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Old 05-22-2013, 09:20 AM
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This morning this 200 lb, almost 9 ft. gator was caught at the end of Crestview Street, off St. Charles. We are not near a golf course pond so gator walked a distance before being found here this morning.

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Old 05-22-2013, 11:26 AM
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Is he alive? What do they do with them when they are caught?
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Old 05-22-2013, 11:42 AM
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Skin 'em and sell the meat. Good stuff
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Old 05-22-2013, 12:05 PM
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Is he alive? What do they do with them when they are caught?
The trapper said the gator was over the length limit to relocate back to a pond so he had to kill it. He said it was considered a nuisance gator. He used a bang stick that had a bullet in it.
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That meat would have fed a small community event. LOL
Can we find it for sale on the square? Kidding
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Old 05-22-2013, 12:19 PM
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I hate this killing. I feel guilty for taking gator property.
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The regulations are really harsh. If the alligator is over 4 feet long, it will be killed by the trapper. Under 4 feet long, it will be relocated to another area.

No reason that alligator could not have been relocated to another area where there are no people around.
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As long as the meat gets donated to a local charity I am okay with killing nuisance gator.
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A friend of mine found one in her neighborhood of Hemingway a few days ago and a trapper also had to come and remove it.
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If no one had called the trapper, would the gator have found a pond?
Sometimes it may be best to wait. Why was he, the gator, a nuisance?
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Sad to see that this magnificent creature had to be destroyed. It irritates me no end to see people feeding the alligators at the Sumter boardwalk; it's a death sentence and beyond stupid. Let's get educated and have some respect for all the creatures who live in this enviornment with us.
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are you serious?
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are you serious?
its even against the law. how serious is that?
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The regulations are really harsh. If the alligator is over 4 feet long, it will be killed by the trapper. Under 4 feet long, it will be relocated to another area.

No reason that alligator could not have been relocated to another area where there are no people around.
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If no one had called the trapper, would the gator have found a pond?
Sometimes it may be best to wait. Why was he, the gator, a nuisance?
I agree with both of you and wonder why another poster asked, "Are you serious?" What did it do to be constituted a nuisance? Charge somebody? Eat somebody's dog? Damage property?
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This morning this 200 lb, almost 9 ft. gator was caught at the end of Crestview Street, off St. Charles. We are not near a golf course pond so gator walked a distance before being found here this morning.
I think this was the same gator spotted on Hames Lane (almost directly across St Charles) overnight Saturday and was in the pond by Southern Star # 7 all day Sunday. He was gone on Monday AM so wonder where he was Monday and Tuesday?

Too bad, he was a fine gator just lookin' for love in all the wrong places.

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