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Snappers and Snakeskins
Stringman:
I just have on ething to add (and Im suprised nobody has said it yet). After placing the skins inthe bag take them to the post office and address them to me. 7 copperhead skins is way to many for any one person to have, so I am willing to help out! >:D
johnston:
Thanks everyone...was sure hoping someone could help me out with the cooter cleaning ...
Ma-in-law had a close call with a snake just today. She was checking out a flowerbed, saw a
snake and did a fast 180 right into a pine tree. Pore old girl is fine now but I doubt that broom
will ever fly again.
Lane
crooketarrow:
There ONE BIG THING TO DO that makes them a breeze with a sharp knife. I CAUGHT, CLEANED dozzens and had 2 cousins that sold turtle meat to restrants for 8 or 10 years. tHEY CAUGHT 100'S OF POUNDS A YEAR.
It's simple heat up a pot to a boil. Big enough to dip the turle in. PUT HIM IN , LEAVE HIM LONG ENOUGH THAT THE OUTER SKIN ,MUD, SKUM COMES OFF WITH A PINCH. Flib him up on his shell (back)This SKULLING makes the seam around his upper shell and the bottom shells solf. fIRST Take a sharp knife cut around the seams that bonds the leg skin to the bottom shell first. Next cut the seam that holds the upper to the bottem shell together.
Next I shin off the heavey leg skin. 7 Different kinds of meat in a turtle.
My favoret way ti fix them is BQ (SWEAT BABY RAYS) THEM IN A COOKING BAG ON 2OO% FOR A FEW HOURS (TO THEY FALLOFF THE BONE).
I fish a lot of bass ponds and as soon as I see one I set some milk jugs.
DGF:
--- Quote from: johnston on June 25, 2012, 06:46:56 pm ---Ma-in-law had a close call with a snake just today. She was checking out a flowerbed, saw a
snake and did a fast 180 right into a pine tree. Pore old girl is fine now but I doubt that broom
will ever fly again.
Lane
--- End quote ---
That right there is funny!
I have no experience with turtles but have heard it's best to keep the turtles alive in a tub of fresh water for a few days, replacing the old water with new as it dirties. I've been told it aides in the taste.
Dan
crooketarrow:
I caught lots of turles in big clear moveing spring water streams. I never really tryed to see. But I always thought they tasted the same.
I had a friend where we grew up his dad was a black smith he did the turtle thing alot. He take turtles he caught put them in a slop barrel for a month or 2 or even 3. He said feeding them non wild food changes their taste.
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