This evening I go sit in the blind to try and kill pigs that were running all the deer off. We hunt out of ground blinds made of t post, cattle panel, and burlap. It was 98 here today, so I was sitting in shorts, a ss shirt, and sneakers. I typically keep pants and boots in the truck in case I need to go into brush.
I've been having issues with javelina and pigs at this stand but one feeder is pretty far so I brought a gun along.
About 6:45 a buck comes out and stares at a javelina that's been screwing around running deer off. Multiple
Deer including this buck came but wouldn't eat. Pissed me off.
The javelina is close, like 27 yds so I decide to shoot him w my bow.
Well, go to get my bow and there is a ****ing rattlesnake in the stand with me, about 18" to my left, crawling towards the front of the blind. He was definitely not in there when I got in the stand
I instinctively bailed out of the back door, which is just a doubled over piece of burlap. I ran to the truck, got my snake boots, and headed back to the stand. If he was in there I was going to have to get my gun, which was literally 6" from the snake.
I went around the front and threw a rock up against the cattle panel to see if he was still in there, and he started buzzing immediately.
Went around to the back, reached in, and pulled the chair towards the back. I hopped up on the chair, grabbed my 22, and unleashed. I must have shot him 10x.
After I drug him out and processed what happened/could have I felt sick to my stomach. I am extremely lucky.
Needless to say, I'll be wearing my boots now on regardless of temps.
I've been having issues with javelina and pigs at this stand but one feeder is pretty far so I brought a gun along.
About 6:45 a buck comes out and stares at a javelina that's been screwing around running deer off. Multiple
Deer including this buck came but wouldn't eat. Pissed me off.
The javelina is close, like 27 yds so I decide to shoot him w my bow.
Well, go to get my bow and there is a ****ing rattlesnake in the stand with me, about 18" to my left, crawling towards the front of the blind. He was definitely not in there when I got in the stand
I instinctively bailed out of the back door, which is just a doubled over piece of burlap. I ran to the truck, got my snake boots, and headed back to the stand. If he was in there I was going to have to get my gun, which was literally 6" from the snake.
I went around the front and threw a rock up against the cattle panel to see if he was still in there, and he started buzzing immediately.
Went around to the back, reached in, and pulled the chair towards the back. I hopped up on the chair, grabbed my 22, and unleashed. I must have shot him 10x.
After I drug him out and processed what happened/could have I felt sick to my stomach. I am extremely lucky.
Needless to say, I'll be wearing my boots now on regardless of temps.
FJB