Gosh! Thanks for all the input guys, but you should know I have done my home work prior to putting in for this coveted tag.
Little known factoid, the Game & Fish in Tennessee is also known as The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Fire Arms. When you apply for a license you have to submit a urine sample and DNA proving you are not from nor have ever been in the State prior to hunting turtle.
I'm not really interested in a high fence turtle hunt. I'm looking for that once in a lifetime challenge of looking into the eyes of a bull turtle and living to tell about it. I discovered that private property is not really an issue. If you contact the IRS, they are happy to sell you as much property as you need if you'll just pay the back taxes.
I was contacted by the Beauford T. Crummp turtle guide service. Beauford and his cousins or brothers or uncles (Beauford ain?t real clear on the genealogy) guarantees a quality turtle hunting experience. In fact he said that when cousin or Brother Billy Ray gets done with me I'll squeal like a pig. Not wanting to embarrass myself by squealing like a pig, I thought I might invite Mosnar to come along. He knows the locals and plays a mean banjo.
I found out the tag is any weapon so I'm toying with the idea of going with the baby seal club. I also found out the bull turtle has a keen sense of smell along with incredible speed and eye sight. I was hoping ?Old man of the Hills? would resurface and teach me the art of concealing my body odor using natural methods.
Well, wish me luck boys. It's a long bus ride from Utah to Tennessee.
RUS
Post script: Lesgo, you, Mosnar, Eel, JB, heck all of you are welcome to go but I get to stay at your neighbors house.
