[duffysmom]

Originally Posted by Mickedamouse24

You can hang as many signs as you wish proclaiming "do not feed the alligators!"....but humans, being humans....will ignore that fact and ultimately sign the gators death warrant. What part of "wild animal!" do some folks not understand. Admire or wonder about them but let them live in peace....!!! Having said that, it's really hard to fix stupid in some people....!!!

Amen..

[GoldenMan]

aw poor gator

[Mintjulep]

Blueash, you must be my neighbor. One of my friends who watched the guys capture and kill the gator said they used a raw chicken with a spring in it, then when the gator ate the chicken, the spring opened and wouldn't allow the gators mouth to close. Then they tied it's front and back legs behind it's back, hung it by a hook and shot it. My friend said the gator really suffered. Horrible!!!
Another of our neighbors have talked to the people with the dogs that complained, and made it clear that they need to check with other neighbors before complaining again about something that affects others enjoyment or there may be complaints made about their 4 dogs that run loose.

I hear that a new gator is now inhabiting the lake...

[redwitch]

Hooray for the neighbors who put the idiot in his place! Shame they couldn't have done it before an innocent creature was killed.

I hate TV's policy that gators of a certain size are automatically to be eliminated. Why not remove them at 7 feet and move them to a new, safe(r) locale rather than wait until they're killing size? Cheaper??

I'm not a gator fan -- they give me the willies and, to me, they are one of the ugliest critters on this great planet. However, they're willing to share the land with us, why aren't we willing to share it with them? I really hate that some people feel they have a right to dictate for anyone and anything. (I think I have too many soapboxes but critters deserve better than we give 'em.)

[paulandjean]

I am no Gator fan. I do not see the problem of removing then from the ponds. I prefer that there are no gators here. As far as the people with 4 dogs, I do not think they are of the same menace as gator ...[/I]

[rubicon]

I have my hands in front of me palms up and moving them up and down in a scale like manner....and I am repeating gator, guy with 4 dogs, gator, guy with 4 dogs.......Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[GeorgeT]

Originally Posted by Mintjulep

Blueash, you must be my neighbor. One of my friends who watched the guys capture and kill the gator said they used a raw chicken with a spring in it, then when the gator ate the chicken, the spring opened and wouldn't allow the gators mouth to close. Then they tied it's front and back legs behind it's back, hung it by a hook and shot it. My friend said the gator really suffered. Horrible!!!
Another of our neighbors have talked to the people with the dogs that complained, and made it clear that they need to check with other neighbors before complaining again about something that affects others enjoyment or there may be complaints made about their 4 dogs that run loose.

I hear that a new gator is now inhabiting the lake...

Ever see how they kill a cow or a chicken or a goat or a pig? I like to see gators in the ponds and lakes and I like to eat them too (tastes like chicken) So what's the big deal? He got big, was perceived as a threat and was killed, happens all the time. Like another poster said he would kill and eat you if he had the chance.

[collie1228]

I'm a lifetime hunter, fisherman and general outdoors person and I have no problem with the death of an animal that could be a menace to the local human residents. The problem in my mind wasn't the killing of the gator, it was the lack of respect by the gator cops when they killed it in front of residents. A humane death in a private place would have been appropriate. If I were a resident who witnessed this outrage, I would be complaining to the powers that be in TV. If they handled the killing of this gator as described, the gator cops aren't all that smart (or neighborly).

[rabonkmontage@msn.com]

Yes they should be reported!

[Larry Wilson]

Live near a lake here for 7 years. Two big gators have been removed from the lake that I know about. No one knew it was happening until you see a big gator in the back of the pick-up. Told gator was being relocated. Big tail was still flipping.
I talked to trapper and he said they try to keep it away from view. Also said they say "relocated" to keep residents from getting upset. Even though Mr. Gator was gone his tail would flip from muscles contracting.
Trapper said they are breeding and multiplying so fast that some need to be removed for the health of all,including the gator population.

[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by redwitch

I hate TV's policy that gators of a certain size are automatically to be eliminated.
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I do NOT believe the policy was set by "The Villages".......I was told it was a FWC policy. I may be way off on that....but ....hearsay is ..........

[JenAjd]

Thought of this thread after hearing in the news early this morning about an elderly woman down near St. Pete (I think) who was walking near a pond and a gator "flew" out quickly and attacked her. A passerby was able to save her but the gator got her leg. NOT good!!! People can think they're harmless, but they are not! That's why the warnings to golfers (and others) about not going near the ponds. I for one think it was fine that that gator was seized. Perhaps his demise could have been taken elsewhere. They're the wild animals who have had us invade their environment...for the most part.

[mulligan]

A gator 4' or over is quite likely to return to the area it is removed from,wreaking all sorts of havoc along the way. That's why the state mandates gators over 4' be destroyed when they become a nusiance ( lose their fear of humans).

[Chopper]

Thought you might find this presentation of interest.

http://myfwc.com/media/310218/Alliga...gators_ppt.pdf

[paulandjean]

"Funny", Yesterday it was poor gators. This morning news about the women and dog attacked,a different story. This was bad yesterday, "Hooray the neighbors who put this idiot in his place.Now who has egg on their face. That guy may have saved someones life here.