I shoot coyotes and crow and won't eat either. I shoot rabbits and tree rats in my yd year round as they are pests and I don't eat them except for rabbits in the winter. HCH

I always wanted to try rattle snake but never got the chance. I can't believe you guys throw them away. I won't kill nonvenomous snakes.I usually catch them and show them to whoever I'm there with at the time. Kids find them interesting. My friends and I use to catch them when we were young. We use to chase people with them and scare the crap out of them. Not so now.

I once caught a 6ft+ black snake at an Amusement park one time.A small crowd gathered round and wanted me to kill it. I ask why? As I let it slither around in my hands,I explained to the small crowd, that this snake is not poisonous and would rather get away than attack a person. I explained that their bite doesn't hurt and the worse thing they can do is sh!t on you, cause it stinks.

Yep! Opossum, Raccoon, Armadillos, Squirrels, Rabbits, Gopher Turtles, Gators, Sand Hill Cranes, Hogs and Deer!

What I don't eat my dogs will!

reb can you still get gropher turtles down there they are greatif i shoot it i eat it its the way i was raised

Yep! I have6 big ones on my property now, but now they are protected by the state and I have to call-in to have them removed. Man, they can sure dig some tunnels! It is a problem, because the cows can break a leg when they step on a tunnel. They sure taste Good!

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Yep! Opossum, Raccoon, Armadillos, Squirrels, Rabbits, Gopher Turtles, Gators, Sand Hill Cranes, Hogs and Deer!

What I don't eat my dogs will!

reb can you still get gropher turtles down there they are greatif i shoot it i eat it its the way i was raised
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Yep! I have6 big ones on my property now, but now they are protected by the state and I have to call-in to have them removed. Man, they can sure dig some tunnels! It is a problem, because the cows can break a leg when they step on a tunnel. They sure taste Good!

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growing up i have seen people wreak their cars trying to stop and pick one of those things before someone else

Back in the 70's and 80's, I use to drive in the woods or on my place and attachea long piece of poly tubing to my truck tail pipe, stick it down the hole and wait for it at the other end of the tunnel. They dig a tunnel with an entrance and a exit.

When I had 10 or12 in the back of the pick-up I'd head to the black end of town and sell them for $2, $2.50, $3 and the big ones brought $5.Sometimes I would have 3 or 4 possums in cages and they would bring as much $7and $10 each. Same with Armadillos.

used to do about the same thing we would shoot coons and bring them to a older man and he would buy us a box of shotgun shells for each one. shells back them cost about 1.50 at western auto and we though we were getting the best end of the deal but we later found out he was selling them for about 4 bucks apeicebut we were young and it was fun. we used to go to williston and get gophers on the west end of town it was fun.

Man, everything came from Western Auto!

my dad used to say if they did not have it i did not need it

I eat all my squirrels and deer I kill. For racoons I just skin them out and let my dad munch on them. Thats about all I hunt though. I do go quail hunting every few years and they are some really good eating.