Surprise Dinner Visitor!

How’d you prep it?

I just roll it in flour, brown it in a skillet then put it in a roaster with a little bit of water and stick it in the oven on 325 till tender and falling off the bone, make a milk gravy with the drippings and put some on the meat and serve up.

@Ice

Sounds good

How did you kill it

Nice!!

@Anna I chopped his head off.

@Brian effective!

@Anna yes it is, I didn't know how to put it politely so I just told you outright how I did it.

@Brian haha! Just because I’m a lady doesn’t mean I can’t take it straight 🥃

@Anna 👊🍻

I’ve chopped the head off turned around to grab something and had em walk away..... I like to marinate the limbs in home made bbq and salt for 12 hrs then cook the same way...... @Brandon don’t let your wife see this..... remember that one time hahahahahahahahahahaha

@Aj that sounds good, I just might have to try it. 👍

@Anna You made me laugh , thanks !!

This reminds me of the song , “once I was swimming across turtle creek,,,Mann then snappers all around my feet “ ....... ( yeah I’m having one straight ) 🥃

When I was just a little bitty boy my mama bought me a cute little toy,,,

@Dave cheers!

@Brian I would check your local laws before making certain public post

@Brian I would check your local laws before making certain public post. While not a federally protected species the alligator snapper is given threatened status in some states and are prohibited from harvesting. I’m not the police but I wouldn’t be surprised if some belonged to this group

@Mingo that was not an alligator snapper, they don't live in northern Illinois, just a common snapper.

Gotcha

Don't know about Illinois, but Indiana has closed season a bag limit and s size limit. I noodles for turtles for 40 years. Then they changed the rules plus I got s little older

@Bruce you're braver than me, I don't think I could noodle for turtles.

Did it for years only got bit twice both times my fault. Noodling for catfish is tough. Especially the guys that go under water in the big rocks.

@Bruce only time I got bit was about 40 years ago, was pulling turtles thru the ice, had 2 in a gunny sack thrown over my shoulder and 1 bit me thru the sack on my back, didn't break the skin but left a nice bruise on my shoulder blade.

Had the same thing happen to me. Lot of folks don't know u can catch them under the ice. Will post a pic if I can find it.

@Bruce yep,me and my granddad used to always go as soon as the ice was thick enough to walk on, he just loved it. I think about that every winter.

He'll yea good eatts there

nice