Hunter under fire for catching and killing near-record giant Florida gator

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‘What an incredibly cowardly thing to do. Did anyone not think of moving it’ says critic of hunter

Jade Bremner3 days ago

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MississippihunterDoug Borries has caught and killed an enormous 13.4 ftalligatorweighing 905 pounds near a SouthFloridalake.

The reptile was suspected of eating livestock on private property in Okeechobee County, and was considered a threat. The owner of the property agreed to have it killed.

“I had no idea the magnitude of how big his body was until we pulled him completely out of the lake,” said Mr Borries.

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“Size does matter,” he wrote on his company Facebook wall,Dynamic Outdoors TV, with images of him standing next to the enormous creature, sitting on its back and pulling open its jaws. “To me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he told WXXV News 25.

Mr Borries staked…

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2 thoughts on “Hunter under fire for catching and killing near-record giant Florida gator

  1. Sorry for the typos–“should they also suffer the fame fate as the animals who are “enormous.” ? How about some fairness to all species.

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