RE: Florida gators
 

Dang that’s an awesome pic Rebel Hog.
Pardon my ignorance but how do you even hunt for gator and what do you kill it with?

RE: Florida gators
 

usually with an air boat and a bang stick! some perfer using a bow with a bowfishing rig attatched.

RE: Florida gators
 

Hey camo, can't you also hunt them with a long gun?

RE: Florida gators
 

Hey Bt,
I am a yankee myself, just moved to Florida this summer with the job. I live next to Sarasotta in Bradenton. There is no shortage of gators around here. They get into just about every puddle and pond there is. It is Jan 31 and I saw several this week. The hog hunting is fun for us northerners and you can hunt them year round as they are considered a pain in the britches down here. The wild hog taste better than domestic hog you buy in the store as long as you get a sow. If you get a boar I would try to limit it to less than 150 lbs. It is also better if you don't get them with dogs because their hormones is what gives them a bad taste. Good luck and have fun.

RE: Florida gators
 

Hey MM, have you been here yet?

Babcock/Webb

RE: Florida gators
 

go here fo info on fl. gators

http://hunting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=hunting&zu=http://wildflorida.org/hunting/

the tail is the best eatingand the rest ofit is good eating..

RE: Florida gators
 

Hey CAMO COP did you see the one that you say went 18' 6"? It must have been on a private ranch because they don't get that big in the wild. I know the guy who has the SCI record of 13' 9". Of course I could be wrong but I dont think they get that big.

RE: Florida gators
 

Alligator hunting, Guided alligator hunting

RE: Florida gators
 

Female alligators rarely exceed 9 feet in length, but males can grow much larger. The Florida state record for length is a 14 foot 5/8 inch male from Lake Monroe in Seminole County. The Florida record for weight is a 1,043 pound (13 feet 10 1/2 inches long) male from Orange Lake in Alachua County.

this gator was taken less than a mile from where i live..

RE: Florida gators
 

i dont know about the sarasota area but if you git out there in a hot day you will see gators