Final pictue and a couple of comments before I resume the story.
I've got to say that Tradgang is a great place to hang out. Great people and lots of knowledge shared here for people still learning. I got into trad back in 2000 and this site has really helped me develop my knowledge and skills. I'm to the point now that I can start to share with others. Heck, I even found something that I could teach Ray while I was down there and we never got around to doing it. Maybe I'll do a teach-along on it later so that everyone can benefit.
Now, a few more comments, then I swear I'll get back to the hunt. I haven't said much about the wildlife down there yet.
I know that Ray is now offering turkey hunts in the spring. We saw turkeys every time we were out. And these aren't little scrawny, wimpy birds either. Some of them looked big enough to whip the hogs.
Raccoons were everywhere. You'll hear more about them when I get on with the hunt story, but I saw many of them.
I've already talked about the 'dilla's. I don't know if my area had more than the other guys or not, but I saw lots of them, and killed two.
There was an owl in my area that sounded off every time I was down there. Roger and Carlton both heard him during their hunts. It was pretty cool having another predator in my area.
Egrets were a problem early on for me. There were lots of them around the water, and it took me a while to distinguish their sqauking from hog grunts. I found myself stalking birds on at least two occaisions.
Ray said there were gators down there. I was hoping to see one of them while I was there but wasn't that fortunate. Ray saw one Saturday morning but I wasn't with him at the time.
And finally, the squirrels. They were numerous. It was rare when I couldn't look around somewhere and see one, and I've already mentioned the one that knocked over a cypress.
That place was great. There is no excuse for not seeing game at Ray's place.
I'll re-start the story when I come back -- have to get a little work done, you know.