Back in the mid 70s in Michigan we had no season on snapping turtles nor a size limit .
This one night a friend of mine and I were on a small river , he was paddling the canoe and I would stand in the front with lanterns mounted and shoot snapping turtles with my K-Mag . Now the season for spear fishing in Michigan was over about two weeks earlier so I was strictly turtle hunting .
We had a fairly good night with five turtles that were from twelve to fifteen inches across the back shell . As we were coming back to my truck about 2:00AM , we noticed another truck parked there as well . When we climbed out of the canoe and started walking to the truck with a gunny sack full of turtles a very bright flashlight came on and was right in my eyes . A mans voice said keep coming on up to the road and bring that sack with you . It was a Conservation Officer  . So we did . He asked me what was in the sack and I told him snapping turtles . He told me to empty the sack here in the road at his feet . I asked him if he was sure and he insisted . So all five of the turtles that were very upset to begin with began to posture , hiss and snap at his feet . He jumped back and was talking about a Chinese guy called Ho Lee somebody .
I then asked him if he would hold the sack for me and help get the turtles back in the sack . He told me that he would be glad to hold the flashlight for me .
He had never even heard of getting turtles that way and I explained how I shot them threw the neck so they are easier to handle and you don't get the arrow stuck in the shell .
Sure do miss those days . It was about fifteen years later that they started the turtle season , size limit , bag limit and you couldn't use a bow and arrow or spring device .

great story, thanks for sharing!

Made me smile thanks for that.

good story,  in NY you can only dispatch snapping turtles with a bow or gun, although it isn't clear about how you may catch them.

Enjoyed reading that with a big grin on my face.

Love it Graps

I have often heard other guys refer to that same Chinese guy.  He must be very well known.  

Good story... thanks for sharing.

Excellent!    

Thanks for the laugh!

Nice. Glad you could oblige with the turtles on his toes after being hit in the face with the light. I hope he stained his shorts  

Good story. I think I know that same Chinese guy you were talking about.

I was a game warden for 27 years, 7 months. I would have asked you to hold the bag while I picked the turtles up by their tail or scooped them into the bag. LOL

I don't know that Chinese guy but I think I met his brother...Ho-Lee Crapp.
Great story...M R some big turtles!