Texas man catches what could be one of largest alligators in the state

www.beaumontenterprise.com ^ | October 03, 2024 | Ariana Garcia, Trending News Reporter

[reasonisfaith]

I was only giving you the information in case you had thoughts, as I did before reading the regs, of heading down there to shoot at gators.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I like the fact that there are still areas in the continental USA remote and wild enough for alligators to live long lives and grow to monstrous size where they endanger no one. I don’t have any desire to kill one, but I do not begrudge anyone who does.

I’d rather shoot hundreds of grass carp in a day with my bowfishing bow.

[Getready]

Supposedly average alligator weight is about 790 lbs...so 750 lbs represents average American gator size.... it’s GIGANTIC if it has you in its grip and has you in a death roll however

[FamiliarFace]

That is one nasty looking gator.

[FreedomPoster]

I’d love to see the hook this guy used. A 9-0 hook is only 3” long, that thing would have bent it straight in an instant.

[9422WMR]

Why don’t they catch them and relocate them to the Rio Grande? Plenty of live meat for them to catch and eat there!

[Tommy Revolts]

Holy smokes, Texas has Alligators that big?

[phil00071]

This is why I will never live in one of those gatored communities.

[FreedomPoster]

And I’m thinking something like an 18” long piece of #4 rebar bent around a piece of 2” steel pipe and sharpened.

[Cold Heart]

Not sure in this case but most of the ones harvested commercially are caught first and then shot.

[Moltke]

Looks like a place where I’d go for a quick swim. Hope they put up signs!

[Henchster]

750lbs? Maybe big for a gator, but puny for a Salty:

Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail.

[lgjhn23]

I’ve fished in Choke Canyon a lot.
It’s got some monster gators there.
Wild feral hogs go there to rut, feed and drink.
Those gators feast on those hogs and get big doing it.

[Red Badger]

Lots!.......

[V_TWIN]

Ok.....now what does he do with it?......I bet that tail meat is tough as shoe leather. Lol!

And in the Texas heat that jokers’ gonna start decomposing fast.

[Red Badger]

>>>...that tail meat is tough as shoe leather...<<<
Gonna need more marinade.....................

[JimRed]

And I think I have big BLM and some ANTIFA concentrations within 5 miles of my house. I also have dogs and “barking iron” that can assist in the peaceful continuation of Casa MtnClimber.

Lots of Trump flags and signs on your property, to lure them in?

[BradyLS]

“Would you like a little roll in ze cay? …Roll, roll, roll in ze cay!” —Terri Gatorr

[dfwgator]

[Red Badger]