RandyBobandy
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HUGE 1000+ lb. alligator caught in Alabama
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Aren't there regular threads on gaf with people telling OP to kill spiders as soon as they see them?
bluelightningduo
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People suck. Should have been released or brought to a zoo. Nah...lets shoot it with a shotgun and mount it!!! Yeehaw.
Hank Scorpio
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Killed? pfft.. Thread title could use a change.
Can't people simply enjoy being in the presence of such a specimen and observing it.
Can't people simply enjoy being in the presence of such a specimen and observing it.
Whenever I used to go to the Rattlesnake Roundup (Southwest Georgia), I could never get too close to the big ass padlocked case full of rattlesnakes without getting freaked the fuck out.
#notallhumans
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I fucks with that sauce in that picture, though. Too bad it's probably got milk in it...
WarMacheen
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I agree. Fucking assholes
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ultrazilla
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Eh, these people didn't poach it. They'd be jailed right now if they did.
You are aware that "gator hunting" is heavily licensed and watched over by the respective state's DNR correct?
These people simply didn't go out and shoot this thing for the hell of it. Gator hunting is legal certain months of the year in states where they try to keep the population in check. Most families that hunt gators during these times make all of their money for the year to live on.
I'd sure as hell NOT WANT that thing anywhere near my house/river area as it would surely eat your dogs, cats, children/people as those kinds of thing gets documented all the time.
If It was poached, I'd be upset. This wasn't and I'm fine with it.
Zantetsuken
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I'm pretty sure no one wakes up in the morning planning to hunt spiders.
This thread reminded me of the one with the girl in Africa posing with animals.
Valkyr Junkie
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The methods by which you begin the process of catching a gator are going to be fatal to the animal in the long run in most cases. Gators nearly this size aren't really that rare (local guy claims to have caught six 13' gators in 5 years) so the damage is likely already going to have been done to the animal before you're sure whether it's just a regular big gator versus a record-sized one.
davepoobond
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There's a tv show about killing alligators. They have to keep the population under control apparently.
Sucks they killed this one, but its not like there weren't bigger ones
Sucks they killed this one, but its not like there weren't bigger ones
Guhnmystro
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Yeah, I don't see the big deal about killing it. Helluva beast though, I tell you what.
thehypocrite
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Fucking disgusting "hunters"
The Abominable Snowman
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This is how at least one Sci-Fi movie started. A recessed gene of a dinosaur mega-alligator reemerges and a monster alligator devours a whole city because that's what dinos do - fuck shit up.
You guys know that you it is legal to hunt alligators, right? So people calling for crazy shit like skinning the family fall into the "insane asshole" category. These are not rare creatures, nor was theirs a world record. Even if it was they don't really have any duty to preserve it for being the biggest. People do this with fish and deer all the time. I am not a hunter, I have not even fired a gun before, but a lot of people are freaking out like it's the first animal ever killed. I wonder how many of them are vegan, or if cows and chickens are the ones that are okay to kill.
Self righteous hyperbole bullshit.
Soodanim
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"It's legal is a common phrase in this thread, but that's not a why. That's just a statement. Feel free to educate me GAF, but I don't see how going out and hunting these animals achieves anything. If you want to protect your land, put up a fence. Don't kill the animals for living in their homes.
You can be against killing animals for no reason and still be a meat eater. There's a difference between killing to eat and killing because it's legal.
But what I am I supposed to do with my knee-jerk emotional reaction?
cpp_is_king
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It doesn't matter whether it's legal, some people want others to be executed because they have different opinions.
ChosenPredator
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No, this is dinosaur.
the fuck is this one?
Freaky Fred
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I love GAF hunting threads
CountAntonius
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Thing is, gators don't tend to be terribly shy of people, regardless if they've been fed or not. We had a 7 footer who was snacking on turtles in my apartment complex's runoff lake. The place they hauled him up out of the water was about 10 feet from the sidewalk where I walk my dog nightly.
Gators go where the food is, so this 15 footer would have just as happily made his way through waterways and runoff ditches to a suburban development and set up shop. Here in Florida it's even common to find them in abandoned homes, hanging out in the swimming pools full of standing water and snacking on frogs.
I don't think it's cool to kill an animal unless you plan to actually eat it. Skinning this monster and just letting his meat go to waste is foolish. However, gators aren't remotely endangered, and they do pose a threat to people (marginally) and their pets.
It's not like they are going out and killing dozens of alligators. The process is highly regulated, and in addition to requiring a hunting license they also require a tag for the animal. Those are also limited and drawn by lottery. It's one tag per animal.
As to why people hunt, a lot do it for sport. Others do it for food, but there is also cross section of both. I believe that is where this family falls into. As stated in a separate article, they are going to keep the meat from the animal and donate some of it to a local church.
Hidden One
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That's a dinosaur folks.
Hidden One
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Oh whaaa they killed it??? WOOOOOW.
Nah. Fuck hunters.
Diddy Kong
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It's K.Rool !
Cow Mengde
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I heard it's a hoax. It's the perspective that makes it look that big.
This makes me sad 
I recently got a picture with a "baby" alligator from a reptile reserve. It was only about 2 feet long, but took 2 years just to get to that size, yet was still considered a baby. The fact that this one kept growing... I wonder how old it is. It's like going out and cutting down the biggest tree "cause it was the biggest!!" I just hate the "let's kill that big animal!" mentality. The fact that it's going to be skinned for aesthetics rather than eaten as food bothers me too.
I feel like guns barely make a hunt either, personally. I'd rather catch small animals with my bare hands (and then release them). That act of catching like that feels much more satisfying, and knowing that you will put it back later on (or well, keep it as a pet!)
I recently got a picture with a "baby" alligator from a reptile reserve. It was only about 2 feet long, but took 2 years just to get to that size, yet was still considered a baby. The fact that this one kept growing... I wonder how old it is. It's like going out and cutting down the biggest tree "cause it was the biggest!!" I just hate the "let's kill that big animal!" mentality. The fact that it's going to be skinned for aesthetics rather than eaten as food bothers me too.I feel like guns barely make a hunt either, personally. I'd rather catch small animals with my bare hands (and then release them). That act of catching like that feels much more satisfying, and knowing that you will put it back later on (or well, keep it as a pet!)
FalsettoVibe
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That was one huge gator....
Don't kill it, monetize it! Now you are thinking with videogames.
doubleplusgood
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Thats a very big alligator..Now I kinda wanna watch Lake Placid again.
Soodanim
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Thanks, that helps my understanding a lot. As a Englishman who's never been to America, it's hard to fully appreciate living close to alligators.
It's good to know the family are doing something nice with the meat.
Baron von Loathsome
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"Thank you, God, for helping me hunt down and kill this one-of-kind creature."
As a vegan I have to ask you, why you think only vegans can be opposed to hunting?
Khalifa Jayy
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Well worth quoting.
But fried Gata is delicious.
I have never tasted alligator but this looks great. I want to try some now.
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