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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Dave Davidson]
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11/02/09 02:47 AM
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Pondbass
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if we dont shoot e'm with the .22, they somehow end up on my juglines, then they get taken to texoma, I have gotten even 2 snapping turtles this way
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Pondbass]
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11/18/09 01:40 PM
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fishindude12
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I know you said that you cant shoot them, but what I do is kinda, but not really natural. I cut down or in your case bring in a mediaum size log or branch. Something you can carry. Lay it half way in the pond with the other end out. Wait a few days. Eventually the turtle will crawl up on the log. Wait for this to happen and blast away. Not sure if a high powered pellet gun will work, but if you hit them in the head with a pellet, they will probably kill over. good luck
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Nick220722]
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11/21/09 02:56 AM
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CrappieLuck
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i have found that a 12 ga duck shot works good 3-5 ten year old boys a couple of bb guns and your problem is solved. bb gun will kill a turd-le? alright, ill try to exlain the trapping method. all u need is some nails, a few boards, and a deep wire cage. the cage needs to be like a box. cut one end of the cage off so that it is wide open. then attach small boards, like 2X2s along the top opened edge of the cage, on all 4 sides. u can attach it by using wire or somethign like that. then take a 2X6 or something of the like and nail it so that it goes from oen side of the open side of the trap to the other. we use to make em slanted up towards that middle, thought that way caught more, but u dont have to do that. then take u a bunch of nails, and nail all along the inside of the 2X2s so that the nails stick at a slight angle up wards, and stick out towards the centr of the trap a good 3in min. then u set. heres how it catches turtles. the turtles will crawl up on the 2bysix to lay out in the sun doing their tutrle thing they will crawl out over the box while on the board, and then they will say, time to go do turtle things underwater, well they fall in the cage and they are caught. come to tink of it, u might wanna make it so that the center board has an upward angle to it so they cant crawl back on it. but either way u will catch some. any questions???? yeah im kinda confused. got any pics? I had a friend in ohio that used to jug line them in his pond. pretty simple...He'd put a gallon milk jug, tie some line and bait a hook at the end then once every few days he'd go out there and check them and kill any turtle he caught. i guess like fishing with a huge bobber. what did he use for bait?
if the saying "insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result" is true, then 99% of bass anglers are aparently insane.
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: CrappieLuck]
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11/22/09 11:09 PM
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CTFletcher
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use 3" pvc pipe and 4 90s and make a square, seal all joints with pvc glue so that it is full of air and will float. Use galvanized wire, chicken wire or something of that nature to build a cage below the pvc box. The edges should go straight down from the outside of the pvc, that keeps them from climbing out. Then you build a small teeter-todder on the side, a 2x6 on a pivot just like a seesaw and lightly weight the outside edge so that the outside of the board is always in the pond. Then the turtles climb up the board until their weight bring the seesaw down and they plop off in the pvc cage. Thats all there is to it. best of luck.
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: CrappieLuck]
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11/23/09 06:09 AM
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Brandon A
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i have found that a 12 ga duck shot works good 3-5 ten year old boys a couple of bb guns and your problem is solved. bb gun will kill a turd-le? alright, ill try to exlain the trapping method. all u need is some nails, a few boards, and a deep wire cage. the cage needs to be like a box. cut one end of the cage off so that it is wide open. then attach small boards, like 2X2s along the top opened edge of the cage, on all 4 sides. u can attach it by using wire or somethign like that. then take a 2X6 or something of the like and nail it so that it goes from oen side of the open side of the trap to the other. we use to make em slanted up towards that middle, thought that way caught more, but u dont have to do that. then take u a bunch of nails, and nail all along the inside of the 2X2s so that the nails stick at a slight angle up wards, and stick out towards the centr of the trap a good 3in min. then u set. heres how it catches turtles. the turtles will crawl up on the 2bysix to lay out in the sun doing their tutrle thing they will crawl out over the box while on the board, and then they will say, time to go do turtle things underwater, well they fall in the cage and they are caught. come to tink of it, u might wanna make it so that the center board has an upward angle to it so they cant crawl back on it. but either way u will catch some. any questions???? yeah im kinda confused. got any pics? I had a friend in ohio that used to jug line them in his pond. pretty simple...He'd put a gallon milk jug, tie some line and bait a hook at the end then once every few days he'd go out there and check them and kill any turtle he caught. i guess like fishing with a huge bobber. what did he use for bait? no, i dont have any pics, i havent trapped turtles since i was about 13 yrs old lol! but ill go rumage around this week and try to find one of the old traps and take a pic. what part confuses u?
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Brandon A]
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11/25/09 12:13 AM
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roadtrip
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What kind of wood did you use for the 2x2's?
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: roadtrip]
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11/25/09 05:36 AM
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Brandon A
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u can probably use 2X2s for the sides where u put the nails in, but we always used 2X4s (mostly because they were available to us) and we would turn the board so the 4in side is vertical under stand?
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Brandon A]
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11/25/09 02:48 PM
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roadtrip
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: roadtrip]
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12/03/09 10:59 PM
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Brandon A]
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12/07/09 08:09 PM
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catslayer
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ok sry finals destracting me from whats REALY important lol... any pics on that trap, i'm kinda lost lol
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Brandon A]
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12/07/09 08:18 PM
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catslayer
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add catching by hand to my list of things NOT 2 do
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: catslayer]
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12/07/09 09:40 PM
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Brandon A
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 hope this helps
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: catslayer]
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04/04/10 06:15 PM
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Steventurtleman
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I will come catch any and all turtles. I keep them as pets. I have a small pond on my property. Methonds I use are traps, Getting in the pond and catching with my hands (My favorite). My favorite turtles are Snapping turtles. I'm near Dallas but willing to travel a decent distance for a chance to cacth snappers or other turtles. I'm off Fridays and Saturdays.
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Re: Getting rid of turtles
[Re: Evan O'Brien]
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04/07/10 03:08 PM
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