No joy. But let me tell you about the one that got away! How big was he, you ask? Well, I'm glad you asked that question.
He was so freakin' big that I could hear his testicles knockin' together from a quarter mile! Actual tusks...just like an elephant! When I spotted him he was carrying a small cow in his jaws! *He was big*!
Actually, I went out at the invite of the Florida head of the National Wildlife Foundation. They tried their best to get me a good hunt and placed me in a tree stand in sight of a corn feeder. Just before dawn, I heard a couple coming thru the brush. I only caught a glimpse of a large shape behind the bushes. They never stopped. Heard a couple more in the brush just after dawn. Spotted a good sized Florida bobcat. Then silence.
We spent the rest of the day riding around in a swamp buggy and getting a good education on the local deer, bear, bobcat, panther and otters. Took a great picture of me in my cammo with a bunch of very dangerous looking cows.
Did about two hours of target shooting. A great day, all in all.
Rich
[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited March 01, 1999).]