tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post2036191425088515866..comments2023-10-29T15:32:19.571-04:00Comments on The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles: Record Gator Taken in AlabamaAlbert A Raschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-55008650515038642932009-08-17T17:11:16.828-04:002009-08-17T17:11:16.828-04:00Folks,
I'm pretty sure I've seen a couple...Folks,<br /><br />I'm pretty sure I've seen a couple that might come close, but no matter how you slice a gator, anything over ten foot is big, twelve foot is huge, and fourteen or bigger is monstrous! Even at ten foot the proportions are such that they look dinosauresque!<br /><br />I've manhandled gators as big as me and let me tell you, they are all muscle, and will thrash you to exhaustion.<br /><br />I would really like to hunt them on their own terms, with a small craft, swamps and bayou, harpoon, and rope. Up close and personal because they lend themselves to it. Should be an adventure worth having!<br /><br />AlbertAlbert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-71105357068852791122009-08-17T10:23:35.905-04:002009-08-17T10:23:35.905-04:00Holy Moly, you're not wrong!Holy Moly, you're not wrong!The Amateur Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693627877787844696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-65183022726691404022009-08-17T08:54:45.764-04:002009-08-17T08:54:45.764-04:00Wow. I used to do some duck hunting down in Stutt...Wow. I used to do some duck hunting down in Stuttgart, Arkansas with my black lab, til someone told me about the gators, some of which I was told could get to 14 feet long. I was afraid of losing him to one so we did some land bird hunting. <br /><br />Not sure how true it was, I do know they've increased in population down there a lot since they are protected.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-51304630514133535022009-08-17T08:25:11.313-04:002009-08-17T08:25:11.313-04:00Definitely "Not" one which a tail grab s...Definitely "Not" one which a tail grab should be attempted upon ;-)<br /><br />Bion, I believe that there might now be records kept on such animals now because Florida Fish & Game has re-classified the Gator as a big game animal along with tags, bag limits and such.<br /><br />But I as well and personally, in my younger days when Florida was my place of residence, have killed larger ones.<br /><br />But "Any" gator too big to tail grab and be subdued is gonna' be a bigun' and put a world of hurt on ye' if you let go a yer' hold. ;-)'nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428958610230219051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-32574452639192496182009-08-17T02:04:30.873-04:002009-08-17T02:04:30.873-04:00Holy smokes that's quite the gator.
I've ...Holy smokes that's quite the gator.<br /><br />I've had smaller boats!<br /><br />Is there a non resident gator tag?hodgemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632228055641750343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-62965711776461264302009-08-16T19:03:57.582-04:002009-08-16T19:03:57.582-04:00Wonder what the Florida record is? And who the hec...Wonder what the Florida record is? And who the heck keeps legitimate records for all the non game species, anyway? I was looking up the record diamondback, and you would be hard pressed to stake your life on any of them...<br />But there are some gators in Florida, back in the swamp where I hunt, that have to go over 15 ft, and possibly over 16...Bionnoreply@blogger.com