Rattlesnakes while hunting

[mtmiller]

Screw the gaiters, snake shot for a sidearm is cheaper and lighter and more comfortable. You wont even notice 2 or 3 cartridges in a pocket

If you believe you need to kill a prairie rattle snake, get a stick or rock. Even cheaper. And you don’t have to walk around with a pistol and bird shot.

 

[MTGunner]

I like ‘em. But, they do not taste like chicken. They taste like the sausage grease that we fried them In. Yep, I would do it again.
MTG

 

[WyoDoug]

What time of year and where are you hunting. Later in the year the smaller the chance

Yup you got a point there. You are not likely to see rattlers out after end of August or September depending on when temp drops. Rattlers are most active when temps range between 80-90 degrees.

 

[Dunning Kruger]

If you believe you need to kill a prairie rattle snake, get a stick or rock. Even cheaper. And you don’t have to walk around with a pistol and bird shot.

I always walk around with a pistol. Couple rounds of birdshot in a pocket is no burden at all.

 

[deer_shooter]

Wyoming antelope hunt October 2020. We were about 30 miles west of Casper. First day out and was quite warm out. This guy let me get closer than I would have liked before sounding the alarm.