Almost a year to the day, Ive saved another angry turtle. A buddy had seen the beast along the side of the road, looks.like he was makin the mile long trek from one pond to another.
My buddy wasn't sure what to do with him, so I got the call and sprung into action. I got there, evaluated the monster at hand and formulated a plan of attack.
First, we'd need a car as the Busa is not equipped for angry turtle. We went up the road to get a friends SUV and a recycling bin for safe transport. Remembering my technique from last year, I grabbed his tail to pick him uo, only he had made his way into the tall grass by this point, and he was latched right on. This beast weighed about 15lbs by himself, but hold onto the grass, he about double that. I finally tore him loose and into the bin he went.
We then loaded him into jeep and he tried to climb out, so we put a blanket and half a box of clay pigeons in on top to hold him down
A short drive to the pond he was heading to, and he was safely released into the wild, a job well done.
Let the 2012 turtle saving season begin!
My buddy wasn't sure what to do with him, so I got the call and sprung into action. I got there, evaluated the monster at hand and formulated a plan of attack.
First, we'd need a car as the Busa is not equipped for angry turtle. We went up the road to get a friends SUV and a recycling bin for safe transport. Remembering my technique from last year, I grabbed his tail to pick him uo, only he had made his way into the tall grass by this point, and he was latched right on. This beast weighed about 15lbs by himself, but hold onto the grass, he about double that. I finally tore him loose and into the bin he went.
We then loaded him into jeep and he tried to climb out, so we put a blanket and half a box of clay pigeons in on top to hold him down
A short drive to the pond he was heading to, and he was safely released into the wild, a job well done.
Let the 2012 turtle saving season begin!
No I didnt hit him!
