My mother-in-law can't believe I truck around in the woods, without at least a pistol.

When walking into your stand, hopefully your almost at stalking pace. Slow movement and they won't strike. A fast movement next to them and they sense heat with their tongue, and it is on! Stepping right on one will get you bit!

Copperheads are the ones I worry about, when trucking through the woods to check the scene, and prepare for deer season. They have killed 6 copperheads in their garage, and one 8 foot rattler that was huge. They walked right by it 2 times, within a foot, thinking it was a dirty towel. They blew the sheetrock out of their garage with that one and some 4 shot!!LOL!!


Sportsmans Guide had Browning 17" snake proof rubber boots at a really reasonable price below $50.