OT-I ran into a few JURRASSIC neighbors today(PICS)

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:05 pm

Or the reason why I tote a Ruger Alaskan(454 casull)in Alabama while hunt'n.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:06 pm

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:07 pm

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:08 pm

1886 · Post by **1886** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:16 pm

Toothy neighbors. Whats you huntin? Oinkers? 1886.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:18 pm

Those things sure can move fast when they've a mind to. Good gun for 'em...

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:24 pm

I do hope you were using your camera's telephoto "zoom" feature!

Cause if you like to get THAT close... you're plumb crazy!

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:31 pm

1886 wrote:Toothy neighbors. Whats you huntin? Oinkers? 1886.

Actually Turkey.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:32 pm

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:34 pm

Griff wrote:I do hope you were using your camera's telephoto "zoom" feature! Cause if you like to get THAT close... you're plumb crazy!

Yes telephoto.

No "CROC"HUNTER here.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:34 pm

They are cool. From a distance!

And they CAN move amazingly fast!!!

shawn_c992001 · Post by **shawn_c992001** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:54 pm

Looks like dinner!!!

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:18 pm

Tast like chicken.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:27 pm

I can not remember who it was on this forum,
but someone previously spoke of gators actually stalking them.
I questioned the man and he insisted it happened.
A reptile that large stalking me, would give me cause for concern.

Bridger · Post by **Bridger** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:52 pm

Jag, where ya from? I'm an Ozarkite.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:05 pm

Navy Brat

!I live in Dale county near Wicksburg

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Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:20 pm

Actually they don't taste like chicken at all. It's more like clean tender pork. We have some commercial gator farms around here if anyone is interested. Shoot me an e-mail and maybe I can hook you up. It ain't cheap though. the last I saw was just over $10 a pound. But then the shop down the road from me was selling Kobe strip steaks today for $49 a pound.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:56 pm

Clean, tender pork?
Wow, that sounds good!
Tell me about shipping, can it be done ?
I am in Phoenix

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:22 pm

Next time tackle it and see if you can get it's boots or belt. Or purse if it's a female!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:30 pm

awp101 wrote:Next time tackle it and see if you can get it's boots or belt. Or purse if it's a female!

That was a GOOD'un!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:03 pm

I would think that if you live somewhere where you can get express mail in one day it should be doable. you might try doing an online search first to see what a commercial seller would sell and ship it to you for.

If you still need help, let me know

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:46 am

Who was hunting whom?!?

PaperPatch · Post by **PaperPatch** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:57 am

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:14 am

thats a pretty good size gator.....
you should see the whoppers we have here in florida...
by the way.....
tastes like chicken!

Post by **AmBraCol** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:32 pm

WCF3030 wrote:Tast like chicken.

Actually, the ones I ate while living in Brazil tended to taste like fish. Boneless fish fillets.

Good eating and a lot of fun to hunt this time of year as the rivers go down, leaving pools full of fish and gators. Slip into the pool at night with a flashlight and machete, ease through the water carefully so's not to make any ripples, look for the "coals" glowing along the edge of the water, sneak up and smack 'em between the eyes with the machete. Lots of fun and good eating too.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:41 pm

But they make such good pets

Had one that some people released in a local lake. Caused all sorts of unnecessary panic. Closed the lake to use, and tried to catch it for a couple of years. They said hey had to remove it from the lake because it might get sick from urban run off and such. Pretty stupid considering the critter has been aroudn for millions of years, basically unchanged, and done just fine. Well, they finally caught it. Took it to a local zoo. Where it died a few months later. So much for saving poor Reggie.

The apartment complex I lived in I Fort Walton Beach had a residnt gator that lived under the boat dock. Pretty much got fed by people coming back from fishing. Usually pretty doscile unless you tried to get it off the dock when it was sunning itself.