how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Fishnuts2]

Did you see any flying squirrels?

Nope, I think Rocky left this guy a long time ago.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Hinerman]

One of my finer accomplishments!

 

[Hedgerow]

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One of my finer accomplishments!

Only 10 more years to go..

 

[Sawdust Man]

Anybody know what type this guy is?
About 8" long (shell).
He was in the road right by the creek.

 

[I saw a lot]

Looks like a turtle but guessing you want more than that.

 

[Hedgerow]

Anybody know what type this guy is?
About 8" long (shell).
He was in the road right by the creek.View attachment 463596View attachment 463597

I think some call em sliders.

AKA:
Regular old water dwelling turtle.

Not a soft shell, box, painted, or snapper…

 

[Sawdust Man]

Looks like a turtle but guessing you want more than that.

Lol.....Thanks.
Yeah I was pretty certain on the turtle part.

 

[Only the Tony]

Anybody know what type this guy is?
About 8" long (shell).
He was in the road right by the creek.View attachment 463596View attachment 463597

Probably a northern map turtle. Red eared slider would have red behind its eyes and a pattern on top of the shell.

 

[JimBear]

We call them box turtles but I like @I saw a lot description.

It’s clearly not a snapping turtle so it’s good to go.

If’n it was a snapper it should be mounted on a steel fence post in the sun.

Nasty buggers they are.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Sawdust Man]

We call them box turtles but I like @I saw a lot description.

It’s clearly not a snapping turtle so it’s good to go.

If’n it was a snapper it should be mounted on a steel fence post in the sun.

Nasty buggers they are.

I assume they all taste like chicken, right?





The few snappers I've seen out on the road look ominous.

 

[WoodAbuser]

I assume they all taste like chicken, right?





The few snappers I've seen out on the road look ominous.

Nope, taste more like rattle snake.

 

[Lurch]

Nope, taste more like rattle snake.

Frog legs.

 

[Semotony]

Nope, taste more like rattle snake.

Or dirt if ya don't take the time time clean em out. Fresh water while their still alive for couple weeks.

 

[JimBear]

I assume they all taste like chicken, right?





The few snappers I've seen out on the road look ominous.

I have never tried turtle but folks that have say it’s good.

There used to be a couple fellas that had a route for turtle traps around here.

They had an enclosure over the pickup box , they would just dump the turtles in & you could hear the turtles in there banging around when they stopped.

They would haul them to a site somewhere where they would house them in clean water to flush them out for a week or two & then process them.

 

[67L36Driver]

A friend’s farm pond contained one alligator snapper. We named him/her Old Toilet Seat.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Or dirt if ya don't take the time time clean em out. Fresh water while their still alive for couple weeks.

I have never tried turtle but folks that have say it’s good.

There used to be a couple fellas that had a route for turtle traps around here.

They had an enclosure over the pickup box , they would just dump the turtles in & you could hear the turtles in there banging around when they stopped.

They would haul them to a site somewhere where they would house them in clean water to flush them out for a week or two & then process them.

Yeah, general mud/poop flavor would be my assumption...

There would need to be fairly serious famine before I start to eating turtles.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Yeah, general mud/poop flavor would be my assumption...

There would need to be fairly serious famine before I start to eating turtles.

I would think so with your hog population

 

[moparnut88]

On the turtle if you flush them out while alive in clean water then dress them they are very good. Had an old timer cook us a soft shell once like that and it was arranged in 7 different piles and each had its own flavor depending on where the cut was from in the animal. The flavors were chicken, shrimp, pork, beef, frog, fish. And something else that I can’t remember now.