I was a man's man walking to and from my stand without a light until Igot out of my blind after it got dark and took 1 step and heard a nice buzz of a rattlesnake about 2 feet in front of me. Turned my light on and walked another 10 feet and there was another rattlesnake and this one didn't rattle at all. I kicked dirt on it and it slithered off but never rattled. I now usea headlamp walking to and from mystand in the dark.

I also am afraid of bulls. To have a 2,000+ lb stupid animal looking at you from 20 yards away pawing dirt into the air and bellowing at you with nothing in between you but open ground isn't a good feeling.

I just purchased my first hand gun in .22 caliber for the snakes. I don't bow hunt but shooting a rattlesnake with a deer rifle from 5 feet away isn't a very smart choice. Actually the only thing I've ever killed with a bow is a rattlesnake!