How’d you like to hook into this one?

  • hof
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2443
    April 21, 2006 at 11:24 pm #1249872

    This alligator was found between Orlando and Titusville, Florida near a house. How would you like to meet this fella in the dark? Never let it be said that we don’t grow them big in Florida.

    Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator- guess he wouldn’t cooperate…

    Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night.

    Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations.

    “I didn’t believe it,” Charles Rogers said. Friday they realized the stories were, if anything, understated. Florida Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, 6’5″ tall, a game warden with the Florida Parks and Wildlife Department, walks past a 23-foot, 1-inch alligator that he shot and killed in their back yard.

    skippy783
    Dysart, IA
    Posts: 595
    April 21, 2006 at 11:27 pm #440255

    By far the biggest gator I’ve ever heard of or seen a picture of. Where’s Steve Irwin when you need him…Crikey

    Walleyechaser
    Hastings, MN.
    Posts: 17
    April 22, 2006 at 2:02 am #440281

    Thought you had a good looking fish. Woman that is But that’s ok because I sure did not expect to see that size gator. Holy Hanna Wow. Could have been a bad day for someone had they not caugh t that beast.

    col._klink
    St Paul
    Posts: 2542
    April 22, 2006 at 3:41 am #440301

    Thats what Mr. Bretta is for

    warrenmn
    Minnesota
    Posts: 687
    April 22, 2006 at 2:16 pm #440330

    Now they know why they didn’t have a problem with stay cats and dogs any more.
    WarrenMN

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    April 22, 2006 at 3:03 pm #440336

    I bet there are more than a few dog tags in that things stomach!

    Logan
    Big Lake, MN
    Posts: 389
    April 22, 2006 at 3:11 pm #440337

    It’s Wally-Gator from cartoons!!

    luke_haugland
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Posts: 3037
    April 22, 2006 at 5:35 pm #440347

    While it is a “hoax story” the gator length of 13’1″ is true, and that it was shot by Joe Goff is also true..

    rivereyes
    Osceola, Wisconsin
    Posts: 2782
    April 22, 2006 at 5:52 pm #440348

    yeah… they grabbed a REAL photo.. and made a fake story… cant confirm the joe goff part… but cant see why its not real… you can see a warden right there!.. its still a really cool photo.. and the perspective makes the gator look HUGE… Val Horvath is a professional photographer (and is credited with making that shot).. Im sure he used the perspective to make his point, which is that the gator IS HUGE….

    skippy783
    Dysart, IA
    Posts: 595
    April 22, 2006 at 6:40 pm #440355

    Even at 13 feet, that would make a lot of boots and purses.

    col._klink
    St Paul
    Posts: 2542
    April 22, 2006 at 6:58 pm #440359

    More like dinners!!!

    Good stuff!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    April 24, 2006 at 5:07 am #440575

    Hah! When I saw the gator…I though it was something that Jake was targeting out of season on Zumbro!

    (Sorry Jake, but I owe you!)

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