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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Snapper Snatcher] #6209294
04/05/18 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted By: Snapper Snatcher
They are actually safer to eat than chicken, there was a study done on this in Minnesota. And they are very tasty!



Thanks!

I'd be interested in reading the study if you can post a link to it.

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209478
04/06/18 12:33 AM
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If turtle is at the bootom of the food chain id hate to see were hotdogs are! I will never forget those coons on THE GREAT OUTDOORS!


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209544
04/06/18 06:05 AM
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The last day I was pulling some beaver traps this year, the biggest one I have ever seen came up about ten yds from me. Thing looked almost like a sea turtle lol. I was glad I didn't step on it, talk about drawing back a nub.

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: D Cobb] #6209576
04/06/18 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted By: D Cobb
Jerry Schilling puts out a nice DVD. It covers start to finish, a really well put together dvd.



Jerry's DVD,and my TURTLES BY THE TON.
Are the only turtle DVD's that I know of that have good information in them. The others that I have watched are about worthless.
Jerry and I have traped turtles for our living. We are both profesanals.
One that I have seen, could'nt even catch a turtle.


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Fisher Man] #6209577
04/06/18 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted By: The Beav
We always had a piece of 16gauge wire hung on our belts when trapping turtles.If one ever got a hold of you all you need to do Is shove It up their nose and they will let go. Glad I never had to use It.

True

Originally Posted By: Fisherman
Don't eat them; they are at the bottom of the food chain and can be full of chemical contaminents


Fause, A common snappers main diet is live vegation.


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Newt] #6209591
04/06/18 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted By: Newt
Originally Posted By: The Beav
We always had a piece of 16gauge wire hung on our belts when trapping turtles.If one ever got a hold of you all you need to do Is shove It up their nose and they will let go. Glad I never had to use It.

True

Originally Posted By: Fisherman
Don't eat them; they are at the bottom of the food chain and can be full of chemical contaminents


Fause, A common snappers main diet is vegation.


and me Newt,they wanna eat me too. grin









Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Newt] #6209612
04/06/18 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted By: Newt
Originally Posted By: D Cobb
Jerry Schilling puts out a nice DVD. It covers start to finish, a really well put together dvd.



Jerry's DVD,and my TURTLES BY THE TON.
Are the only turtle DVD's that I know of that have good information in them. The others that I have watched are about worthless.
Jerry and I have traped turtles for our living. We are both profesanals.
One that I have seen could'nt even catch a .


Hey Newt - are all the turtle traps on your website Jersey legal? If not, which ones are?

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209621
04/06/18 08:24 AM
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The Truth About Snapping Turtles

At last, something I know allot about!

They are pretty close to the bottom of the food chain, and while they do catch some prey, most of their food is scavenged. Never ate one 'cause I have too much respect for them, but bio-accumulation is definitely a concern. In Ontario, fish populations are monitored for contaminants every year and the results published .. I would use that as a measure as to how much I can safely consume, I don't think I would feed it to my kids.

They can live about a hundred years, or more! The literature is full of accounts of turtles found to have musket balls in them when they are processed.

The eggs are not "cookable" like chicken eggs.

The most human way to dispatch a turtle is to freeze it. Just bag them and put them in the freezer, they will go into stasis and slowly freeze to death. Don't rush it, give it a good while or he may not be dead yet!

I have caught and released hundreds. In the water I have yet to have one "snap" at me, they are too concerned with getting away at this point. The safest way to catch them is by the tail being certain the bottom shell is towards you. Try to hold them as close to the body as possible to avoid stressing the tail.

If you have a choice release the females. A turtle caught on land is most likely a female. The bottom shell on males is concave (so he doesn't slide off her back when breeding), females are flat. They are not doing as well in some areas as people might think, really. In 5 years of field studies I never once saw a clutch survive to hatching.

Turtles migrate downstream in the fall (to bigger water) and back up in the spring. When I start catching/seeing them it's pretty much done the end of muskrat season.

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209663
04/06/18 09:14 AM
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We used gallon milk jugs to hold our bait. We cut v shaped opening all over the jug. That would help keep the smaller turtles from robbing all our bait.But still left a scent trail to attract the turtles. WE would fill the jugs with fish scraps then freeze them till we needed them. Then just hang the frozen jug In the trap. It didn't take long for the jug to thaw out.


