Snapping Turtle

[Marc Retallack]

Dean

A couple weeks ago I caught a 20 pound snapper in my backyard. My 6yr old Lab decided it was something his nose told him he should investigate... his nose paid the price.

I gave it to a friend of my neighbor. He told me he keeps them in his bathtub for roughly a month before butchering. According to him, this time in clean fresh water is necessary to flush out the turtle.

Cheers
Marcus

[Roundsworth]

A fair sized snapper was in my front yard a few weeks ago. His shell was 15 inches long and 12 inches wide. I did not waste any time dressing him out and probably made my share of mistakes, seeing as how it was my first. My neighbor downloaded some instructions, with photos, and I used them for reference. He was one tough SOB and resisted every cut, right to the last morsel of meat I removed from his carcass. It was kinda spooky. The pieces of meat were still twitching in the Pyrex bowl! VERY tasty, though. My neighbor made a soup out of it and the meat was very tender.