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Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:51 am**

Duck season is closed down here in South Texas until next weekend and I'm heading to a buddies deer lease that has some quail. I'm tempted to take my lab to do some flushing but there are a lot of rattlesnakes on this section of land so I'm worried she'll get hit. It hasn't gotten cold enough to send them underground yet so I'm probably going to leave her at home.

Anybody ever snaked proofed their dog or had a pro do it. I've heard of catching a rattlesnake and stapling their mouth shut then bring out your dog. When the dogs natural curiosity takes over and she sniffs the snake hit her with the highest level on the tri-tronics collar. I've also thought of catching a blue indigo which are non poisonous and doing the same thing but I want my dog to hear that rattle and think Oh Shit not that again.

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:17 am**

I have nothing to share on this unfortunately but, if you catch a rattler and staple his mouth shut I would really appreciate you videotaping the process, with sound please

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:21 am**

I was thinking the same thing. We at least want some pictures of this endeavor.

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Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:23 am**

I'd go to a pro, if you can find a club doing it at the same time you can walk away for $40 or so. Much better option IMO to use his de-fanged snakes vs playing roulette with how well that staple will hold.

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:54 am**

Apparently I've got some competition.

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:07 am**

I think I'd definitely use a few wraps of bailing wire in addition to the staple before I let a rattle snake mock strike at my dog.

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Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:14 am**

Olly wrote:I think I'd definitely use a few wraps of bailing wire in addition to the staple before I let a rattle snake mock strike at my dog.

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Might want to add an 8lb sledge for good measure.

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:47 am**

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:10 pm**

After you get done stapling it shut and training your dog, you can get a sweet mount like this...

Posted: **Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:24 pm**

I said I've heard of people doing that down here with a heavy duty staple gun. Didn't say I would do it. I'm going to seek out the pro and let them do it.

I didn't see any quail this weekend or nilgai or wild hogs and got my Hummer stuck up to the axles. Was so pissed I drank a bunch of beer and went and got myself a hangover. Not going to do that again. At least for a while.

Posted: **Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:36 pm**

What's nilgai? I'd Google, but I'm on my phone, and apparently it's spelled right, since Autocorrect didn't try and change it to "nail gun" or some crap.

Posted: **Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:39 pm**

assateague wrote:What's nilgai? I'd Google, but I'm on my phone, and apparently it's spelled right, since Autocorrect didn't try and change it to "nail gun" or some crap.

I've learned autocorrect is sometimes wrong. Still could be spelled wrong but idk.

Posted: **Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:45 pm**

Nope he's got it right. I believe it's an African type animal that are fairly common in some areas of the south texas coast area. Pretty funny looking with goat type straight horns.

Posted: **Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:46 pm**

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Posted: **Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:54 pm**

They are really tasty.

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:03 am**

I heard that some parts of Texas you could almost go on an African safari hunt with all the introduced species down there.

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Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:41 am**

Flightstopper wrote:
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Not saying it is, but that thing looks like a straight up photoshop. Odd looking critter. Is the body as big as it looks? Looks like a small elk with a goat head stuck on.

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:21 am**

Here you go Olly. That's my good friend that guides. Really fun to go help him dart animals and drink beer. It's like catch and release hunting with a spotlight an alcohol.

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Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:23 am**

Flightstopper wrote:Here you go Olly. That's my good friend that guides. Really fun to go help him dart animals and drink beer. It's like catch and release hunting with a spotlight an alcohol.

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so, you dart them, cut there heads off and then release them?

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:24 am**

Sounds like bowfishing.

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:43 am**

JGUN wrote:Sounds like bowfishing.

lmao. we need to start that dead fish removal service for the hotels this spring :lol:

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:48 am**

jehler wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Here you go Olly. That's my good friend that guides. Really fun to go help him dart animals and drink beer. It's like catch and release hunting with a spotlight an alcohol.

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so, you dart them, cut there heads off and then release them?