Leo Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Turkey season is over. I picked up my pop up blind that has been up for a month and a half today. Just pull some stakes fold it up and throw it in truck, right? So I'm taking this thing down. I should have known better. It's been up for 1 1/2 months. Dang spiders, built a web over one of the tie downs. I brush the webs away... Folks, an angel or God himself was watching over me. I'm seriously fortunate. Like I said "I shoulda known better." As I brushed away the annoying tangles from the tie down, suddenly out jumps a black widow. My hand was merely fractions of an inch from it Folks she absolutely could have got me. I am only writing this post now, because she didn't. Be careful picking up your popup blinds after turkey season. Lesson learned. Thankfully not the hard way. God bless and be careful folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! Crazy. Jumping spiders will do that around here, but they're not poisonous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! Spiders and Snakes aren't what you would call my favorite things... Glad to hear that thing didn't bite ya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! I would have screamed like a lil girl and ran back to the truck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! glad she let you go. i hate those things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! Thats prett close for sure ... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! [ QUOTE ] I would have screamed like a lil girl and ran back to the truck... [/ QUOTE ] LOL... thats exactly what i would have done...no way i'm messin around with any of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! You are soooooooo lucky partner its scary. The world of hurt she would have put you in is unrivaled by anything you can imagine. Someone was watching over you for sure! Whew!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! My dad had a porcupine up in his blind once. It was a tower shack, it was early morning and he could hear snoring coming from inside his blind.........lets just say the porcupine was evicted that morning and he didn't have time to pack his things!! Glad you are alright, spiders can be deadly in some areas!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! Wow!!! You are lucky... I would have done soiled my britches and those woods would have gained a blind... I don't like spiders and snakes... Dang I just hate walking in the woods when it's dark and have one of those great big juicy things wrap across your face... You can dang sure know when it happens to me because there is stuff flying and it looks like I'm doing an African Tribal rain dance or something, jumping up and down and spinning in circles trying to get the thing off of me... Man I hate those things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! LMBO @ griz. Glad it didnt get you. Around here if you left it out you would have likely found something a little more nasty than black widow in or under it. Copperheads and cottonmouths love hiding under stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! Spiders are less loathed than ticks by me. I hate when you are in the truck driving home and you feel one crawling up your neck. "No officer, I wasn't drinking. I don't know why they have a ditch there anyway." Backpacking in Utah one time, rolled up sleepng pad and was surprised by a big old scorpion. Started thinking tents were good for more than just keeping you dry. Might take one next time... HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! A buddy's wife felt something crawl in her ear monday night while sleeping. Got him up to look but couldn't see anything. When she got up tuesday she had a really bad ear ache. Called the doc and he found a spider about the size of dime next to the ear drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! [ QUOTE ] A buddy's wife felt something crawl in her ear monday night while sleeping. Got him up to look but couldn't see anything. When she got up tuesday she had a really bad ear ache. Called the doc and he found a spider about the size of dime next to the ear drum. [/ QUOTE ] WHAT!!! That is some scary stuff there. Hope she is ok. LMBO @ your post GRIZ Yep I must agree hate ticks, spiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTrophyHunter Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! [ QUOTE ] Spiders and Snakes aren't what you would call my favorite things... Glad to hear that thing didn't bite ya... [/ QUOTE ] same here, my uncle got bit by one last year during turkey season when he put his boots and it got him and he went to the hospital immediately and they gave him a couple shots and he came back home about two hours later. he said it was the worst pain ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! None of those here thank Goodness. I dont like spiders or snakes.AT ALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! glad your ok !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy1956 Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! That's to close. We have none here. Thank God it did not get on your hand a bite. Be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Re: Pop up blind surprise... a little scary! that is why i live in Canada, only have to worry about bears and other shall we say "uneducated" hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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