Todd,

I have lived across the state in the Ft Myers area my entire live. Growing up in South Florida with the bugs, gators, and snakes I have never really paid them much thought, guess thats because there part of the only outdoors I have ever known. Dont worry about the other guys razzin ya its really not that bad. Skeeters honestly you will find are the most problematic.

Since u have ties to agriculture a pretty cool hunt is hunting the orange groves. Usually they are chalk full of deer and hogs and they are usually on very dry land. Its pretty difficult to get permission at least here in SW florida as most of the landowners either hunt themselves or are bombarded by people asking to hunt.

Eventually u may want to take up gator hunting speaking of them. I hunted two weeks for them last year and had a freaking blast. Killed a 10'4" one on Lake Trafford in Collier county near Immokalee. Hope your move is a successfull one and good luck.

Scott