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Case: South Florida iguana hunt only the start of an outdoors writer’s week

Photo contributed by Larry Case / Outdoors columnist Larry Case from West Virginia recently took part in an iguana hunt in southern Florida, then headed for Wyoming and another outdoors adventure during a busy week.
Photo contributed by Larry Case / Outdoors columnist Larry Case from West Virginia recently took part in an iguana hunt in southern Florida, then headed for Wyoming and another outdoors adventure during a busy week. Photo contributed by Larry Case / Outdoors columnist Larry Case from West Virginia recently took part in an iguana hunt in southern Florida, then headed for Wyoming and another outdoors adventure during a busy week.

It’s a Sunday morning, and I’m sitting in the airport in Charleston, West Virginia, with a little more than the typical travel jitters. Besides being subjected to the usual airline fun and games, now everything is ramped up once again for the wonderful demon that is COVID-19.

Will this ever end?

Sometimes I like to watch the reactions of the people who have never flown out of Charley Town (the runways are, shall we say, not lengthy), and here I am again, flying to another adventure.

The first leg of this trip will be to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area. The air rifle company Gamo has initiated a little expedition here, and it is centered around invasive species in this area, namely the green iguana.

Iguanas, Larry? Really? You are going to be hunting iguanas? Well, yes, but hear me out.