No, it’s not a crock: Two hunting parties in Mississippi both bagged alligators weighing more than 700 pounds. Only three days into the start of Mississippi’s alligator hunting season, NBC News reported that Dustin Brockman of Vicksburg and his hunting party nabbed a record-breaking 13-foot, 727-pound gator on Saturday.
Brockman’s massive catch broke the previous state record. Beth Trammell caught a 723-pounder only an hour before, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
The epic battle between Brockman and beast took two hours to win. He and his party chased the behemoth by motorboat along the Mississippi River. They were able to get close enough to spear the scaled creature with a crossbow before finally blasting it with a shotgun.
“We killed the alligator at 4 a.m.,” Brockman said. “We waited until 6:30 (a.m.) before I called three or four more guys to help us load it into the boat.” Read more….
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