Benz Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Ok so im going to the patch this thursday night. The weather says it might rain lightly on saturday. How are those roads when they are wet? Ill be using a rented little SUV 4x4 i think a jeep. Also how are detectors in the rain i have a GMT? do i just cover the main unit with a plastic bag? Any wildlife i should watch out for? snakes bugs. ill be alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Rattle snake, mormon crickets, kangaroo rats, spiders, rain, snow, wind, roads not too bad, Grubstake Carry a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Might want to carry a gun large enough to fend off a 30 LB Bobcat, 45 Lb Coyote, a 225lb Mountain lion and a dozen 235lb illegals and their 6 110lb Rottweillers, Anyway on the lighter side have fun a find lots of gold!!! by the way if you run in to an old Prospector named Everret==tell him he has a beer waiting over at the pizza joint that I bought him several years ago. (might be tough to get it now).....Hammer :innocent0009: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilaoro Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hammer, Thats a "For Sure-For Sure" on that beer if its the price Grubstakes uncle paid! $4.33+ a can! At that price I wouldn't need AA just a Goverment bail out! If there's as many people out there as there is asking questions about Rye Patch on this and other forums your problem maybe finding a parking spot! :twocents: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget108 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 The roads are rocky so the rain doesnt usually cause a problem. I was out 1 week ago and killed 3 rattle snakes. darn things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 The roads are rocky so the rain doesnt usually cause a problem. I was out 1 week ago and killed 3 rattle snakes. darn things. Ill be alone. Are the snakes out in the open? Did you look for the snakes. I made some cardboard shingaurns and ill be wearing long pants. And whats this bull crap about not cutting the bite and sucking the venom out? What do you do if your alone? Also did anyone get cell covarage out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnysnewlife Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Ill be alone. Are the snakes out in the open? Did you look for the snakes. I made some cardboard shingaurns and ill be wearing long pants. And whats this bull crap about not cutting the bite and sucking the venom out? What do you do if your alone? Also did anyone get cell covarage out there? Please God, do not rely on card board to save your life............ Invest in some bonified shinguards, they can save your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Yeh for sure don't! cut the bit and suck the pioson out, makes it much worse, whay if you have a cut on your gums? Your screwed, most people have plenty of time to get to a DR. unless you go into shock, slow down if you get bitten, don't panick, keep your heart rate slow, get down to the truck stop or park area at the lake, let the rangers call you a chopper if they have too. Siriously! Grubstake Me I don't worry too much about the snkes, they will be around bushes, in tall grass, its the damned Black widows I've had run ins's with, truning over a rock or detectong around bushes, I almost got bitten twice out there by blackwidows. Only seen the snkes and keep clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Please God, do not rely on card board to save your life............ Invest in some bonified shinguards, they can save your life. where can i buy some tomarrow? lowes sports stores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnysnewlife Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 where can i buy some tomarrow? lowes sports stores? Didnt know Lowes had sports stores. But you should be able to find a pair somewhere. I dont know whats available in your area. I do know that a snake will bite right through cardboard though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richs Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Get yourself a pair of snake guardz. Major sporting goods store should carry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I have hunted Rye Patch 30-40 days a year for the last 9 years and I have never seen a rattle snake other than down by the lake. I think I've only seen one person wear snake guards there and they did not seem to stay on for too long. I wouldn't bother with the guards unless you had someplace with a lot of snakes to use them when you get home. Good luck down there, the gold is getting hard to stumble across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimi Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Aloha, As far as snakes guards go they tend to make a first time user lazy. I would just be aware of your surroundings at all times. Even when I wear them snake guards I tend to watch where I am goind and usually have a "safety zone" of about 8-10 feet around me at all times. Use your eyes and ears in that order. You should spot them before you hear them. Aloha and be safe out there. BTW, if you have a basspro store in your area they always have them. Stan aka Kaimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~LARGO~ Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hello, Just go out there and have a good time. Your won't be "alone" out there anyway. Spencer should know, he hunts days and nights, and the nights are the times you neet to worry about ALL the critters... Just don't stand out in the open in a thunderstorm, as you will be the tallest thing for the lightning to head for. ~LARGO~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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