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HomeWood · 07-23-2013, 06:49 PM

I just move them across the street in whatever direction they were going. They're not lost (usually). We have lots of Box turtles here that get hit.

If it's a Snapping turtle that needs a hand, don't be afraid to grab it by the tail if you're brave enough. You won't hurt it and it's head can't reach around to chomp you.

hilltopper · 07-24-2013, 07:30 AM

That reminds me of a funny story. I had some family coming over to the house one day. They get to the house and pull a large box out of the minivan. I look in the box and there's a large snapping turtle. I ask my Mom why the heck she has a turtle with her. She says she found it down the hill from the house and thought the kids would enjoy bringing it to the pond/marshland that we have about 200 or so yards into the woods behind the house. I suggested we bring it back to where she found it but she was adamant.

A couple of days later I'm in the kitchen doing something and I look out the window and see the snapping turtle walking down the driveway. Over the next few hours I watched its progress as it made its way down the hill presumably back to where Mom found it.

Pineedles · 07-24-2013, 09:50 AM

The DEEP in CT is about to announce a hunting season on snapping turtles with specific dates for harvest and limit number. Their reasoning is that commercial turtle hunters are diminishing the population of the turtles and by establishing a season the population will be better protected as there are no laws presently governing their capture. On the surface some folks are aghast at this but actually it makes sense.

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07-23-2013, 06:49 PM	#1
HomeWood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Clayton,NC / Sanbornton,NH Posts: 611 Thanks: 126 Thanked 137 Times in 75 Posts	I just move them across the street in whatever direction they were going. They're not lost (usually). We have lots of Box turtles here that get hit. If it's a Snapping turtle that needs a hand, don't be afraid to grab it by the tail if you're brave enough. You won't hurt it and it's head can't reach around to chomp you.

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07-24-2013, 07:30 AM	#2
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 730 Thanks: 25 Thanked 109 Times in 70 Posts	That reminds me of a funny story. I had some family coming over to the house one day. They get to the house and pull a large box out of the minivan. I look in the box and there's a large snapping turtle. I ask my Mom why the heck she has a turtle with her. She says she found it down the hill from the house and thought the kids would enjoy bringing it to the pond/marshland that we have about 200 or so yards into the woods behind the house. I suggested we bring it back to where she found it but she was adamant. A couple of days later I'm in the kitchen doing something and I look out the window and see the snapping turtle walking down the driveway. Over the next few hours I watched its progress as it made its way down the hill presumably back to where Mom found it.

07-24-2013, 09:50 AM	#3
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	The DEEP in CT is about to announce a hunting season on snapping turtles with specific dates for harvest and limit number. Their reasoning is that commercial turtle hunters are diminishing the population of the turtles and by establishing a season the population will be better protected as there are no laws presently governing their capture. On the surface some folks are aghast at this but actually it makes sense.