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209691
04/06/18 09:39 AM
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I think the main thing I have learned about snappers is that they are not stupid. They could not have survived for millions of years if they were. I set a spot only one time a year, once they see others caught they avoid the trap, sometimes for years. If caught and released or escape they may never enter a trap again.
They also can eat and survive on anything that is not a rock, but they will not go for sour or rotten bait . Fresh bait is best.

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: ThisIsNotaStep] #6209692
04/06/18 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted By: ThisIsNotaStep
The Truth About Snapping Turtles

At last, something I know allot about!

They are pretty close to the bottom of the food chain, and while they do catch some prey, most of their food is scavenged. Never ate one 'cause I have too much respect for them, but bio-accumulation is definitely a concern. In Ontario, fish populations are monitored for contaminants every year and the results published .. I would use that as a measure as to how much I can safely consume, I don't think I would feed it to my kids.

They can live about a hundred years, or more! The literature is full of accounts of turtles found to have musket balls in them when they are processed.

The eggs are not "cookable" like chicken eggs.

The most human way to dispatch a turtle is to freeze it. Just bag them and put them in the freezer, they will go into stasis and slowly freeze to death. Don't rush it, give it a good while or he may not be dead yet!

I have caught and released hundreds. In the water I have yet to have one "snap" at me, they are too concerned with getting away at this point. The safest way to catch them is by the tail being certain the bottom shell is towards you. Try to hold them as close to the body as possible to avoid stressing the tail.

If you have a choice release the females. A turtle caught on land is most likely a female. The bottom shell on males is concave (so he doesn't slide off her back when breeding), females are flat. They are not doing as well in some areas as people might think, really. In 5 years of field studies I never once saw a clutch survive to hatching.

Turtles migrate downstream in the fall (to bigger water) and back up in the spring. When I start catching/seeing them it's pretty much done the end of muskrat season.


Now that is so full of untrouths. Better get your facts straight.


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209708
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Sorry Newt, not falling for it.

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209825
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Mclaugh19 I make and sale a lot of 2 inch webbing turtle traps for people in new jersey. So if you go with trap with 2 inch you should be ok. I would go with a D hoop trap over a round one. Dave 318-465-5961

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209826
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1- common snappers ,In the wild have a adverage life span of 26 years.Unless you studied Alligator snappers in Canada which there is none.alligator snappers can have a very long life span.

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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: The Beav] #6209872
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Originally Posted By: The Beav
We always had a piece of 16gauge wire hung on our belts when trapping turtles.If one ever got a hold of you all you need to do Is shove It up their nose and they will let go. Glad I never had to use It.


When turtling for a living. I was gett'n bit about 5 times a year. NOT one EVER hung on.
Also Never been bit by a turtle in the water.(not pen)


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Newt] #6209873
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I used to trap them commercial in Iowa, before the "green" people put a stop to it. [Thats another story]. What Newt and Eric are saying is spot on. What kills me in the whole debate about snapping turtles is, if they are so dang fragile how in gods creation did they survive for the last 200 million years.

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209878
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They climb trees don't they?


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209903
04/06/18 02:01 PM
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Hal, as I said they will eat anything that is not a rock. Often they will climb trees in search of hawks and owls to eat. Must be why there are so few hawks and owls around.
They also eat leaves. You will notice trees overhanging the water where all the leaves have been eaten. This is only on trees overhanging the water. Why so you ask? Well as I stated before turtles are smart. They know they will fall off the small branches so they only climb trees over the water so as not to be injured when they fall.
Now this here is the gospel truth: turtles have a sweet tooth (maybe sweet jaw is more accurate) and they love fruit. Apple, mulberry, and chokecherry trees overhanging the water will draw them in like a magnet when the fruit is dropping. Late last August I set up a large lake and noticed an apple tree. I put 2 traps under that tree and had 12 big snappers the next morning.
If it ever stops snowing here I will trap snappers again this year. Have a great weekend, Eric

Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Tweed] #6209914
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Does anyone no of anyone buying them in western pa?


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Re: Teach Me About Snapping Turtles [Re: Woodsman1118] #6209953
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Originally Posted By: Tyler
Does anyone no of anyone buying them in western pa?


Dont beleave you'll find a buyer out there.In all my years buying turtles never heard of anyone. Even in the "Turtle Boom". The feds put most all turtle buyers out of busness. I'm one of those out of busness turtle buyers.
Buying only on a small scale now.
New Jersey reglated me out of the commercail turtle trapping busness too.

Guess, I'm a dinosaur

I can say "Been there,Did that"


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