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I think the guy was creative and did a good job.
I had to relocate several gators during my LEO career. The standard tools were dog leash loops or similar crafted lasso type arrangements and duct tape. That size gator isn't too big of a deal. Much bigger than that and it was call a trapper. If I had to deal with a 12 or 13 footer it would have been time for lead. It was just what we did as deputies. Snake calls too.
We did help a trapper once with a 12 or 13 footer. It was considered a nusience as it was hanging out near a boat ramp and shoreline at a local park. He'd caught it from a skanoe type boat and couldn't get it out of the water. He didn't want to kill it because he would have had to process it that night and he wanted to wait. I can assure you a 12 foot gator is way more than twice the size and muscle and teeth as a 6 footer. It had bitten a chunk out of the bow of his brand new boat. I think he really needed more boat. He was a long time trapper but had always used a decent sized jonboat previously.
Most any caliber will work for gator.
But no, I don't consider gator meat delicious. It's edible and after that I guess it's how good you are with spices. It tastes kinda like chicken but not as good.
I had to relocate several gators during my LEO career. The standard tools were dog leash loops or similar crafted lasso type arrangements and duct tape. That size gator isn't too big of a deal. Much bigger than that and it was call a trapper. If I had to deal with a 12 or 13 footer it would have been time for lead. It was just what we did as deputies. Snake calls too.
We did help a trapper once with a 12 or 13 footer. It was considered a nusience as it was hanging out near a boat ramp and shoreline at a local park. He'd caught it from a skanoe type boat and couldn't get it out of the water. He didn't want to kill it because he would have had to process it that night and he wanted to wait. I can assure you a 12 foot gator is way more than twice the size and muscle and teeth as a 6 footer. It had bitten a chunk out of the bow of his brand new boat. I think he really needed more boat. He was a long time trapper but had always used a decent sized jonboat previously.
Most any caliber will work for gator.
But no, I don't consider gator meat delicious. It's edible and after that I guess it's how good you are with spices. It tastes kinda like chicken but not as good.
