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re: Is this the kind of turtle some of yall eat?
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:43 am to chickman1313
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:43 am to chickman1313
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:46 am to 911Moto
quote:Yup, and pay attn to this. Atom/Solar system. Central mass with shite flying around.
1. agreement or similarity, esp in a certain limited number of features or details 2. a comparison made to show such a similarity: to draw an analogy between an atom and the solar system
Eagle/Buzzard. Eating old turtles versus young ones. Respect. Nope, not even close to an analogy. Not only is it not an analogy, it's just butt dumb.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:16 am to Choirboy
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Choirboy
how long do you wait between setting it and checking it?
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 9:16 am
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:25 am to TBoy
quote:Sauce piquante is the way to go.
turtle soup takes three days to make. do it.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:38 am to chickman1313
Back when it was cool enough they wouldn't spoil I would leave them on Sunday and check on Friday. Last one started stinking so I only set them when I'm going to be around to check to check every 24 hours now. I always thought trapping was something that you needed to be taught hands on but I've had pretty good results by just diving in. Watched a bunch of videos and read some online and went out and put my outdoorsman knowledge to work and have been satisfied with the results.
Check your local laws. There is a trapping season but where I am one can trap on private land anytime.
Check your local laws. There is a trapping season but where I am one can trap on private land anytime.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 10:26 am to tenfoe
quote:
There are a lot more big turtles like that in the southeastern US than people believe.
I dont know what these people believe but they are considered vulnerable as a species and endangered in many areas.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:41 am to Jones
And legal to kill and eat.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:52 am to Jones
quote:
they are considered vulnerable as a species and endangered in many areas.
As are many other species we legally harvest on a regular basis and nobody bitches about it. Go here if you want to see all the critters LDWF considers to be rare or threatened. Just because a government says it's so, doesn't make them correct nor does it make prohibiting harvest ethical.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:09 pm to tenfoe
save the Frecklebelly Madtom
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:18 pm to AlxTgr
I'm completely torn after 6 pages of debate so I have decided to go with the every other one plan.
Release one eat one.
I will catch another the next time I put jugs out and he will be eaten.
Release one eat one.
I will catch another the next time I put jugs out and he will be eaten.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:31 pm to Choirboy
quote:
Release one eat one.
I could probably go with this, but I have killed a big one and honestly don't know if I could do it again...
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:37 pm to 34venture
Hmmm the one on wafb was from a gully that jr frequents often.....
Drains into azaelea
Drains into azaelea
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:38 pm to Choirboy
No problem with eating them, I have and they're good. However I throw them back once they get a certain age. More than enough small and midsize ones around.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:41 pm to GREENHEAD22
Funny thing I heard someone I know on a radio show say they didn't know anyone that eats turtle or has ever been to a rooster fight.......
That person is lying
That person is lying
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:50 pm to tenfoe
quote:They are VERY rare...IF you don't know how to find 'em. *wink*
Just because a government says it's so, doesn't make them correct nor does it make prohibiting harvest ethical.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:56 pm to AlxTgr
No one said it wasnt legal to kill. The OP just said he respected the idea that the turtle might be pretty old so he let it live. I can agree with this mindset. There is no need to kill it. He didnt set the traps out for turtles. Why not just let it go?
If the turtle was harming something or was in an area that it shouldnt be, yes remove it.
As someone said in another thread, this might not be the case for long with LDWF
If the turtle was harming something or was in an area that it shouldnt be, yes remove it.
quote:
And legal to kill and eat.
As someone said in another thread, this might not be the case for long with LDWF
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:04 pm to Jones
quote:In Louisiana, it will. If my memory serves me correctly, there are some kind of "special circumstances" that Louisiana received.
As someone said in another thread, this might not be the case for long with LDWF
I can tell you all this, I caught 5 last year and released all but one of them. Point being, there are more than you think/see.
I caught one I happened to see in a ditch. It was the size of a silver dollar. The others were big enough to eat but I already had enough "Common Snapping Turtle" in the freezer or waiting to be killed/cleaned so I just figured I'd spare them for someone to catch/enjoy when they're 50+ lbs.
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:08 pm to Geauxtiga
I know where a bunch of these are as well. We catch them every time we bait jugs with cut shad. Are they endangered? How old are they at this size? For comparison I'm 6'-1" 250 sitting on front of that boat.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:19 pm to Choirboy
I prefer the meat on softshells to any other turtle, but the yield on them is much lower than on a snapping turtle (either kind). The size you show there is about the smallest I'll keep. Smaller than that and you don't get a lot of meat for the effort of cleaning one. They clean really easy, and 2 that side will make a fine meal for a family, with some left over.
And who let you put Ultra in a boat?
And who let you put Ultra in a boat?
Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:27 pm to tenfoe
quote:Yeah but you're a pro.
The size you show there is about the smallest I'll keep.
quote:That's my brand brah.
And who let you put Ultra in a boat?
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