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re: Swamp People - History Channel
Posted on 8/25/10 at 11:16 am to tigerfan1974
Posted on 8/25/10 at 11:16 am to tigerfan1974
Most people(95%) that see an alligator in the wild will guess it to be twice as big as they really are. I have hunted gators for most of my life and have seen them from all parts of the state. Gators from the marsh are long and skinny,while gator from the basin are much fatter. I think this is because of the major river systems. A 10 footer from the marsh may weight 200-300 ilbs. where a gator from the basin can be 300-800ilbs. I have personally put my hands on one that went 1200+ ilbs.Females do not get as big as males do, in fact it is very rare to kill one over 7ft. Just watch the show and see the difference in the gators that Juinor and troy kills compared to the others.
I am not going to say that a 16ft gator doesn't exist.But I will be willing to bet that you have never seen one and if you have call me so we can go kill it. Because I have been waiting to see one for a long time. By the way the season opens today.
I am not going to say that a 16ft gator doesn't exist.But I will be willing to bet that you have never seen one and if you have call me so we can go kill it. Because I have been waiting to see one for a long time. By the way the season opens today.
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Posted on 8/25/10 at 11:19 am to tdardenne
Is it just me or do all these guys on the show seem a little reckless with a gun. We always waited a minute for the gator to settle down and get its head alongside the boat before pulling the trigger. Also just about put the muzzle on the gator's head instead of aiming from a distance.
Posted on 8/25/10 at 12:13 pm to tdardenne
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Most people(95%) that see an alligator in the wild will guess it to be twice as big as they really are. I have hunted gators for most of my life and have seen them from all parts of the state.
I am not going to say that a 16ft gator doesn't exist.But I will be willing to bet that you have never seen one and if you have call me so we can go kill it. Because I have been waiting to see one for a long time. By the way the season opens today.
I agree with all of this.
Posted on 8/25/10 at 12:19 pm to tdardenne
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Gators from the marsh are long and skinny,while gator from the basin are much fatter. I think this is because of the major river systems. A 10 footer from the marsh may weight 200-300 ilbs. where a gator from the basin can be 300-800ilbs. I have personally put my hands on one that went 1200+ ilbs.
Never heard this before but I have never hunted the basin before. Why would the basin gators be larger? The food in the marshes are abundant too with fish, nutria, etc. I'm not disagreeing, it may very well be the case.
I have seen 12-13 footers that came out of the marsh and weighed around 750-1000lbs. A cousin of mine killed a 13foot 10inch gator around venice and they weighed it on a certified scale and it weighed in around 1000lbs.
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