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Gator bit #14281187 11/14/19 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi F Fanofthefortyone OP Campfire Tracker OP Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker F Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi This guy got bit by a gator while hog hunting, https://www.wdam.com/2019/11/14/florida-hunter-nearly-loses-leg-life-when-foot-alligator-bites-him/ Ronnie

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281195 11/14/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK Gotta stay away from those gator-hogs. Or is it hog-gators? The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281208 11/14/19 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains mtnsnake Campfire Ranger mtnsnake Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains Should be aware of your surroundings at all times.

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281217 11/14/19 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,704 Mt. Horrible, SC Strick9 Campfire Regular Strick9 Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,704 Mt. Horrible, SC Hate em period, yotes and wolves as well. Lowcountry Wildlife Management Knowing Wildlife Beyond Science [email protected] Genesis 9;2

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281219 11/14/19 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,132 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,132 south texas-Corpus Christi i'd of shot it. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281231 11/14/19 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,768 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,768 Clinging to our God and Guns My Yankee ass is way too scared of them to ever let that happen. Gators and Moccasins, you all got [bleep] in that water that would keep me out. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281344 11/14/19 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,097 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,097 In the Swamps Gators are no joke. One of the fastest reptile strikes on planet earth and in the marsh environment they aren't easy to spot. A 6' lizard can out run a horse out of the gate for several hundred yards. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281661 11/14/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK I moved to Alaska to avoid skunks.... Well, not really, but the time-line/incident fits. got no problem with grizzlies in 50 years, and have a situational wolf pelt hanging on the wall. Firepower and discretion rules. Reverse that.... Last edited by las; 11/14/19. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Gator bit stxhunter #14281672 11/14/19 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,194 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,194 TX Originally Posted by stxhunter i'd of shot it. Yep. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281682 11/14/19 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,222 south of south local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,222 south of south Gators are definitely no joke, especially a 10 ft'er. And you truly cannot always spot them. I've got pictures of them 8-12 feet out in front of me that you wouldn't know they were in the picture unless I told you. Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH

Re: Gator bit local_dirt #14281692 11/14/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK Hard to spot them eyeballs..... The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Gator bit local_dirt #14281699 11/14/19 Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,653 J jaguartx Campfire Oracle jaguartx Campfire Oracle J Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,653 Originally Posted by local_dirt Gators are definitely no joke, especially a 10 ft'er. And you truly cannot always spot them. I've got pictures of them 8-12 feet out in front of me that you wouldn't know they were in the picture unless I told you. Yep. It would be awful easy to stumble over one laid up in post flood floatsam in heavy river bottom palmetto or switchcane. They have eaten more than a few deer, hogs and head of livestock. photo url Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left. A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind. "The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan". I Dindo Nuffin

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14281704 11/14/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,074 Kenai Peninsula, AK Costa Rican salt water croc, at 6 feet. I kept my hands in the boat... . Last edited by las; 11/14/19. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14282371 11/15/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 41,340 TX DMc Campfire 'Bwana DMc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 41,340 TX Say Cheese... Make Gitmo Great Again!! Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14282387 11/15/19 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by Fanofthefortyone This guy got bit by a gator while hog hunting, https://www.wdam.com/2019/11/14/florida-hunter-nearly-loses-leg-life-when-foot-alligator-bites-him/ Ronnie He is very lucky , had he been in the water he would have been drug under a log for food storage.

Re: Gator bit DigitalDan #14282466 11/15/19 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 MOGC Campfire Outfitter MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 Originally Posted by DigitalDan Gators are no joke. One of the fastest reptile strikes on planet earth and in the marsh environment they aren't easy to spot. A 6' lizard can out run a horse out of the gate for several hundred yards. For several hundred yards? Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14282468 11/15/19 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,241 Northern Louisiana I can see it now, old gators breaking out of the gate and running down Secretariat...... Now with even more aplomb

Re: Gator bit MOGC #14282567 11/15/19 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,097 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,097 In the Swamps Originally Posted by MOGC Originally Posted by DigitalDan Gators are no joke. One of the fastest reptile strikes on planet earth and in the marsh environment they aren't easy to spot. A 6' lizard can out run a horse out of the gate for several hundred yards. For several hundred yards? Don't think I stuttered. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14282657 11/15/19 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 JeffA Campfire Outfitter JeffA Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743

Re: Gator bit Fanofthefortyone #14282662 11/15/19 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,122 Connecticut / Florida M Mike_S Campfire Tracker Mike_S Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,122 Connecticut / Florida I don’t want to find out.