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got a cast net w/ a couple torn main lines. can cast nets be repaired? still have any use? anybody want it?
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got a friend w/ a 4-6 gator in her pond. She’s researching regs on killing it. has spoken w/ DNR and understands she can kill it. Were both lawyers so well figure out the legal stuff. assuming we can kill it, would a .22lr work? other method to dispatch? would prob be shooting from edge of pond to a small dock in the middle about 20 yards away.
depends on the net, most likely cheaper and easier to buy a new one.
that gator, a 12/0 weighted treble hook on an Ugly Stick will bring it to the bank, a 22lr from directly above works fine. I’m always scared of people shooting 22’s on a body of water, have personally witnessed a bullet skipping completely across a pond.
Call my friend Kevin Murphy at critter control, he is a professional and will handle the gator the right way 843 3457378
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Cut off the leads and throw the net away. I’ve got 2 I need to do that with now. I repair them up to a point, but 2 or 3 years is about all I get.
Gator? If it’s in a farm pond, don’t ask, don’t tell. I’d use something larger than a .22.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
actually, got a couple cans of tannerite sitting around
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Originally posted by Cracker LarryCut off the leads and throw the net away. I’ve got 2 I need to do that with now. I repair them up to a point, but 2 or 3 years is about all I get.
Gator? If it’s in a farm pond, don’t ask, don’t tell. I’d use something larger than a .22.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
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actually, got a couple cans of tannerite sitting around
That’ll do it, but it might not leave much to eat 
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
The 22lr will work for the gator, just make a well placed shot. Fishing him out might be the hardest part. May have to wait a couple of days until it floats to the surface. If you call the DNR they will capture it, but they will not kill it, just relocate to become another persons problem.
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Originally posted by AvuncularBen
got a cast net w/ a couple torn main lines. can cast nets be repaired? still have any use? anybody want it?
got a friend w/ a 4-6 gator in her pond. She’s researching regs on killing it. has spoken w/ DNR and understands she can kill it. Were both lawyers so well figure out the legal stuff. assuming we can kill it, would a .22lr work? other method to dispatch? would prob be shooting from edge of pond to a small dock in the middle about 20 yards away.
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If the net is cheap, chunk it.
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If she gets a tag to legally dispatch the gator, I will come get it, just PM me.
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she’s got the tag. i want to dispatch this guy, should be fun.
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Originally posted by pitviper0404quote:
Originally posted by AvuncularBen
got a cast net w/ a couple torn main lines. can cast nets be repaired? still have any use? anybody want it?
got a friend w/ a 4-6 gator in her pond. She’s researching regs on killing it. has spoken w/ DNR and understands she can kill it. Were both lawyers so well figure out the legal stuff. assuming we can kill it, would a .22lr work? other method to dispatch? would prob be shooting from edge of pond to a small dock in the middle about 20 yards away.
If the net is cheap, chunk it.
If she gets a tag to legally dispatch the gator, I will come get it, just PM me.
One Simple Thanks!!
http://www.militaryappreciationday.org
Catch the gator and meet me halfway, sounds like the answer to my beaver problem. 
Last one in my pond 30-06 just behind the eyes and threw out my reef anchor and drug it to the bank. Some can fool you when they get over 6’ and can get pretty heavy.
I don’t think we have a DNR agent around that would push the issue of someone removing a gator from a pond that could be a hazard to children and pets or a jury that would convict you. 
.22lr would work fine, but like Polly said don’t shoot it at an angle, get the gator contained and close to you. .22’s are notorious for glancing off water direction unknown.
Roughly 2" behind the eyes and dead center, brain is about the size of a quarter. better to hit behind brain mass than forward of it.
“If Bruce Jenner can keep his wiener and be called a woman, I can keep my firearms and be considered disarmed.”
Treble hook in a piece of chicken tied to a polly ball before you shoot it makes it easy to retreive!
If you don’t want to, I’d be glad to take the net off your hands for the lead, if DoubleN doesn’t want it.
If you have nuisance tags, you still have to have the gator tethered before dispatch and no rifles can be present during the hunt.
That being said, regarding calibers, I know of people using a 17hmr with great success dispatching gators from shore. Shot placement is key.
Will be in chas next tues afternoon/evening. if somebody wants the net, text me at 843-592-5417 to arrange a mtg.
gonna get a treble hook and use a .243. thanks for the pic of the exact spot and other tips. other thoughts on processing for food/preserving skin or head?
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Originally posted by AvuncularBenWill be in chas next tues afternoon/evening. if somebody wants the net, text me at 843-592-5417 to arrange a mtg.
gonna get a treble hook and use a .243. thanks for the pic of the exact spot and other tips. other thoughts on processing for food/preserving skin or head?
I’m a bit wasteful, but all I get is the tail meat and never fooled with hide. I have lopped off the head and put a couple in a fireant nest to clean of soft flesh. On the bigger ones I have taken some of the jaw meat.
Lot’s like to cut of the tail and skin it out to get meat. I leave the tail on and make one long cut from just below the “vent” to a few inches shy of end. Then roll aside skin and fillet meat off skin and tail bone.
You can take it to Cordray’s and they’ll process it any why you like, a bit costly though.
“If Bruce Jenner can keep his wiener and be called a woman, I can keep my firearms and be considered disarmed.”
only 40 inch female but took up residence in a small, stocked and aerated pond in immediate back yard where 2 jack russels, chicken, and small goat lived.
Nicely done 
im really glad DNR allows this. learned tons of stuff in research and in the field.
just a PSA since i did a lot of research into the legal rules under the permit. as a general rule, listen to what others say about hunting/fishing rules, but learn for yourself. First source is the SC Code, easy to find online. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/statmast.phpe
separated into titles; easy to browse for relevant titles like “crimes and offenses”, “fish game & watercraft”, etc.
next source: SC regulations, which are rules more tailored to specially regulated activies. Agencies like DNR are authorized to make more detailed rules within their area of concern. SCDNR regs are chapters 121 & 123 of S.C. regulations. can find and browse online.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/statmast.php
123-151 contains regs for alligators.
**Outside of the official SC code and official DNR regulations, person cannot rely on DNR publications, websites, or even oral advice of DNR as to what the law is. codes and regs are the ultimate authorities. DNR’s publications or oral advice are just interpretations or explanations meant as tool for help, but each person is required to know and understand regs and code for himself and cannot rely on DNR’s interpretation (unless an official, written interpretation of a regulation in the form of an published agency opinion document. some agencies, like SCDOR, do these alot; not sure if DNR has any). Often, publications or pamphlets seem to contain info that conflicts w/ or is inconsistent w/ the wording of regulations or code statutes. Statues and regulations win, and the excuse that the pamphlet or “somebody at DNR” told me different is not good enough.