And this one time, at band camp...Oops, wrong message board. I've seen muskrats up to the size of a normal cat before while out on the water. I haven't seen any bear though (thankfully). That's one for the memory bank. I did have a bobcat take about five years off my life though. Fishing Casitas, kind up tight to the bank and there were some mallards just being mallards when "Wham, crash, splash" this bobcat blasted out of the bank cover, right into the waters edge and snagged himself a quacker. I about jumped out of the boat it freaked me out so bad for a second. I had about a six foot long snake decide he didn't like the delta water anymore and wanted to kick it on the back of my boat. Sum bitch wouldn't leave either. got himself all wrapped up in the steering cables so we had to just keep fishing till he decided he didn't like the grease anymore. And yes, we stayed in the front of the boat. I even had a Canadian goose try to inform me in an unpleasant goosey manner that I was too close to his nest. Damn thing was flying three feet off the boat hissing and trying to land, but my trusty flippin' stick kept him at bay long enough to get the trolling motor on high. Funny part is I was warned by a friend about him a few days before. Oh them rascally critters and their affinity for bass fisherman.