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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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My weekend
Sep 13, 2021, 11:34 AM
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Shaved my beard into a monkey tail.
Took Exit 199.
Dispatched an 8-3 gator.
Just for funsies, we pulled the gator into the boat before it dead and played don't let the alligator get you.
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Nice fire pit.***
Sep 13, 2021, 11:35 AM
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Ain't gotta worry about no code violations with
Sep 13, 2021, 11:36 AM
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taht behemoth thing! McLovin could put half of Auschwitz in that bad boy if he wanted to
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What'd you do with it's pekkur?***
Sep 13, 2021, 11:37 AM
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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Ben Dover and I'll show ya***
Sep 13, 2021, 11:37 AM
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All-In [34486]
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Alligator is kill
Sep 13, 2021, 11:38 AM
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no
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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Hey whadda use to dead a gator?
Sep 13, 2021, 11:40 AM
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Rifle or Shotgun? Caliber?
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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22 mag in the handheld
Sep 13, 2021, 11:42 AM
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rifles and shotguns are not allowed
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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lol wait wut? You gotta lure that sumbich in and then shoot
Sep 13, 2021, 11:46 AM
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at it with a pistol? I don't know why but this just looks funny in my head to think about. I would also think more a 22 couldn't pierce it's hide.
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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22 mag hollow point is pretty lethal to a 130 lb animal from
Sep 13, 2021, 11:52 AM
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2 ft away.
No, you don't lure it.
Around 12:30 am, I casted a 10/0 treble hook from about 30 yards away and snagged it in the tail. It dove down and sat in 22 ft of water. My friend pitched a second hook and snagged him. We pulled it up and got a big 14/0 treble hook in him. Now it's mostly under control, gun go bang.
We pulled the gator into the boat and taped him up. While I am getting stuff organized, the gator lunges into the floor with all parts moving except for mouth. I leaped over the gator, grabbed it by the tail, pulled it back onto the deck. My friend grabs a leg and we hang the head over the rail. One more pop to the head and let it drain for a few minutes.
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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So when my cousin caught 3 hogs in a bear cage once, this
Sep 13, 2021, 12:01 PM
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dood came by to get the meat. Shot hog in head with 22 (rifle - probably not a mag tho). Just sat there pist for a while, then took another 2 shots to the head and finally gave out like 30 minutes later.
I wouldn't want to be doing that with a gator in a boat. Why not use like a .45?
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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If you don't hit it right it doesn't matter what you use
Sep 13, 2021, 12:10 PM
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We have used a 45, 38, 44, and 357
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Siccccccckkkkkkkkkk dude I'm so jealous.
Sep 13, 2021, 12:11 PM
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Process it yourself or take it to Cordrays? We chased around and shot a few marsh hens yesterday while the early season was in, was sporty but nothing like tagging a gator.
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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This was our 9th, usually they get processed
Sep 13, 2021, 12:29 PM
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in my garage, but my buddy volunteered to do it all at his place so we didn't have to while being exhausted.
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Gotta love hunting season.
Sep 13, 2021, 12:25 PM
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I snagged a 115 pound methogator last night.
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Did it have large talons?***
Sep 13, 2021, 12:26 PM
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It had two steak knives.
Sep 13, 2021, 12:46 PM
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Those can inflict some damage if you're not careful.
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As far as preserving the hide,
Sep 13, 2021, 12:32 PM
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I would think you would do it the other way around and split the belly.
Probably more difficult, but I would think the hide would be more desirable that way.
Yes, no?
Teach me oh master.
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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First you chop it's #### off. Then using a 18" serrated
Sep 13, 2021, 12:36 PM
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knife, stick the knife where his #### used to be. Keep pushing til it comes out his sin hole. Now just work your way bottom to top.
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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If it were being kept intact, yes. This one isn't.
Sep 13, 2021, 12:37 PM
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It's so much work to
1) kill an alligator
2) drive 4 hours home starting at 2 am
3) process the meat
We are usually too exhausted to care about the hide. This is the first one that has been skinned and I think he's just giving some to a friend to see what he can do with it.
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Yo, you root through stomach contents?
Sep 13, 2021, 2:38 PM
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I wonder what would be found.
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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Nope
Sep 13, 2021, 2:40 PM
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Prolly turtles, fish, birds
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Missed opportunity.
Sep 13, 2021, 2:43 PM
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Man I'd bet you would be surprised at what's in there. Let's crack her open and post the contents next time, por favor.
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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Next time...
Sep 13, 2021, 2:51 PM
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You come on down here to Belton, I'll have some meat for ya and we'll inspect the insides.
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Is the meat actually good?
Sep 13, 2021, 2:53 PM
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Or just novel?
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Oculus Spirit [79304]
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And what part is actually good? Seems like there'd be a lot
Sep 13, 2021, 2:54 PM
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of tough meat on a reptile.
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Oculus Spirit [85696]
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Oh, you thought I meant gator meat
Sep 13, 2021, 2:57 PM
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Well, it's not that good....no. I mean if you prepare it like CharlestonTiger15 it may be good. Mostly we just cut it into nuggets, fry it, and dip it in something tasty.
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Good lawd!***
Sep 13, 2021, 2:57 PM
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