RE: OT / BIG @$$ Turtle
Gopher Tortoises .. I looked them up. Rather interesting. Also that would explain why I had no idea what kind of turtle it was. We have mud turtles, snapping turtles, box turtles, water turtles, and soft shell turtles. We do have a turtle season in some areas of the State but they are getting really strict about turtles. When we were littlekids we'd catch snapping turtles in marsh ditches and shallows.Dad would make soup out of them. He used to chew us out for catching them although. He kept telling us we were going to get bit, but we were pretty careful. We'd catch them and carry them back in a box or a garbage can. Also I knew an old fellow that would roast turtle meat over a campfire and it was really good to eat. He rolled that meat is salt and something because it was kind of spicy, but it sure was good to eat.