Rattlesnakes near Buffalo?
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RICMIC
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Just got back from a hunt south of Tensleep. We had never seen rattlers there before, but saw three this time. They were small, medium, nd large. The large was over 4' long and was as big around as my forearm.
Prerylyon
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the wanderer
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Will rattlesnakes be out in the middle of October? I’ll be hunting mule deer in units 96 and 97 around Jeffrey City.
JimP
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It all depends on the temperatures in the area. Even when they den up they will venture out of the den on a warmer day to warm up before heading back underground.
husker hunter
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Wanderer, I was just in that area for 4 days mid September hunting antelope. Expected to see snakes but saw none, even in the rocky areas
RICMIC
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It's not the ones that you see that get you. We did a lot of crawling around in the dirt while trying to sneak up on antelope, and there are plenty of places where a snake could be that would be a surprise to both of you. I did have my first close-up encounter with some cactus though, and am still picking those little stickers out of my knee a week later.