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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Monster cattle-eating alligator' is shot in Florida
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35974648'Monster cattle-eating alligator' is shot in Florida
By Alastair Lawson
BBC News
6 hours ago
A hunter in the US has told the BBC how he shot an 800lb (360kg) alligator that was feasting on his farm's cattle. Professional hunter Lee Lightsey said the 15 ft (4.5m) beast was one of the biggest he had come across in 18 years and required a tractor to move it.
Mr Lightsey and hunting guide Blake Godwin discovered the alligator in cattle ponds while supervising a guided hunt on Saturday. When the creature surfaced about 20ft (6m) away from them, they shot it.
"Although this animal is huge I was not that surprised it existed," Mr Lightsey said. "We have come across lots over the last 20 years that have been only a little smaller. But what really drew our attention to this animal was the fact that it seems to have been feasting on the cattle on my farm, because mutilated body parts were found in the water. It was a monster which needed to be removed."
Mr Lightsey's company arranges hunts for alligators, wild boar and turkey on the farm he owns for hunting trips. The largest alligator previously killed was just over 13ft (4m) long. He charges $10,000 (£7,060; 8,780) to kill an alligator larger than 13ft (4m) and $4,500 (£3,180; 3,955) to kill an alligator between 10ft and 12ft. The animals are mostly killed with a high-powered rifle. "But always we kill them with the minimum of suffering without allowing them to be injured before they die," he said.
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'Monster cattle-eating alligator' is shot in Florida (Original Post)
nitpicker
Apr 2016
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He leads guided hunts to kill animals on his farm, he makes 10K per gator.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
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beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)1. The real monster is the one who shot the gator.
Animals need to kill to eat, humans do it for fun and profit.
Pathetic cowards pay $10,000 to kill a magnificent creature and the gator is the 'monster'.
moonbabygo
(281 posts)3. The gator was eating
his cattle. I would do the same
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)4. He leads guided hunts to kill animals on his farm, he makes 10K per gator.
This isn't some poor dairy farmer who's simply protecting his livestock, he's probably pissed he didn't make any money off this alligator.
My comment stands.