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eddiememphis
02-01-2022, 22:25
https://www.outdoorlife.com/uploads/2022/02/01/safe_image.jpg
https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/900-pound-cattle-eating-gator-killed-in-south-florida/
13 feet long. It was eating cattle. Dude blew it's cap with a 7mm.
BushMasterBoy
02-01-2022, 23:17
There used to be one at the Space Center that was 14 feet and called "Uncle Sam".
Let?s see, I?ll take a pair of boots, a jacket, hat band and a belt [Coffee]
Figured it'd be Lake O before even reading the article. I used to see at least one car totaled every year as a result of hitting a jaywalking gator on Hwy 714 out to the lake.
buffalobo
02-02-2022, 10:56
Fry it+1, gator gumbo and gator wings.
BPTactical
02-02-2022, 15:30
When I was at CDOT my boss got an email from FDOT about a clogged culvert under a highway. There was a pic of a similar sized gator hanging from the bucket of a CASE front end loader.
NOPE!
Zundfolge
02-02-2022, 16:39
Fry it
This. Fried gator is the only reason to go to Florida.
Grant H.
02-02-2022, 17:06
This. Fried gator is the only reason to go to Florida.
Nah, plenty of good reasons to go to FL...
There used to be one at the Space Center that was 14 feet and called "Uncle Sam".
I guess the space center attracts them; I remember something about George about the same length at the Cape.
BPTactical
02-02-2022, 18:28
I guess the space center attracts them; I remember something about George about the same length at the Cape.
I had read they figured it had something to do with the low frequency sounds and vibrations that were generated by the operations there.
eddiememphis
02-03-2022, 10:06
I was listening to the Big Game Hunting podcast a couple days ago. The guy on it is an African professional hunter and was talking about crocodiles.
Big, nasty creatures. He has some eye opening anecdotes about their size and speed. He also talks about their nervous system and how, even decapitated, they will get up and walk away.
I was talking to my nephew in Tampa about it, then sent him the article above. He says that is why he avoids all bodies of water down there, except the ocean.
https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/crocodile-hunting-101/
BushMasterBoy
02-03-2022, 11:05
No hunting at the KSC/CCSFS area. I get a serene peaceful feeling when I go there, as it is very quiet until launch time. If you want to see some wildlife, including wild hogs go to Canaveral National seashore. It is probably my favorite place in the whole world. There are no concessions, so you have pack everything in and out. Sometimes, it seems I am the only human on scene. Special permit to camp overnight on the beach is needed. It is worth the pilgrimage. (disclaimer: there are sharks, alligators, snakes etc.)
https://www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA_85oeOtuM
theGinsue
02-03-2022, 19:08
I get a serene peaceful feeling when I go there, as it is very quiet until launch time. If you want to see some wildlife, including wild hogs go to Canaveral National seashore. It is probably my favorite place in the whole world. There are no concessions, so you have pack everything in and out. Sometimes, it seems I am the only human on scene. Special permit to camp overnight on the beach is needed. It is worth the pilgrimage.
Sounds really nice. I think I might like to visit...
Wait. What?
(disclaimer: there are sharks, alligators, snakes etc.)
Nope, just lost me.
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BushMasterBoy
02-03-2022, 20:01
You just have to have a sharp knife. My preference is the SEAL pup. OK, I admit I have never spent the night there. I have seen alligators at night with a spotlight. Hundreds of eyes looking at you from the water. And they are noisy, so how could you ever sleep? (The stuff they don't tell you)
Actual picture of the knife I wear when in the swamp.
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Try to stay north of the 402
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