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Post by Greenedog on Jul 14, 2009 18:45:27 GMT -5
From the Chesterton Tribune: When seventeen year old Zach Ramsey and fourteen year old Casey Sonaty both of rural Newton County went fishing on Sunday they had no idea they were going to bring home a real trophy. While fishing and frog spearing along the Iroquois River in Jasper County, near Rensselaer the two young men saw an alligator in the water. They first shot the alligator with a fishing arrow from a bow, but the arrow broke and the alligator went under. The reptile soon re-appeared and the two then tried to spear it with a frog spear but could not penetrate the animals hide. The two realized they needed more firepower, so they left and returned with a twelve gauge shotgun and were able to dispatch the reptile. The alligator was six feet long and weighed approximately 150 pounds. "It is pretty sure to say that this animal was raised by someone and got too big and was released" said Indiana Conservation Officer Allan Clark. "Being a coldblooded animal, it is very unlikely an alligator could survive an Indiana winter in the wild" said Clark. Since alligators are not listed as a game specie in Indiana there were no violations in taking the animal. This summer there have been several reports of alligator sightings in other lakes in the area, but no reports of this animal were received prior to it being taken. Posted 7/13/2009
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Post by Brian on Jul 14, 2009 21:29:37 GMT -5
not sure why people are still allowed to buy animals like that for pets. its inevitable that they will get to big and then usually released somewhere.
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Post by Monty on Jul 15, 2009 7:07:06 GMT -5
When I saw the title to this thread, I thought it was going to be about gar, not a REAL GATOR!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2009 9:12:05 GMT -5
Thats crazy!!
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Post by Chase on Jul 15, 2009 11:51:26 GMT -5
When I saw the title to this thread, I thought it was going to be about gar, not a REAL GATOR!!! That's what I thought!
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Post by Catfishsam on Jul 16, 2009 9:18:19 GMT -5
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Jordan on Jul 17, 2009 3:27:41 GMT -5
i thought it was going to be a gar as well.
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Post by B-rad on Jul 17, 2009 8:42:32 GMT -5
When they get home "I caught a 150 lber!!!!!!"
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Post by darin on Jul 17, 2009 15:28:04 GMT -5
That's crazy...I would hate to see that thing in my waterhole...
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Post by whiteman on Jul 17, 2009 20:27:45 GMT -5
Down in LA this week..thats Lower Alabama for you "Yanks". I will be taking Sunday off and going on a swamp tour..Hope to see some big ol gators!! Thats a cool story..Thanks for posting TBone..
R
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Post by anthonydykes on Nov 4, 2009 19:28:13 GMT -5
MR. WIGGLES!!! I was wonderin what happened to him. would be kinda freaky to come across that tho.
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