# 28' Alligator found, and killed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 19, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890 "2009-06-19T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/1 "2009-06-19T13:46:52Z")
These pictures were taken by a helicopter flying over Lake Wiess about 90 miles north of Birmingham , Alabama … The helicopter pilot and the game warden were in communication via radio’s here is a transcript of their conversation. ‘Air1 have you a visual on the gator, over’ ‘Approaching inlet now, over’ ‘Roger Air1’ ‘Gator sighted… Looks like it has a small animal in its mouth… moving in, over’ ‘Roger Air1’ ‘Holy Crap it’s a Deer!’ ‘Confirm Air1… did you say Deer?, Over’ ‘Roger… a Deer in its mouth… looks like a full sized buck… that’s a big gator, we are going to need more men, Over’ ‘Roger Air1… can you give me a idea on size of animal, over’ ‘Its big 25 feet at least, please advise Gator is heading to inlet… do I pursue?, over’ ![http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/RevHappy98Cobra/alligatorwithdeer.jpg](http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/RevHappy98Cobra/alligatorwithdeer.jpg) That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth! The deer was later found to be a mature Stag and was measured at 11 feet! This alligator was found between Centre and Leesburg, Alabama, near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night. Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations. ‘I didn’t believe it,’ Charles Rogers said, but they realized the stories were, if anything, understated. Alabama Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, 6’5’ tall, a game warden, walks past the 28 foot, 1 inch alligator 8.5 metres he shot and killed in their back yard. ![http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/RevHappy98Cobra/28footalligator.jpg](http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/RevHappy98Cobra/28footalligator.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/2 "2009-06-19T13:47:42Z")
Kinda sad that they killed the thing, it had to have been all of 100yrs old. Chances are you’ll never see another one that size in your lifetime! Such cool creatures ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/3 "2009-06-19T13:48:49Z")
holy shit balls… sucks they had to shoot it though, did they say why they had to? ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/4 "2009-06-19T13:51:56Z")
Damn that’s gonna make a lot of boots. ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/5 "2009-06-19T13:53:28Z")
> [@Don't let your 14 year old kid drive a new mustang...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-let-your-14-year-old-kid-drive-a-new-mustang/19595/35): > > Damn that’s gonna make a lot of boots. Yah and lot of alligator meals! Alligator meat is wickkkked good. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/6 "2009-06-19T13:56:39Z")
Idk why exactly they killed it. Neighbors said it came on land a few time, so maybe for “public protection”? Still, seems stupid to kill one of that stature… ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/7 "2009-06-19T13:57:03Z")
I actually had it once back in the day at one of those fish and game shows at the empire state plaza. It is pretty tasty! ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/8 "2009-06-19T13:58:02Z")
Ive had alligator jerky before and it was good ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/9 "2009-06-19T14:01:21Z")
So what we get out of this thread is how gator jerky is good, and not how a 28’ monster was found… :facepalm ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/10 "2009-06-19T14:07:50Z")
haha… welcome to shift sir ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/11 "2009-06-19T14:09:37Z")
Mother of god lol ---
**Author:** ![MikeyB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mikeyb/32/6448_2.png) [@MikeyB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeyB)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/12 "2009-06-19T14:31:17Z")
Holy damn that gator is huge. ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/13 "2009-06-19T15:38:56Z")
> [@Where would you get a brass pole in buffalo?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-would-you-get-a-brass-pole-in-buffalo/19617/24): > > Kinda sad that they killed the thing, it had to have been all of 100yrs old. Chances are you’ll never see another one that size in your lifetime! Such cool creatures that does suck they had to kill it ☹ they should have just relocated it somewhere ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/14 "2009-06-19T16:10:32Z")
that thing is huge. I dont understand why they had to kill it? thats bullshit. If anything they should have captured it and put it in captivity or let it go in the wild…something that big and rare should be illegal to kill. ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/15 "2009-06-19T16:57:29Z")
> [@Where would you get a brass pole in buffalo?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-would-you-get-a-brass-pole-in-buffalo/19617/27): > > that thing is huge. > > I dont understand why they had to kill it? thats bullshit. If anything they should have captured it and put it in captivity or let it go in the wild…something that big and rare should be illegal to kill. yeah im sure they would have had a good time trying to find enough people to kill a 28 foot gator. ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/16 "2009-06-19T16:57:30Z")
I am surprised they actually killed it rather then trying to relocate it else where ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/17 "2009-06-19T17:50:14Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/927): > > Ive had alligator jerky before and it was good I have too and I agree. ![http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/skierdood/n1708330_30421866_3445.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/e/0e427ae3ae2ca3701b58b272a22f145d76df8230.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/18 "2009-06-19T18:50:53Z")
> [@Thoughts on winter car...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thoughts-on-winter-car/19603/47): > > that does suck they had to kill it ☹ they should have just relocated it somewhere Imagine how difficult it would be to relocate that beast… ---
**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/19 "2009-06-19T19:15:48Z")
I wonder how old a gator of that size is. Ive seen big gators when i lived in florida 10-15 feet I cant imagine the size of a 28 footer. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890/20 "2009-06-19T23:59:16Z")
> [@Target practice....V.shootingflyingcarsoffcliffs](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/target-practice-v-shootingflyingcarsoffcliffs/19626/4): > > Imagine how difficult it would be to relocate that beast… Still, it would be like finding the Lohc-Ness monster, and shooting it in the face b/c ya dont know what to do with it, and it would be difficult to do…lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-alligator-found-and-killed/244890.md?page=2)