Forums46
Topics537,031
Posts9,719,626
Members86,989
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
11ft gator illegally killed
#5735686
05/09/15 04:14 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,519
tannerlst
OP
THF Trophy Hunter
|
OP
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,519 |
Last edited by tannerlst; 05/09/15 04:17 AM.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5735704
05/09/15 04:52 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 9,061
Espy
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 9,061 |
That happened a lil south of where I live.The gators been there a while.said they caught it while cat fishing the dummies just should of cut the line.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5736648
05/10/15 01:14 AM
|
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 11
Region6
Light Foot
|
Light Foot
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 11 |
I caught one on a Zara spook. it was 5 ft long and put up one hell of a fight. I let it go. Used big pliers to remove hooks
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5737320
05/10/15 02:54 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 44,461
rifleman
Sparkly Pants
|
Sparkly Pants
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 44,461 |
Don't net one...they'll shred it.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5737641
05/10/15 07:24 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 23,899
TreeBass
Old Weller
|
Old Weller
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 23,899 |
that sucks, always enjoyed watching them upriver
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5737868
05/10/15 11:07 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,177
sallysue
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,177 |
I saw them up there years ago
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5737910
05/10/15 11:38 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,735
passthru
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,735 |
I don't have any reason to have them around. Especially that size. Early teal is scary enough with a dog from a snake pov much less a huge gator like that.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5738705
05/11/15 02:35 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,811
TxAg
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,811 |
I have no tolerance for any and all forms of poaching. You can argue whether or not you want them there, can't argue these guys broke the law.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: TxAg]
#5738713
05/11/15 02:41 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 5,070
Elkhunter49
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 5,070 |
I have no tolerance for any and all forms of poaching. You can argue whether or not you want them there, can't argue these guys broke the law. Agreed, poaching is just like lying and stealing. Your either honest and your word means something or it dosen't!
A true friend reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5738745
05/11/15 02:59 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
Navasot
Hollywood
|
Hollywood
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032 |
Sucks... people like this will ruin the open season for the ones following the rules.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5738787
05/11/15 03:22 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,413
ZK-315
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,413 |
I got to see that gator up close and personal. I was at my taxi picking up a mount when the GW brought it in to get the head mounted. I've never been up close to a gator (other than at a zoo) but that thing was a monster!
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: TxAg]
#5738808
05/11/15 03:36 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,735
passthru
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,735 |
I have no tolerance for any and all forms of poaching. You can argue whether or not you want them there, can't argue these guys broke the law. I don't know all of the circumstances on this one but I call on this statement. I would bet you break laws on a regular basis. Maybe only traffic laws but it's easy to justify fuzzing up the line when you are in a situation. I will have to disagree with you on this one. If it were a deer out of season or on someone else property I would see it different. Some things just aren't right to have to deal with. Like the "reintroduction" of wolves. Devastating deer and elk herds, killing hundreds of domestic livestock and costing tax payers millions and for what? Some political bs bunny huggers. Same with the gators. If it was in a place where I hunt I would want it dead. Were they stupid to put it on social media? Yep. But just like all the SSS threads you see on here about stray and feral dogs, sometimes you have to do what needs to be done.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5739024
05/11/15 05:56 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 712
taco bender
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 712 |
"Today is about playing like WE play! This day is about DOMINATING an opponent! This day is about being LSU, and taking a team by the throat, and choking the life out of them!" - Les Miles
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5739431
05/11/15 10:35 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,228
dredd
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,228 |
It's amazing what one can learn just by cruising through a topic. Simply amazing.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5739630
05/12/15 01:12 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,417
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,417 |
I know property owners there....they have been watchin that gator grow up for years....those nimrods need more that a Class-A misdemeanor! Jackarses!
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5739879
05/12/15 06:27 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 110,788
dogcatcher
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 110,788 |
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: ZK-315]
#5740401
05/12/15 03:41 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 7,450
FoxTrot
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 7,450 |
I got to see that gator up close and personal. I was at my taxi picking up a mount when the GW brought it in to get the head mounted. I've never been up close to a gator (other than at a zoo) but that thing was a monster! Which taxidermist?
