Now that was a Big Gator.
Four hunters knew there was a huge 'gator in
the wetlands where they had hunting permits. He gave them a scare before
they killed him, but they wound up with a state record - 697.5 pounds.
After being hooked, the
gator sat on the bottom. When it came up for air, it surfaced under the
boat. Jim Reed of Greenville tells The Clarion-Ledger that depending on who's talking, the gator either rocked or nearly sank the boat.
From first hook to final
gunshot took two hours, with another 2 1/2 to wrestle the beast to shore
and lash its head to the boat trailer.
Reed, Tom Grant, of
Cleveland, Kenny Winter, of Greenville, and Michael Robbers of Palos
Verdes, Calif., broke the old record by 7 pounds.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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