Fri Sep 06 18:37:00 UTC 2024: – Hunters in Mississippi caught a massive alligator weighing 802 pounds and measuring over 14 feet long in the Yazoo River on the opening day of alligator hunting season
– The group used treble hooks and bait casting rigs to snag the creature, which took them an hour to fight and eventually dispatch with a shotgun
– The alligator was estimated to be over 60 years old and just short of breaking state records for weight and length
– In August 2023, another group of hunters in Mississippi set a state record for the longest alligator harvested

Read More