contact her about custom paintings. It was one of the coolest gifts I ever received!

Back to the weekend: I jumped 4 deer and just one quick view with their pretty summer coats was more than enough to get me fired up for bow season. I think they were all does. I had left out 2 cameras, but one of them was infested by a paper wasp nest. I was just about to open the camera when I saw one fly out. I got lucky. Then I threw a stick and saw nearly a dozen start swarming the camera. I’ll save it for next time when I’m equipped with wasp spray.

The woods didn’t have many misquotes so I was able to walk through with a short sleeve shirt untouched for the most part. I’m sure they’ll be more next time with the weekend’s rain.

When I walked out the woods to the road I spotted some black spots in the distance. I kicked off my muddy shoes to get barefooted in case a mad momma sow gave chase, slowly creeping up to eventually 15 yards taking video. I’ll be back for them come bow season.
August 20, 2012 at 8:39am
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Posted August 20, 2012 at 8:46am
don't check this camera

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don't check this camera

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pics of the wasp

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.

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Posted August 20, 2012 at 1:15pm
???

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

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Posted August 20, 2012 at 1:34pm
homesick

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

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Posted August 20, 2012 at 1:52pm
livin

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

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jls
Posted August 20, 2012 at 2:04pm
hogs

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

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Posted August 20, 2012 at 2:16pm
those were on red river wma

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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Posted August 22, 2012 at 12:07pm
BBQ broiled rattlesnake

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BBQ broiled rattlesnake

rattlesnake stew

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rattlesnake stew

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

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

pics of the feast

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.

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