Not the biggest, but a good eater. We have a private land zone quota hunt for alligators. The hunt is Fri-Sun night on two separate weekend in the fall. Have to either harpoon or snare them with a hand held snare and once restrained, you can shoot them. Being a quota hunt, you have to call in each night before hunting to see if quota has not been reached. This doesnt really lend itself to hunting for the biggest gator on your place - because the quota might be gone after opening night.
I have about a ten acre slough on my place - smaller than that now with the heat and dry weather. Cant get a boat in it, so have to wade around at night with my 10 foot snare pole. I was wearing a head light and wife was on the bank with a bright handheld spot light. I had only seen one gator in the slough, but I saw five different ones that night. They werent really in the mood to let me get close enough to them. Most submerged when I got within 20 or 25 feet. The biggest went down at fifty yards. Finally found a willing participant, got the cable around his neck and drug him up on the bank where we dispatched him. Wife had a tag, too - but couldnt convince her to get out and wade around in butt deep water with only an aluminum snare pole as a weapon.
I have about a ten acre slough on my place - smaller than that now with the heat and dry weather. Cant get a boat in it, so have to wade around at night with my 10 foot snare pole. I was wearing a head light and wife was on the bank with a bright handheld spot light. I had only seen one gator in the slough, but I saw five different ones that night. They werent really in the mood to let me get close enough to them. Most submerged when I got within 20 or 25 feet. The biggest went down at fifty yards. Finally found a willing participant, got the cable around his neck and drug him up on the bank where we dispatched him. Wife had a tag, too - but couldnt convince her to get out and wade around in butt deep water with only an aluminum snare pole as a weapon.
