Posted on 10/03/2024 12:20:40 PM PDT by Red Badger
The wildlife area is teeming with big alligators left alone to live to an old age.
An unidentified man recently caught a 750-pound alligator during an organized hunt at James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area in South Texas.
James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area
A Texas man recently bagged what might just be one of the largest alligators ever hunted in the Lone Star State. Last month, the unidentified man participated in an organized hunt with four others inside the 26,000-acre Choke Canyon Reservoir. The South Texas lake, which is part of the James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (WMA), is teeming with giants. Unlike other alligators in the state, creatures in the area are left alone to live to a ripe old age, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
Wildlife officials at James E. Daughtrey WMA said each of the hunters harvested "bull gators," massive and dominant male alligators (aka alpha male alligators) which are known to rule swamps and even kill other male alligators. Photos shared by officials on Facebook depicted gigantic gators weighing anywhere between 400 and 600 pounds. However, none were able to match or outdo the man's prize, which measured a whopping 13 feet and 8 inches long and weighed 750 pounds.
Gator Ping!...................
“750-pound alligator”
I find it easier to live amongst rattlesnakes and mountain lions.....
A man-eater!
Who will win? Gatorsaurus? Or Hogzilla?
Too bad that this gator was killed. It would have been a good idea to relocate it to the Rio Grande river.
Now there is a life time supply of boots, belts, wallets, purses and anything else you want out of that hide.
They need piranhas not gators in the Rio Grande. Gators are to easy to kill and their skin is too valuable. Piranhas are better.
I have an alligator about that size that cruises in the lake just off my beach in central Florida. I saw him once just under the duck nesting box I have out in the water off my beach. His head, from the nose to just behind the eye, was twice the length of the roof on the duck nest box which is 18 inches. So this alligator has a nose to eye length of 36 inches. I let him be. I expect that if ANTIFA or BLM try to come around my fence line through the lake he will repay the favor. 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.
While that’s not a baby, it’s not the biggest one I’ve ever seen in Texas.
Gator would be shot immediately b y Mexican cartels who are well stocked with guns.
You got that right bro!
Well, OK - but when I last visited Australia, they caught a 21 foot, one ton Salt Water Crocodile that had been chewing off the bottoms of outboard motors.
They nicknamed it “Baby”.
I would have really liked to see the guy “catch” that Gator. Anybody can choot one.
I am pretty sure he didn’t “catch” it.
“Shooting it” is not the same thing as “catching it.”
1. The following is only legal means and methods for taking an alligator:
a) Hook and Line (limit of 1 set per hunter) - non-stainless-steel hook of at least 9-0
size, 3 to 6 feet of leader material and 35-50 feet of rope (at least 300# test) per set,
approximately one pound of bait per set (beef spleen or 1/4 chicken) and a tool for
driving stakes.
b) Hunters will be required to map exact locations of line set. Line set locations will be
pre-approved by hunt managers. To avoid delays, GPS equipment is strongly
recommended.
c) Treble hooks may not be used or possessed during these hunts. No snares, gigs or
archery equipment will be allowed for these hunts.
2. Shotguns should be used to dispatch alligators secured on a line, but they may not be
used to shoot at free swimming alligators. A .410 caliber shotgun with light shot shell
loads of #6 shot or slugs is adequate. Non-toxic shot is preferred on the WMA. Rifles
and handguns are strictly prohibited as a means of dispatching alligators.
I stand corrected.
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