We had an equipment failure last week as Mark “Tiger” Edmonds, former English professor at Saint Leo University, lamented the loss of his hunting grounds in Pasco County.

Mostly, he hunted quail.

Now, he is reduced to blasting armadillos that try to get under his house and somehow disrupt the heating and air system. This week, he talks about his latest kill, as well as his introduction to Saint Leo’s campus.

Edmonds has written three books – two about his long motorcycle rides around North America – and is awaiting the publication of a fourth.

Retired for more than a year, Edmonds also pens and reads one-page riffs of scathing social commentary he calls “The Curmudgeon Chronicles” for an Orlando radio station.

For information about Edmonds and his work, visit http://www.drmarktigeredmonds.com.