Carp spawn is gettin hot but snakes are out...

[deerhntnwithdogs]

The carp spawn here in Chesapeake VA is just starting to heat up. Unfortunately so is the snake activity. I went to a local carp hotspot today to see if I could catch one on top of the water, no dice. Only a few rolling every once in a while and never could get a shot on them in the mud stained water. However, I looked in the tree in front of me and there sat a small snake. "There is no way im lettin someone get hurt when I got the bow right here with me" I thought to myself, so I mozied back to the truck and got the bow out, came back and shot the snake, snake flew about 5 feet and died. I looked down were he lay in the water and apparently big brother was taking a nap while all of this went on. I watched the 34 inch long cotton-mouth (my new target after killing his little bro) move a little and go under slowly, I waited for him to resurface but to no avail. Then after a few minutes I saw his head popup, I shot right behind his head and got a weak hit with the arrow pulling out soon there-after. He swam under the water and I waited, about 45 seconds later his head popped up going in the other direction, I shot at about 15 yards and the arrow went right into the back of his head, EXACTLY were I wanted it. I was happy. So I drug hiim ashore, stomped his head and cut it off with my pocket knife and that was that. 2 snakes in about 45 minutes. haha 1 14 incher and 1 37 incher, both cotton-mouths. So hopefully I saved someone a lotta pain, swollen ankle or even death by killing those 2. Ima go back tomorrow and try to kill a few more If I dont see any carp.

-Chase

[holt525]

good luck !!!!!!!!!

[benhohnke]

theres heaps of carp here in australia but my state nsw bowfishing is illegal have fun with your snake shooting

[deerhntnwithdogs]

Haha I will I almost killed a nutria with the bow yesterday and I killed one with the shotgun 2 days ago and he charged me lol. I never thought Id get charged by an overgrown rodent but hey haha.

-Chase

[joebobhunter4]

whats a nutria?

[Squirrelhunter91]

I watched a huge orange carp jump out of the water 3-4 times within like 2 minutes. Could this mean the spawn is on or was it just feeding?

[deerhntnwithdogs]

Prolly just feeding Joe if it was spawning then youd be seeing 40 or 50 carp with him haha. Youll know when they are feeding theres no mistaking it haha.

A nutria is like an overgrown muskrat just MUCH bigger. They tunnel under neath fields and paths and cave in ditches and paths and cause erosion when they eat the plant roots out of the ditch banks of the fields so the farmers hate them. My future Uncle-in-law is one of the bigger farmers around home and he has had real bad problems with them this past year and the year before and this year is lookin bad to so I kill all of them I see for him, plus its good shooting practice.

-Chase