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rattlesnake hunting close to Denver
Any good areas within an hour or so of Denver?
Looking to go this weekend, any help would be much appreciated.
Ethical hunter, will be using snake stick and possibly .22 pistol.
Thanks
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Only place I know of is out by Brigsdale, out by where the Glock shoot is the weekend. Place is called rattlesnake hill. I use my compound bow with blunt tips to put the smackdown on them. The guy runs a horse training operation so firearms arent always allowed. BUT just south of La Salle on highway 85 there is some sand dune areas, supposedly it is loaded with them. That is where that rattlesnake Kate or whatever supposedly killed 100+. My dad use to work on an oil rig there and said they are everywhere. I always have the best luck in prairie dog towns, then its a 2 for 1 anyways. If you shoot archery, try shooting prairie dogs all summer, makes deer and elk look real big come fall. Nothing better then nailing a running dog at 50yds.
Of course you realize that the season for Praire rattlesnakes ended August 15th.
I REALLY wanted to get out and hunt them this year but every time I got set to make a date either my work, wife, or kids cause me to have to adjust my schedule.
I guess there is always next year.
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You can go hiking on property. South Park style " They were coming right for me!"
I believe you can find quite a few at the State capitol building.
Originally Posted by Mtn.man
Don't forget to dress appropriately.
Snake ho's.
They're braver than me! I'd have to have leggings that went up to my ass.
Rattlesnake Hunting Near Carr, Colorado (North of Wellington)
Yes, I have a *huge* rattler running around on my land and need help finding him. He got one of my dawgs a few days ago. The fang distance is 1 3/16" which is huge for a prairie rattler. That equates to a head width of about 2.5". For contrast, I found a 3' snake the next day while hunting for the Rattlesnake King. Its fang distance was 9/16".
I want some people to come hunt and clear my land of rattlers. Am guessing there are ten or more on my land. It is surrounded on three sides by public land and on the other by a gully following a railroad line. Would ask that bull snakes or other snakes not be harassed or injured or captured. This Rattlesnake King promises to be so huge, that if he is found I shall perform live capture and as an ecologist will work with the appropriate folks to study/relocate him...all rattlesnakes under 4' are otherwise fair game. Any interested hunters agree to do so at their own risk.
See photo below of 110lb dawg that was bitten defending against the Rattlesnake King. My two fairly large fingers are pointing to the fang punctures. One is a tiny black dot and the other is a large black oval. The oval evidently is where the fang went in all the way and did some trauma under the skin during the skirmish.
I havent seen many this year but if I do see them do you want them? the catch is my wife is not crazy about a bucket of rattle snakes in the shed and I live in Fowler Colorado its about 2.5 hours south on hwy 71 fron Denver.
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