Hunting pics from the past month

[Les Becassines 0]

 

There has been a fair bit of snipe shooting for me in the last month. The place I hunted in November has too much water and each time it rains it makes it worse. I have switched to a pasture that borders a lake. Not only are there a few birds there but it is very comfortable hunting conditions. The downside is with so little cover the bird aren't approachable and the shots average a bit longer than when I am in better cover.

 

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The first few photos photos are from the last couple of hunts in November before I started hunting the new area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the pictures below are from the area I am now hunting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2008 by Les Becassines

[doddsy1970 9]

cracking pics mate. What type of snake is that?

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That is a Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti). It is one of several pit vipers we have and a common sight when hunting around water. We also have a few non-venomous water snakes and the colors can vary considerably and some people have trouble differentiating between them. When I encounter one of the venomous cottonmouths I let its demeanor determine its fate. When I found that one the temperature was barely above freezing so it was quite cold and docile. It was all I could do to get it to raise its head and pose for me. Perhaps an hour later I ran into another one that started showing aggresssive behavior from about fifteen feet away. The encounter didn't go as well for him as it did for the one I took the picture of.

 

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[samwhittam1 0]

Very good pics, and that over and under looks a very nice gun.

 

Sam

[lampingboy 52]

i love that sbs but hate the f*****g snakes