Hunter nabs largest gator in state history

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

exactly! gives the next generation a chance

 

[coura]

i wonder if gator forums ever have "killed me a 6ft human today!"

"Heeeee we need pics" says Snakeguy gator
"Couldnt agree more" says Coura gator
"Thats nothing, Im gonna get a female human for a pet just as soon as my enclosure its ready" says Lp gator
"Dude you said that a million times" says Snakeguy gator
"Shure you will..." says Coura gator LOL

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

BWAHAHAHAHA, dude im strongly considering that as my sig

 

[Piscine]

Saying my opinion is a redundant post? Last time I checked this forum is open to all it's users including those who have opposing views than yours. Your lack of maturity is only discrediting your argument. Yay!

More judgment with a lack of experience with the subject at hand..

 

[frnchjeep]

Thats all fine and great, but killing this gator will not reduce the population as someone pointed out already. As the alpha male of his territory, HE kept the gator population in check. Its a mute point regardless, as hunters just use the population argument as an excuse, their motivation is hunting and killing, not population control.

I'll start out saying that I'm not a hunter, never have been, and never will be. I murder lots of paper and fruit, though. Just not animals.

However, I guess it's too bad that he wasn't the one paying the taxes for his territory... the man with the gun and a daughter and dog is.

And I believe you meant moot point.

What a shame, there is no reason to hunt a dominant male alligator, especially of his size. He had an established territory and wasn't likely to migrate to populated areas. He posed no threat to the general public, only those who went into the wetlands. Which in my opinion should be prepared to come across large alligators and act accordingly.

Ummm, did you read the article? It was in his back yard, in the pond that his daughter and dog play in. Thats migration enough, since I'm sure he didn't live in that pond for 60 years. It seems to me that there is wetlands on this man's property, he came across a large alligator, and acted accordingly. He claimed that it was acting aggressively. Are you trying to say that you would let your child and pet play in a yard with a 14 foot aggressive alligator? Next time you're at the zoo, drop your kid in the alligator pen. It's the same thing you're suggesting this man should have done.

 

[Citrinellus]

Ummm, did you read the article? It was in his back yard, in the pond that his daughter and dog play in. Thats migration enough, since I'm sure he didn't live in that pond for 60 years. It seems to me that there is wetlands on this man's property, he came across a large alligator, and acted accordingly. He claimed that it was acting aggressively. Are you trying to say that you would let your child and pet play in a yard with a 14 foot aggressive alligator? Next time you're at the zoo, drop your kid in the alligator pen. It's the same thing you're suggesting this man should have done.

Are we reading the same article? It never mentioned it being in his backyard, in that scenario I would be for removing it because it is then indeed a threat to people. I'm under the impression that it is miles away from society in a marshland that isn't inhabited by society.

 

[frnchjeep]

Are we reading the same article? It never mentioned it being in his backyard, in that scenario I would be for removing it because it is then indeed a threat to people. I'm under the impression that it is miles away from society in a marshland that isn't inhabited by society.

Lemme reread it. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

i didnt see that

 

[Piscine]

What a shame, there is no reason to hunt a dominant male alligator, especially of his size.

in that scenario I would be for removing it because it is then indeed a threat to people.

 

[frnchjeep]

Are we reading the same article? It never mentioned it being in his backyard, in that scenario I would be for removing it because it is then indeed a threat to people. I'm under the impression that it is miles away from society in a marshland that isn't inhabited by society.

Dude, I swear the first time I clicked that link, there was a story about a girl who threw a ball in the pond for the dog to fetch and a gator popped out of the water and lunged at them. Then the girl told her father, who came out with a shotgun and killed it. Then I went to reread it, and it was a different story. Haha... sorry about that... I hope I'm not losing my mind here...