The search is now an addiction - TR

[benben reincarnated]

I applaud your tenacity Mike.  If any NC blueliner isn't always on the hunt for a tiger, then they need to get their priorities in check.  Maybe one day one of us will hit the lottery on one of those elusive fuckers.

[Grannyknot]

Looks like a fun trip Mike.  Even the striper skunk trip.
Those were some massive cans of beer.

[Jfey]

Nice trip. Good luck on your quest. Is Bigfoot next on your list of creatures to find deep in the NC woods?

The NC bigfoot mystery has already been solved.  It was just Jfey walking around in the woods.

I've been outed!  Guess I can quit shaving my body hair now

[Mudwall Gatewood 3.0]

Maybe one day one of us will hit the lottery on one of those elusive fuckers.

Elusive?  They ain't elusive.  They are as common as the historic buffalo, as "thick as curls on a whore". 

DUNBAR:  "How come we haven't seen any buffalo?"

TIMMONS:  "Can't figger the stinkin' buffalo.
                         Sometimes you don't see 'em for days,
                         sometimes they're thick as curls on
                         a whore."

[ptfranze]

Nice report Mike, really like those underwater pics.  I will join you on this quest for a tiger, they are so awesome and I have yet to catch one.