I avoid Dick's and hope they fold.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5740561
05/12/15 05:05 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,413
ZK-315
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,413 |
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5741593
05/13/15 03:56 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,709
huntandfish
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,709 |
Caught one this weekend on a trotline at a public lake, guess there is a first time for everything! He was hooked on the edge of the mouth, so i took my gaff and jerked the hook and it came loose. I've been thinking about setting a line for one on a friends land. They have several good sized ones on his private lake. The lake is choked in with trees and brush, so may have to spray and make a trail first. Its a noncore county, so its pretty simple to harvest one. Just cant make up my mind if i want to fight making that trail, as the place has no cows on it, so its extremely thick around it.
Last edited by huntandfish; 05/13/15 04:01 AM.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5744664
05/15/15 03:52 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 862
rattler03
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 862 |
To anybody that doesn't have a problem with this:
You do not get to decide which laws are worth following. If you break a law, whether you agree with it or not, you are a lawbreaker and subject to the proper punishment.
You can't say "well if it was a deer out of season" or "if they were trespassing." It doesn't work like that. Laws are laws.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: passthru]
#5744718
05/15/15 05:29 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,204
LuckyHunter
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,204 |
I have no tolerance for any and all forms of poaching. You can argue whether or not you want them there, can't argue these guys broke the law. I don't know all of the circumstances on this one but I call on this statement. I would bet you break laws on a regular basis. Maybe only traffic laws but it's easy to justify fuzzing up the line when you are in a situation. I will have to disagree with you on this one. If it were a deer out of season or on someone else property I would see it different. Some things just aren't right to have to deal with. Like the "reintroduction" of wolves. Devastating deer and elk herds, killing hundreds of domestic livestock and costing tax payers millions and for what? Some political bs bunny huggers. Same with the gators. If it was in a place where I hunt I would want it dead. Were they stupid to put it on social media? Yep. But just like all the SSS threads you see on here about stray and feral dogs, sometimes you have to do what needs to be done. It's illegal period. No fudging room. Illegal.
Lucky 7 Exotic Ranch located in Eden, Tx. Well managed self sustaining herds roaming our 3,000 acre ranch. First Class Lodging, Ranch style meals and qualified guides. 30+ species.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: rattler03]
#5744826
05/15/15 11:56 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 234
bobsumner
Woodsman
|
Woodsman
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 234 |
To anybody that doesn't have a problem with this:
You do not get to decide which laws are worth following. If you break a law, whether you agree with it or not, you are a lawbreaker and subject to the proper punishment.
You can't say "well if it was a deer out of season" or "if they were trespassing." It doesn't work like that. Laws are laws. You obviously do not understand the reach of federal statues. If you do not think you are breaking laws everyday, then you either naive or well..... Read Three Felonies a Day and get back to me.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: bobsumner]
#5744985
05/15/15 02:02 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,204
LuckyHunter
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,204 |
To anybody that doesn't have a problem with this:
You do not get to decide which laws are worth following. If you break a law, whether you agree with it or not, you are a lawbreaker and subject to the proper punishment.
You can't say "well if it was a deer out of season" or "if they were trespassing." It doesn't work like that. Laws are laws. You obviously do not understand the reach of federal statues. If you do not think you are breaking laws everyday, then you either naive or well..... Read Three Felonies a Day and get back to me. Now that's funny How long is your rap sheet.
Lucky 7 Exotic Ranch located in Eden, Tx. Well managed self sustaining herds roaming our 3,000 acre ranch. First Class Lodging, Ranch style meals and qualified guides. 30+ species.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: tannerlst]
#5745088
05/15/15 03:19 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,735
passthru
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,735 |
Yes it was illegal. Not debating that. Just said I'm not unhappy the thing is dead.
|
|
|
Re: 11ft gator illegally killed
[Re: LuckyHunter]
#5745177
05/15/15 04:27 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 234
bobsumner
Woodsman
|
Woodsman
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 234 |
Now that's funny How long is your rap sheet. Not really funny, sad in reality, but you are oblivious to the facts as they exist today. Beriya said "Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime." That is what the US has become. As for me, going through and extended FBI background check now, that I fully expect to pass. I however have no delusions on what the govt criminalize. You obviously live in a vacuum.
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|