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Check out this monster gator taken in Florida by Ed Yates. http://www.huntingreport.com/t...y_gallery.cfm?id=376 This is not trick photography. This is the real deal and that gator is a slob. There are gator hunts that can be done in the daytime with a rifle, just like a croc in Africa. And another kind of hunt that's done at night with a harpoon, bow, or crossbow. I like the crossbow hunt because you stalk your gator. There's a line attached to the bolt and I've seen them launch like a tarpon. Then you ease them up to the boat and thump them with a bangstick. It's a fun hunt and different. | ||
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A little trick photography..look at the shadows. but still a mighty big gator.  | |||
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Good eye, Matt.. I never woulda noticed that! | |||
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Not so sure. The curve of the tire takes up some of the shadow length and it is still nearly 2X the man's shadow. If he's 5' 10'' or so with the Gator forward of him toward the lens may very well be a 12 1/2 footer. DuggaBoye-O NRA-Life Whittington-Life TSRA-Life DRSS DSC HSC SCI | |||
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You're right about the shadows. They had Mr. Yates stand back a little to show off the gator's size. But he's a for real 12 and 1/2 footer. Even if Mr. Yates was beside the gator, his head would be about even with the front of the hind leg. And look at the head in relation to the bucket. That animal is huge. | |||
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The gentleman is standing a good 4 or 5 feet behind the gator. Trying to make it larger than it really is. Its a great gator but I don't know if it would go 12 1/2 ft. Maybe 10. I work around loaders for a living and I would guess that bucket isn't more than 10 feet off the ground. Its a great trophy but why do people have to try and make it more than it is. They do it around here with elk and deer heads, get back behind the animal so it looks bigger. Be proud of what you shot. Oh well just my 2 cents worth. | |||
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Here is a picture of a gator my wife shot on our place on the coast of Texas. It measured exactly tweleve feet. Notice she is standing beside the gator and not five or six feet behind. Also about a foot or so of the tail is still on the ground.  | |||
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Thats how a pix is supposed to look. Nice Gator | |||
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M16, is she thinking about all the shoe's and purses outta that Gator?  Congrats to her on a fine dinosaur!Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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With the rusted out bucket lip and the frayed strap == not So sure standing 4 to 5 feet back is such a bad idea Anyone notice the mid-spine wound  DuggaBoye-O NRA-Life Whittington-Life TSRA-Life DRSS DSC HSC SCI | |||
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