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Turtle Hunting...

DavidBeard

New member
I have not been able to get out & do as much field herping as I would've liked this summer, so I was glad to tag along when my friend Mike called me yesterday and asked if I wanted to tag along with him and hunt for some turtles....we had a good time but did not find much. I did learn a few things though....

1. Catching turtles is HARD (Mike makes it look easy though).
2. I suck at walking in mud.
3. Cameras are best left on dry land.

Onto the pics....

I happened across this Box Turtle crossing the road as I got close to Mike's house, so I stopped and we relocated it to a better spot with less cars.

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Mike caught these 2 young Red Ear Sliders while I was busy falling down in the mud and getting stuck often....how he saw them buried in the mud I'll never know!

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Mike spotted this adult female Musk Turtle on the bank of a creek, presumably looking for a place to lay eggs...

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Lastly, here is a landscape shot....

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Looks like you had a fantastic turtle day! Cute onery little shellies.

Thats some beautiful territory you're hunting in. I'm sure the mud made it less than favorable, but its still pretty :)
 
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