Posted this under the "Bowhunting Forum" too, but since a shotgun was involved...........



Went out to Del Norte Gun Club here in Albuquerque yesterday to shoot some sporting clays but threw my bow in the truck since I have an elk hunt September 1st. The club just opened a new archery range complete with a walk through unknown distance 3-D course. This is what I ran into on the 1st station..........











Here it is in its natural "safe state" after my Browning 625 and Fiocchi Crusher in 7 1/2's barked.







It had no rattles. My dog was running under a big juniper tree 10 ft behind the shooting positon to find some shade like she always does. This giant rared up and HISSED like you wouldn't believe! My dog stopped dead in her tracks.

It had a FULL GROWN jackrabbit in it!

Out here in California we've heard from the rangers of a "rattleless rattlesnake".

I'd say that's confirmation enough.

PS: Do you want donations? I'll send you a box of shells for your efforts there!

Thanks for the offer rnovi!

Yeah, the rattleless snake was weird. It looked like they may have been there but fell off, I'm not exactly sure. Someone told me that's why they get so big; no rattles to give themselves away..........