We arrived at 0 dark 30 and both kids were ready to go. My son and my nephew both had their 410s and we were ready to work on the tree rat population. ReelMojo and I had never done this before so we did not have high expectations. We also had never been to Homosassa before so we did not know the area either. For us really it was about getting the kids out there to experience it and just to do some general scouting. The weather was great so it was a good day to get out there.
After checking in we walked and walked. Then... thats when the kids feet went from lifting to shuffling. We pretty much knew at that point we were scaring anything in a 2 mile area. About noon... thats when the the kids clearly were done. Wanting this to be a good experience, we packed it up at that point. Both asked to come back out, so clearly we stopped at the right time.
Overall, I give Homosassa a thumbs up. Its a beautiful place and we did see some scat and sign. We did not see any wildlife.... unless you count the 2 younger Rhinos making all the noise we had with us!
It was a good trip. Eventually those boys will get some of those tree rats. Being that I had NEVER even done that before myself, the fact both kids had fun, made it worthwhile.
Fishindad
