Record Gator Killed

Mississippi Pascagoula 633 pound alligator sets record for longest in Mississippi. SLIDESHOW AND FULL TEXT OF RELEASE

by Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

Published: Tue, October 14, 2008 - 10:50 am CST Last Updated: Tue, October 14, 2008 - 4:19 pm CST

LONGEST MALE ALLIGATOR: A new alligator sport hunting record was recorded on September 27, 2008 when the hunting party of Lyman (Jack) Hamilton of Moss Point, Mississippi harvested an alligator on the Pascagoula River that measured 13 feet 6.5 inches and weighed 633 pounds. This alligator now holds the record for the longest alligator taken during a sport alligator hunting season in Mississippi. Alligator sport hunting began in 2005.

To make it even more significant, the alligator was previously captured/tagged/released by the MDWFP on August 17, 2007 as part of an alligator research project. His reserch ID number was "Orange 227." The alligator was harvested 1.93 miles from the location from which it was tagged in 2007. Special thanks to Ryan Rawls MDWFP Agent Alligator Trapper who caught and tagged the alligator in 2007. Measuremnets showed no significant growth over the 13 month 10 day period since its original capture.

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rosepetal Says:

Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:54 am

jello biafra, when you ride that gator then you can scream yeee haw, i agree with you on your theory madcap. i do not like gators but i just think that one had been around for a long time. it is a shame.

Madcap Says:

Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:52 am

Too bad it didn’t eat the guy who killed it first. If you’re not going to eat it or it isn’t bothering anyone then don’t kill it!

jello biafra Says:

Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:06 pm

nahh just for Sport…. yeee haw..

rosepetal Says:

Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 7:32 pm

how old was this alligator? i really do not like alligators, but this one has to be really old. it was a shame to kill it. inless it was a danger to humans.