Hunters from Mississippi caught a monster alligator (4 photos)

A group of hunters pulled a huge alligator from the Yazoo River, set a new record for the US state of Mississippi. Giant's weight 364 kilograms, and length - 4.34 meters. It was very difficult, but after seven grueling hours managed to get the reptile out of the water.





Hunters engaged in permitted catch as part of the initiative to reduce the number of alligators in Mississippi. People are allowed hunting alligators at a certain time, so everything is legal, no poaching.

The production was a record high. The total weight and length we have mentioned, and here are a couple of numbers: the girth of the abdomen is 1.7 meters, the girth tail in the thick part - 1.2 meters. Old-timers, as they say, don't remember that!



"Monster" was caught by hunters Tanner White, Don Woods, Will Thomas and Joey Clark (pictured left to right), who, according to them, spent seven grueling hours to cope with this task.



"We hooked him up eight or nine times and he kept break and leave us. He hid under the logs. He knew that does. The craziest thing is that he was hiding, but did not swim away, all this time remained in the same place, ”said Don Woods.



Don and his friends caught a huge alligator on August 26, second day of public alligator hunting season in Mississippi, which will last until September 4th. The state has been regulating reptile hunting since 2005. to properly manage and conserve the alligator population. This allows alligators to breed, nest and raise offspring in the summer when they are most active.

To catch alligators during the hunting season, people need one of the 920 special permits per season issued by Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. conservation efforts proved to be fruitful and led to the creation of a stable population alligators, which allows limited and adjustable hunting.