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i was relaxing in the lanai enjoying the morning and look what wandered into the backyard. this may be old hat to some of you but to a city-boy this is strictly wtf?! anyone got recipes for turtle soup? Attached Imagesi.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Looks like a gopher tortoise, they are all over around here. If you look around you will prob find the hole it lives in.Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:Ha, I'm betting that was from your "sunny fla" location.
Reply:Originally Posted by walkerweldHa, I'm betting that was from your "sunny fla" location.
Reply:Here in SC it's illegal to harm a gopher, they're protected by law. I guess you can eat it.Miller trailblazer301gLincoln sa200Miller251Miller spectrum 625Victor oxy-acc2002 Chevy duramax 3500 dually 4x4
Reply:I aint eating anything that starts,just soak it in some milk to get the muddy taste out.
Reply:Gopher Tortoise. Protected by law Florida law. Ya might want to go and erase yer name.FWC will reign down upon ya if the wrong tree hugger finds that tortoise!
Reply:Originally Posted by weldertomGopher Tortoise. Protected by law Florida law. Ya might want to go and erase yer name.FWC will reign down upon ya if the wrong tree hugger finds that tortoise!
Reply:I found a snapping turtle that size in the back yard in NJ one time, far from water.  By the time I fetched the camera, he was long gone. They can move fast when they want to.  That was in the middle of a one acre lawn. Here in VA, I used to find smaller box turtles.  We would collect earthworms and feed them, then let them go."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:You'll only grab a snapping turtle that size that way once.... At that point he'll probably grab you and try having you for dinner! .No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:In the shallow pond at the University of Richmond, there was a snapper that must be close to 3 feet long.  Frightening."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumIn the shallow pond at the University of Richmond, there was a snapper that must be close to 3 feet long.  Frightening.
Reply:wasn't a snapping turtle. as for the tree huggers they would have been in the pot with the turtle but that's another story. i let it run wild in the house for a bit, took a few pics for the people back home, wrote my name and date on the shell and cut it loose. my neighbor says it's been a neighborhood fixture for years so i'm glad i didn't eat it.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Originally Posted by BlackbeardHere in SC it's illegal to harm a gopher, they're protected by law.
Reply:This tree hugger has a sense of humor (as many of us do), and would find the tortoise notepad amusing.  Great photos!Miller Dynasty 200 DXMiller CP-300 with 30A feederHypertherm Powermax 900Oxy-fuel w/Harris torchesScotchman Glide-in bandsawMonarch 10EE latheEmi-Mec Autoturn latheDeckel FP2NC milling machinePro-Tools 105 Bender
Reply:docwelder, I'm way down in Louisiana where the swap grass grows and moss sways from the trees.....We here eat anything with hair, scales or shells, and we know how to cook it.Anytime an edible critter ventures into my yard he is fair game and ends up skinned or peeled or de-shelled and in my skillet or boiled where then he ends up tasting to us just like chicken.It's always open season on anything that trespasses, and seasoning makes them edible.The very FIRST time I ever invite dinner into my house as a guest I'll lose lots of stroke with my neighbors and they will doubt my orientation.So cook that sucker quick and smack your lips soundly, then rub your tummy in public if you wanna retain your standing as a Man in my hood
Reply:Originally Posted by pigeonpoopdocwelder, I'm way down in Louisiana where the swap grass grows and moss sways from the trees.....We here eat anything with hair, scales or shells, and we know how to cook it.Anytime an edible critter ventures into my yard he is fair game and ends up skinned or peeled or de-shelled and in my skillet or boiled where then he ends up tasting to us just like chicken.It's always open season on anything that trespasses, and seasoning makes them edible.The very FIRST time I ever invite dinner into my house as a guest I'll lose lots of stroke with my neighbors and they will doubt my orientation.So cook that sucker quick and smack your lips soundly, then rub your tummy in public if you wanna retain your standing as a Man in my hood
Reply:Always heard a true story that ran in my family....When my dad was a kid, his grandfather had a large desert tortoise as a pet.  "Someone" (great grand pappy) drilled a hole through the base of the tortoise's shell, at the rear end.  (I know, awful).   Grand pappy attached a 20' chain to the darn thing and ran the other end of the chain to a steak in the ground.  The tortoise roamed the backyard that way for years, even during hibernation.  One day, they all woke up to find a chain link broke and the tortoise escaped from his prison, never to be found again.A Liberal is someone who lives in a gated community with private security,  but says that a boarder fence won't work and people don't need guns for self protection.
Reply:Thats a small one yet!  With snappers we call that size one handers because it only takes one had to pick them out of the net and throw them back in the water.We had a snapper one time that had a shell 2.5-3' across any way you measured it. Well over 100 pounds, we couldn't lift it to get it out of the net, we had to dump it out.
Reply:If you were back up here in NY, you could put a stick in his backside and he would be a turtle Popsicle in a hurry. Cold one tonight.Enjoy.'contaminating tungstens like there's no tomorrow'
Reply:Originally Posted by castleIf you were back up here in NY, you could put a stick in his backside and he would be a turtle Popsicle in a hurry. Cold one tonight.Enjoy.
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749You aint missing this winter crap bro!!Like ten degrees today. Well below zero with wind chill.Reptiles for dinner..... Ill pass. I'm not from Louisiana tho
Reply:Originally Posted by pbungumWow.  So does everyone keep their cats indoors?  It sounds like you have to eat it, otherwise neighbors might think you aren't a man.  Around these parts, people just pet things that wander into the yard, and cook pasta.
Reply:Originally Posted by pbungumWow.  So does everyone keep their cats indoors?  It sounds like you have to eat it, otherwise neighbors might think you aren't a man.  Around these parts, people just pet things that wander into the yard, and cook pasta.
Reply:Originally Posted by pigeonpoopdocwelder, I'm way down in Louisiana where the swap grass grows and moss sways from the trees.....We here eat anything with hair, scales or shells, and we know how to cook it.Anytime an edible critter ventures into my yard he is fair game and ends up skinned or peeled or de-shelled and in my skillet or boiled where then he ends up tasting to us just like chicken.It's always open season on anything that trespasses, and seasoning makes them edible.The very FIRST time I ever invite dinner into my house as a guest I'll lose lots of stroke with my neighbors and they will doubt my orientation.So cook that sucker quick and smack your lips soundly, then rub your tummy in public if you wanna retain your standing as a Man in my hoodOriginally Posted by weldertomGopher Tortoise. Protected by law Florida law. Ya might want to go and erase yer name.FWC will reign down upon ya if the wrong tree hugger finds that tortoise!
Reply:Originally Posted by pigeonpoopToo much pasta will make yer wrists limp......You need meat too in your diet....it's a fact that most turtles offer 7 different flavors of meat....For me, all I got to do is make anything I shoot/trap/catch taste like chicken....well, except for fish In fact, the very best BBQ pork you will EVER taste will turn out to be alligator tail if done right.
Reply:Justin Wilson (God rest his soul) could be very humorous.One episode I recall had him responding to a viewer's request that he feature some type of dessert on the show.So he did an episode on making Raisin Delight (pronounced Ray zan) using raisins, water, and brandy.  He poured a bowl of raisins in the pot first.  Next he poured about 1 tablespoon of water into the raisins while saying "them rayzans don' like too much water".Next he poured almost a whole bottle of brandy into the raisins remarking "but them rayzans they like brandy".  Then he turned the brandy bottle up and took a swig and said "I do too".The funniest episode I ever saw (my humble opinion) was where told told the story of the young Cajun "big time deer hunter" whose wife talked him into teaching her how to deer hunt (because she was tired of being left at home when he went hunting).