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I took my wife down to the Calhoun County ranch this weekend for a little gator hunting. When we approached the first bait saturday morning I noticed that the line was on the bank and had been pulled into some vines that were about three feet high. I eased up to take a look and saw the back end and tail of a big gator. I handed my wife a 12 gauge shotgun with a slug in the chamber. Then I grabbed a pole and started pushing the vines off the top of the gator. All of a sudden this huge mouth full of teeth and a loud hissing sound popped up out of the vines. I turned to go get my .22 pistol when my wife stepped forward and blasted the gator with the 12 gauge. He measured 12 feet even. Here is a picture.  | ||
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Full body mount or a new pair of boots? Keep yer powder dry and yer knife sharp. | |||
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What a monstergator! Congrats to you and your wife on an outstanding trophy. John Farner If you haven't, please join the NRA! | |||
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Holy cow! That is an excellent one. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Very nice! My four-year old keeps hounding me to take her "crocodile hunting." I think I need to look into something a little closer... Pass along our congratulations to the little lady on a job well done. _____________________ A successful man is one who earns more money than his wife can spend. | |||
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She really kept her cool and it looks like she made a perfect shot. That's a good lady you've got there! Nice gator, btw. -+-+- "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - The Dalai Lama | |||
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With a shot like that I don't see the need for duct tape. | |||
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Wow, that's excellent!! What a great trophy!!  "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Thanks for sharing! Good for you to have her as a hunting partner! | |||
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There's a news item today about a snorkler who had his arm torn off by a 600 lb 'gater !! They showed the sign that said "Warning -Alligators" !!  | |||
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whata monster! "Let me start off with two words: Made in America" | |||
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Wow!! What a monster!! Congrats!! Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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Hey M16, Give a BIG OLE Congratulations to Mrs. M16 for me. Great shot! Continued good Hunting and clean 1-shot Kills. | |||
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Nice! -eric " . . . a gun is better worn and with bloom off---So is a saddle---People too by God." -EH | |||
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M16; that's one helluva Gator! Your wife did good with the 12ga too. Any more pics? I've got to get me a Gator. Been around them a lot in FL but never taken one. KG, those are some cool pics. Nice Gators too. LDK 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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Your wife is a fine shot it appears. So what do you do with 12 ft of alligator. Having eaten gator tail once, that looks like about a decade's worth of steady chewin' Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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CONGRATS! I'm still building points for my GA gator tag. You've got a good wife too! | |||
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Isn't that the truth! Nice trophy! Bill | |||
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Wow! I'm going to Tampa 10/13-17 for a hunt. My friend killed one last year that was 10'9" and 450#. They use crossbows, floats and spears. I like the 12 gauge with slugs option...MAN! Damn right its loaded, it makes a lousy club. -JW | |||
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Good Job! You should be very proud of your wife. | |||
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