Hunters catch and kill 15ft, 800lb alligator that was eating cows on their farm

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  • The enormous creature was snared in Okeechobee, Florida, on Saturday
  • It had been terrorizing cattle on a farm nearby for days
  • Farm owner Lee Lightsey and hunting guide, Blake Godwin, spotted it
  • One of them then shot the animal, then displayed it on a tractor

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Hunters in Okeechobee, Florida, have captured and killed a 15ft, 800lb alligator that was eating cows

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ll-15ft-800lb-alligator-eating-cows-farm.html
 
I find it rather saddening that such a beautiful, primaeval, creature should be shot because it ate a fucking cow. Still, if you godda gun you may as well shoot something.
 
moon2012 said:
I find it rather saddening that such a beautiful, primaeval, creature should be shot because it ate a fucking cow. Still, if you godda gun you may as well shoot something.
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I agree that its sad, but Id have shot it myself. I live about 45 min's East of that town and if my kids were anywhere close to that beast I would want it dead.

Small gators are not a big deal, they are around here all the time, but one that size would be dangerous to humans. This one had begun the process of encroaching on human areas emerging from the local swamps... Had it stayed in the wild it would have not been a threat and could have been allowed to live.
 
Gator needed to die. Gator meat is the best. Can be a bit chewy if not cooked right though. Some people leave it in the deep frier too long
 
It would have earned the local community a fortune in tourism. No smarts. No leadership.
 
You underestimate both how difficult it is to capture one that size and its tourism value. Go check out some gator zoos and see if that's much of a life for one.
 
Milagro said:
  • The enormous creature was snared in Okeechobee, Florida, on Saturday
  • It had been terrorizing cattle on a farm nearby for days
  • Farm owner Lee Lightsey and hunting guide, Blake Godwin, spotted it
  • One of them then shot the animal, then displayed it on a tractor
Hunters in Okeechobee, Florida, have captured and killed a 15ft, 800lb alligator that was eating cows

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ll-15ft-800lb-alligator-eating-cows-farm.html
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And, as usual, you have ZERO intelligent thought to add to your OP.

You don't have the brain capacity for original thought, you stupid asshole.
 
Jarod said:
I agree that its sad, but Id have shot it myself. I live about 45 min's East of that town and if my kids were anywhere close to that beast I would want it dead.

Small gators are not a big deal, they are around here all the time, but one that size would be dangerous to humans. This one had begun the process of encroaching on human areas emerging from the local swamps... Had it stayed in the wild it would have not been a threat and could have been allowed to live.
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It had begun doing what?

Now, I'm not a huge fan of the idea of death by really nasty teeth, but it absolutely did not begin "the process of encroaching on human areas." In fact, rather the reverse is true.

Aside from that, there was no need to kill it. There are gator wranglers in Florida who could have taken it away and released it somewhere safer for humans and other animals (although not necessarily wildlife in the area it'd have been moved to, but that's nature in action).

And then there's the frequency with which alligators eat.

Since they're not endothermic, they don't need to consume food to regulate their body temperature, so they eat about once a week. In addition, from roughly November to March, they usually don't eat at all.

It'll also be interesting to see of there are complaints of other, smaller, alligators showing up, as the larger ones can and often do make smaller alligators a decent part of their diet.

But I'm willing to bet I can tell how this panned out. Here's what I think happened:

Farmer saw big alligator. Farmer decided a'killin' that thar varmint would be just about the bess thing sin' ah got Peggy Sue all blewed up on our weddin' naght.

Then called his "Huntin' Guide" friend and after a few Pabst Blue Ribbons straight from the can decided they wuz gunna go git' ol' Bigboy an then we gunna skin 'im up an howDEEE! I'll have me the bess boots an' belts this side o' Axahatchahoochee Skunklick Falls!

I'd be willing to bet that not once did the idea of contacting people qualified to take it away as humanely as possible ever crossed their minds.

Especially since hunter Blake Godwin said, "We didn’t do this to get famous. We did this because this is how we make a living.”
 
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Stelakh said:
But I'm willing to bet I can tell how this panned out. Here's what I think happened:

Farmer saw big alligator. Farmer decided a'killin' that thar varmint would be just about the bess thing sin' ah got Peggy Sue all blewed up on our weddin' naght.

Then called his "Huntin' Guide" friend and after a few Pabst Blue Ribbons straight from the can decided they wuz gunna go git' ol' Bigboy an then we gunna skin 'im up an howDEEE! I'll have me the bess boots an' belts this side o' Axahatchahoochee Skunklick Falls!
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I believe the farmer(s) that shot the gator were White and not "negroes" as you portrayed them in your hypothetical example of the dialog above.
 
Stelakh said:
It had begun doing what?

Now, I'm not a huge fan of the idea of death by really nasty teeth, but it absolutely did not begin "the process of encroaching on human areas." In fact, rather the reverse is true.

Aside from that, there was no need to kill it. There are gator wranglers in Florida who could have taken it away and released it somewhere safer for humans and other animals (although not necessarily wildlife in the area it'd have been moved to, but that's nature in action).

And then there's the frequency with which alligators eat.

Since they're not endothermic, they don't need to consume food to regulate their body temperature, so they eat about once a week. In addition, from roughly November to March, they usually don't eat at all.

It'll also be interesting to see of there are complaints of other, smaller, alligators showing up, as the larger ones can and often do make smaller alligators a decent part of their diet.

But I'm willing to bet I can tell how this panned out. Here's what I think happened:

Farmer saw big alligator. Farmer decided a'killin' that thar varmint would be just about the bess thing sin' ah got Peggy Sue all blewed up on our weddin' naght.

Then called his "Huntin' Guide" friend and after a few Pabst Blue Ribbons straight from the can decided they wuz gunna go git' ol' Bigboy an then we gunna skin 'im up an howDEEE! I'll have me the bess boots an' belts this side o' Axahatchahoochee Skunklick Falls!

I'd be willing to bet that not once did the idea of contacting people qualified to take it away as humanely as possible every crossed their minds.

Especially since hunter Blake Godwin said, "We didn’t do this to get famous. We did this because this is how we make a living.”
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They plan to donate the allligator's meat to charity and have the alligator taxidermied for display at their hunting shows and expos
 
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