balakay
BabyMax
Nice! I keep telling myself I'm going to do an axis hunt but never do.
The Lodge
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Everyone says axis is the best game meat to have. I will make sure to let you know how good it is.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Elk IMO
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
Blackbuck and Axis are on my grandpa's ranch. They do commercial hunts and I think most of it is done through facebook.
Kent Creek Ranch
Kent Creek Ranch
Will look them up.
I have been shopping thermal scopes lately and finally made up my mind last night. The AGM Rattler is a great thermal but not warrantied if used on a rifle larger than 308 Winchester which is a deal breaker for me. I fully intend to use my thermal on my 300 Win Mag. So I put money down to get on the pre-order list for a Pulsar Talion XQ38. Pulsar rates it up to the magnums so that was the biggest factor for me. It is a couple hundred dollars more than the Rattler but the extra caliber coverage is a biggie. Now the waiting game begins for US shipments as they are expected to start arriving April/May.
balakay
BabyMax
Little more progress has been made. Still a ways to go though. Needs the galv-alum installed and painted, need to build some windows, and need to go pick up a door. Then insulation and finishing out the inside. And one more to build after this one is done. Picking up a feeder and camera this week and can hopefully get them put out soon.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Any hogs in the area?
I don't use them, I always look down, and most of the time I'm in Merrell low cut shoes, only time I see snakes are early mornings, usually in sunny spots and on cow trails.
Solid timing; been debating a pair.
balakay
BabyMax
Cool, thanks for answering the question
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Are there hogs in the area?
Missing the connection between hogs and snake boots. Other than the Internet story that rattlesnakes around hogs have stopped rattling because the hogs will eat them.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
If there is hogs in the area, it will have a whole lot less snakes, the hog population in my area has wiped out the rattlesnake numbers.
Also, research is starting to show, rattlesnakes innate behavior is also changing because of the feral hog population and other predators like road runners etc, some snakes are no longer rattling, but that is being seen in the areas where there are very few snakes.
I was curious about this because I've never seen a rattlesnake out in the wild in Freer (not that I want to) and that town calls themselves "the rattlesnake capital". So I came across this article about them rattling.
Does Predation by Feral Hogs Cause Rattelsnakes to Stop Rattling – Feral Hogs
But this video is nuts! The hog doesn't even care that it just got bit and goes back for more.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Cleared 15 plus acres, plus premeter fences here of very thick brush, only came acrosd 2 rat snakes.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
I never saw a rattler at Grandpa's ranch in 30+ years despite him warning me constantly. Lots of pigs too.
Not saying there is a correlation. Just adding my experience.
Not saying there is a correlation. Just adding my experience.