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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Snapping turtle found swimming in northern Minnesota
Back in my Minnesota days from time to time you'd find snapping turtles crossing the road. My wife would stop & put it in the back of the pickup to show the kids then it would go into the nearest lake... All of that leading (I'm sure) to the turtle abduction stories... :-)
So, on one of the first dates with my now wife, we were driving down the road (in town), she noticed some boys looking at a Snapper on the side of the road, she said, pull over! I stopped, we got out, she asked the boys if they were going to keep it? Nope, she grabbed it by the tail and dropped it in the trunk, to bring home to eat. So, snapper, after you kill and butcher it, it continues to move. Then if it's frozen up, once defrosted, it starts to move again. MostlyLawAbidingCitizen
So? We had them in South Dakota. They hibernate in the mud during the winter.
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ReplyDeleteBack in my Minnesota days from time to time you'd find snapping turtles crossing the road. My wife would stop & put it in the back of the pickup to show the kids then it would go into the nearest lake...
ReplyDeleteAll of that leading (I'm sure) to the turtle abduction stories... :-)
livin' in cool clear water makes for real good eating. always helps to flush them ones that come outa muddy environs.
ReplyDeleteLooks upwards of 20 KG (45+ Lbs) and coming from a cool clear MN waters should make for fine eating.
ReplyDeleteGamera Lives !!!!
ReplyDelete"Jaws" taught me to stay out of the ocean, now I can't even go to the lake! Terrific.
ReplyDeleteDo they really get that freakin' big????....daayum.
ReplyDeleteOh no, not hardly. They can get a lot bigger than that.
DeleteSo, on one of the first dates with my now wife, we were driving down the road (in town), she noticed some boys looking at a Snapper on the side of the road, she said, pull over! I stopped, we got out, she asked the boys if they were going to keep it? Nope, she grabbed it by the tail and dropped it in the trunk, to bring home to eat. So, snapper, after you kill and butcher it, it continues to move. Then if it's frozen up, once defrosted, it starts to move again.
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And THIS is why I would never consider noodling for catfish.
ReplyDeletem9777 says…that’s why so many noodlers are called “Ace”
DeleteCal Worthington and his dog Spot!
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