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We put in a hundred Bullfrog tadpoles in during May 2002 when we did the initial fathead/golden shiner stocking of our one acre pond. Lots of Green Frogs and Leopard Frogs (in mating season, at least) showed up on their own, so I don't know if Bullfrogs would have "volunteered" or not. Anyway, one benefit I've gotten was two weeks ago when I found the hugest Bullfrog I've ever seen slow-poking his way through the shallows in maybe 35 degree water. Until I tried to get it in a bucket, I thought it was a medium sized turtle (the legs were kind of obscured by muddy water in a hole). I did not know Bullfrogs could get this big (his body would have covered my flattened hand, the legs were probably a foot long) - I never saw one two-thirds this size during all the time I spent mucking around ponds and lakes as a kid. For me, it was worth the cost of the tadpoles to get the thrill of seeing this monster!