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but i had a blast!!!

tonight was a lil different...we were using a jonboat instead of the airboat and it was just my nephew and me...same method: harpoon, cut spine, and scramble brains....at first it was kinda slow cause all the gators were in this really thick hydrilla which only the airboat can go through so we were huntin' open waters and edges....the gators were really spooked compared to the other night so as soon as you'd get close they'd go under...a couple hours went by and i blew one shot on about a 8 or 9 footer....the jiggy thing didn't stick :cry: ...then a few minutes later we see a decent one and i go for it again....this time making a great hit :lol: .....next thing you know i've got rope zingin' out of my hands...now i know the true meaning of "rope burn"...lol. :oops: ....we recovered the harpoon stick and started after my gator.....when we got to him he was not a happy lil camper....he was fightin' way more than my first one...at one point he even bit the side of the boat :o ...that was frickin' cool as anything but waaaay scarey at the same time :lol: ....got him tired out and pulled him up on the side of the boat...i did the final deeds and then said my thank you's....on the way back in we ran into some buddies of my nephew's, they were bringin' in a 7.5ft. gator...it was a family (very cool)...the lil boy asked my nephew to help kill it so we tied up to their boat and he showed the lil guy how to do it like "he does it"....it was really cool seein' kids get into huntin' like that. :lol: ....as we were all sittin' there lettin' their gator bleed out (so it didn't ruin their beautiful pontoon boat...lol)....we had some other guys pull up to check on everyone, just seein' if we were all ok...then they were all talkin' about how there were some idiots over there tryin' to harpoon a gator :o ....i couldn't help myself but i interrupted and told them that was how i got the 8ft. gator next to me.....it was a classic moment...i know huntnma will appreciate it...lol. :lol:
so now my first gator season is complete....i didn't think i'd ever hunt gators, never thought it was in me but i really enjoyed the whole experience...i don't know if i'm gonna apply anymore because it's so costly but it's something i'll always remember...next year huntnma can apply and i'll video her hunt. :lol:
pics will have to wait until i call huntnma :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: