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| wildman |
Snapping Turtleshey,here's something a bit different for you guys in the UK as i don't believe you have snapping turtles over there? i start hunting and trapping them in early summer. they're mean critters and a big one can remove a finger with one snap. i hunt them by hand, with lines, and traps. snapper meat is delicious and i also make things from the shells, tails, claws, and feet. i started getting snappers when i was 10 years old and i still look forward to it each summer. here's a couple pics for ya. 
take care, wildman |
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| steve |
wish we had them over here wildman like you say you can make some neat things with the shells etc,how big do they grow to? cheers steve | ||
| mayfly |
Hey wildman watch out, that second ones close to snapping something else off 
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| Tidal_wear |
Steve,didnt you see the huge one they caught in the Thames two or three years ago?Looks good WM,I have heard they have a vicious bite 
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| steve |
TW no i never heard about the one in the thames were there any photos of it at all?. | ||
| Tidal_wear |
It was on the local news,they pulled a big snapper out of the thames,I saw the news footage. | ||
| mayfly |
was that a snapper or a slapper
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| Tidal_wear |
Slappers were pulled out of the thames regularly back in the days of jack the ripper
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| countryboy |
We used to have a guy that brought animals to school now and again when I was a kid. He was rather imaginatively called "The Animal Man"! One of his perennial favourites was an alligator snapping turtle. Not sure if it's so named because it snaps alligators, or snaps like one but it was a cool animal.
Great pics WM. |
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| fish |
i know a chap in NY state who makes babys rattles from the shells of small ones,indian trad i think. | ||
| wildman |
steve,
the biggest common snapper i've ever caught was 38 pounds. i've heard "stories" of common snappers weighing up to 50 pounds, but funny thing is all who have made these claims never seem to have a pic of the snapper and if you ask to see the shell they will tell you it mysteriously disappeared. the alligator snapper in the southern part of the US can grow up to 100 pounds but they are a separate species. here's a few pics for ya. a snapping turtle shell clock 
a snapper foot necklace 
a snapper tail neck knife sheath 
a snapper head walking stick - unfinished 
a osage knob stick with snapper tail 
take care, wildman |
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| Tidal_wear |
The sheath and the clock are very nice 
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| mayfly |
LOVE THE SHEATH, AND THE WALKING STICK FROM THE SIDE VIEW LOOKS LIKE A SNAKE HEAD.......COOL | ||
| Yeeharr |
We do have feral populations over here and we have loads of red eared terrapins. The River Wandle, which runs into the Thames, has loads of them. | ||
| steve |
nice work there wildman some real good ideas there. 
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| fish |
the tails make for good stuff! love the sheath! | ||
| wildman |
Hey Guys, Here's a pic of a couple nice snappers caught in early fall both over 30 lbs
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| wabbiter |
two beauties there mate how did that person catch them 
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| wildman |
wabbiter, Those two were taken in a box trap of my own design | ||
| fish |
they REALY do look dangerous! have you ever cooked them in theyre shells on a fire? | ||
| wildman |
fish,
a snapper this size can remove a finger with one snap. no, never cooked one in it's shell. i skin them out and fry the meat, make soup, or grind the real big one into sausage. snapper sausage, yum yum. tc, wildman |
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| asemery |
Here is a nice example of a turtle trap. Tony
http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survi...aps/turtle/snappingturtledoc.html |
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| fish |
big trap! looks like its made of hemp,dont turtles chew through it?
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| asemery |
Could be hemp. The one I made used binder twine (Baler twine for baling hay) and a 2" gauge. I found the directions in a book published by Jann's Netcraft.
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/ I made mine turtle trap over 30 years ago, never used it but traded it for some pots from a potter I admired. Still use the pots. Have no idea if the trap is still around Tony |
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| WillOtheWisp |
I remember whilst on a trip to the States watching some guys throwing a net into a pool, no bigger than a few yards,and catching loads of turtle,although they were after crayfish? or craws,or something like that,would they be snapper,they were only about 6 to 8 inches though | ||
| Tidal_wear |
I used to fish for Carp in Hong Kongs new territories WOTW,some pools/lakes were a no-no as I was catching a turtle a cast,nothing huge but good fun for half an hour till the novelty wore off
Asemery,looks like a variation on a Fyke,do you bait them or add a "leader" to the front? |
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