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Originally Posted by ilovetv
The statement in bold/amber color above illustrates the misconceptions. Nobody wants "to rid The Villages of ALL gators". The ones that have lost their fear of humans and who are overpopulating in given lakes/ponds are the problem. Literally dozens of gators were removed from Lake Sumter in the last year, and there are still plenty left to breed and multiply.
And, as the FWC Nuisance Gator web page states, relocating them does not work because each gator community has its territory staked out and they don't accept foreigners.
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We had three about three feet long in a pod near us . The trappers came in and put large triple hooks with chicken meat. The had the hook and bait floating on a piece of an old cooler. Then the line is tied to a tree. Overnight the gater is hooked and they come back in the morning and away they go. Nuisance gaters my butt.