Sometimes the best catches are from the unexpected trips

Iguanas

Tattoo, Agouti and Lappe

Local lobster

Sometimes on a spur of the moment on a normal day, you may come across many an opportunity to go outdoors. With little expectations and planning, I realized that some of my best catches were when I was dressed up by some family member and I will just get a vibe. The breeze will blow differently, the atmosphere will change and to me, that's my call to take a walk outside and scope the surroundings. It is in these moments that I will say is a hunter's call. I really don't know if its a female instinct of just hunter vibes. Many comrades who I tell this feeling to tell me that it's a hunter's instinct. To me, it just felt natural but the older folks said that it develops over time.  

I usually have my bags packed, my equipment ready, my clothes and boots. However, in the spur of the moment when you spot an animal, you quickly improvise. You will be amazed how you can make a trap out of vines and branches from a plum tree, yes a plum tree! It is in these times that I really enjoy the experience and will have these memories to cherish. 

I remember my best catches in the bush was when I packed everything and we went on a trip in a secret location where we usually camp under a shed we built over sometime. I remember casually walking and talking with one of my comrades and we spotted a group of lappe feeding in the nearby bush. They were huge and very unsuspecting. We were definitely not expecting them to come so close to camp. 

Additionally, another time was when I went to a good friend's house to visit. While we were there, he was complaining of how the iguanas in his backyard were damaging his crops and that he really wished that he knew someone that could help him get rid of them. I guess that they he came to know about my new passion and his wish will be granted. I quickly organized a team and off to the hunt we went! It was amazing, exciting and we left with some iguanas.

Also, another time we went fishing in the jetty in another secret location just by chance while going for a drive around the coasts. We used our bread that we packed to eat as bait. Soon after, I felt a tug on the line, and I and didn't expect to catch anything so soon. When I pulled it out, it was a huge lobster. I was shocked. I got excited again and threw back my line, I was in luck because I caught another lobster which s very unusual and I considered myself very lucky that day.

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