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larryshores
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I have seen quite a few gators on my place. Nothing giant, at least until a week ago.

This is a big boy. I am not going to say our estimate. If my tags come through , we will know shortly!

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Lots of meat in that tail!

I like it cubed and deep fat fried. You?


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I like the same. Also sautéed with a mustard sauce.
 
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Hell of a big lizard.
 
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Wow, that's an impressive gator. Wonder what caused him to move on to your place and leave his previous territory?
 
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Wonder what caused him to move on to your place and leave his previous territory?


Mating season is not far off, gators are quite capable of traveling great distances on land or water to breed. I heard a male gator bellowing one time during spring gobbler, it's pretty amazing how far the sound carried, I wasn't close to him initially and it was pretty cool to sneak up on him and watch him send out "the vibe". Or in this case maybe a bigger one showed up and told him to get lost.
 
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Wonder what caused him to move on to your place and leave his previous territory?


Mating season is not far off, gators are quite capable of traveling great distances on land or water to breed. I heard a male gator bellowing one time during spring gobbler, it's pretty amazing how far the sound carried, I wasn't close to him initially and it was pretty cool to sneak up on him watch him send out "the vibe". Or in this case maybe a bigger one showed up and told him to get lost.


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I have lots of prime habitat. They don’t get messed with. Lots of food. I can see why a big gator would like the area.
 
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He didn't get that big by being careless, how far away/or close were you when you took the picture Larry?
 
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You gonna hunt it with a knife???


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No,I am going to put a guy who just had a major operation on the bank fishing. When the gator comes out, I hope I am fast enough!
 
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He didn't get that big by being careless, how far away/or close were you when you took the picture Larry?


I didn’t take the pic. It was done with a zoom lens. I got to 40 yards Sunday.
 
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He is a big one. I would say about eleven feet.
 
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No,I am going to put a guy who just had a major operation on the bank fishing. When the gator comes out, I hope I am fast enough!


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No,I am going to put a guy who just had a major operation on the bank fishing. When the gator comes out, I hope I am fast enough!


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Good piece of bait that one is Larry!

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He is a big one. I would say about eleven feet.


He is way bigger than that .
 
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I hope you kill him. That is a hell of a nice gator.

I wonder how many pairs of boots a guy could make out of that thing, and still have a 3 foot long skull hanging on the wall.
 
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I think you are going to need a bigger boat.
 
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I would petition to save him. Larry stop killing snakes and gators Cool

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I would petition to save him. Larry stop killing snakes and gators Cool

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Then I will have to move on to honey badgers! Another location would be to translocate him to your house. Nice lake there!
 
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Really wish you the best on this one Larry. I am looking forward to seeing photos from your harvest. Wonder what it would cost to get that skin tanned.


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Really wish you the best on this one Larry. I am looking forward to seeing photos from your harvest. Wonder what it would cost to get that skin tanned.


I am thinking of mounting the full skin with the head attached on a big board. Of course, I have to get him first.
 
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What's your gator caliber Larry?


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Permits are issued.

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Oh my! What a trophy!

I don't see too many of those around my place here in Utah! LOL ...but I'd like to hunt one some day before I get too sick and die from all the viruses going around. lol

Good luck Larry!!!!

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Tags are in hand. Big boy better be careful starting Thursday.
 
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Is baiting allowed? I hear they like foo foo dogs and bratty neighbor kids. Big Grin


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Larry,

What methods are legal for you? Good luck getting that one. Big 'gator.

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Private lands alligator management program tags are different than the regular hunting season tags. The allowed methods are very different between the two.

Legal methods include: firearms (daylight only), bow, harpoon, bang sticks. They can also be caught on a line .
 
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You gonna hunt it with a knife???


Where do you shoot a gator ? Head seems like a poor choice. Confused

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Same as a crocodile:

Spine behind the smile at center of the neck and skull juncture.

Brain: In the head behind the eye at the top of that big curve at the top of it.

Very hard shot. Spine shot gives a target is the size of an orange. The brain gives the size of a golf ball. Facing toward you want to center, but behind the eyes.
 
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You gonna hunt it with a knife???


Where do you shoot a gator ? Head seems like a poor choice. Confused

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He was joking around .
 
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I get dense often on this internet conversation. I did not put that one together.

If you use a knife what woman would you use for bait Mic Dundee style?

Of my wife rebuked, I would use Natalie Portman. That would probably get my wife to be bait.
 
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Bait.


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You gonna hunt it with a knife???


Where do you shoot a gator ? Head seems like a poor choice. Confused

Grizz






He was joking around .


I know. Big Grin but, having one in my sights, where would you put the bullet ? Not obvious to someone used to hunting mammals of significant size.


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Check out this big ole Georgia 14 foot gator.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08...cord-trnd/index.html


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You gonna hunt it with a knife???


Where do you shoot a gator ? Head seems like a poor choice. Confused

Grizz






He was joking around .


I know. Big Grin but, having one in my sights, where would you put the bullet ? Not obvious to someone used to hunting mammals of significant size.


Either brain his or sever the spinal cord.
 
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The Alligator eye is much bigger than the Nile croc so for me, it is difficult to measure the beast.

I remember when I was young and shot what looked to be a massive croc on an island surrounded by smaller specimens that looked to be 10 footers. Well those 10 footers turned out to be 5 footers and my massive croc was 10 feet.


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