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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 2206275" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>I have a little Ruger 77/22 which, with a a bipod shooting stick, is death on turtles. I think the alligator snapper is protected, and it seems like some others are, but it's been some time since I read the regs. When a pond that covers a little over an acre has well over a hundred turtles, it's time to thin the herd. Latest count was no more than three heads at a time, including one alligator snapper which is about a foot long. I have asked everyone to spare him, just because they are such cool critters. They have been known to weigh up to nearly 300 pounds. The aquarium at the Cotton Bowl used to have one that went 258. The one at Jenks is over 100 as I recall.</p><p></p><p>To whoever said they don't die, wait a few days and check the shoreline. Turtlegeddon. If there's lots of moss, you may not see them, but body shots with a .22 hollowpoint are usually fatal. I always try to hit 'em in the head, and really used to enjoy using the Mini-14 until ammo went so high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 2206275, member: 711"] I have a little Ruger 77/22 which, with a a bipod shooting stick, is death on turtles. I think the alligator snapper is protected, and it seems like some others are, but it's been some time since I read the regs. When a pond that covers a little over an acre has well over a hundred turtles, it's time to thin the herd. Latest count was no more than three heads at a time, including one alligator snapper which is about a foot long. I have asked everyone to spare him, just because they are such cool critters. They have been known to weigh up to nearly 300 pounds. The aquarium at the Cotton Bowl used to have one that went 258. The one at Jenks is over 100 as I recall. To whoever said they don't die, wait a few days and check the shoreline. Turtlegeddon. If there's lots of moss, you may not see them, but body shots with a .22 hollowpoint are usually fatal. I always try to hit 'em in the head, and really used to enjoy using the Mini-14 until ammo went so high. [/QUOTE]
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