Nuisance Gator removal!

Had to relocate one this morning. Lol! Lil' fella showed up in our pond this morning so we moved him back to the beaver pond on the creek. Only about 150 yards between the two so I'm thinking this could be a pretty regular thing.

I've got about a 6 footer I need "relocated"

COOL!!


What happens if that little fellow goes through a 330?

Seriously, does one have to report it? I have no idea.


God Bless,
David B.

If one were to go through a 330 it would kill him. If they step on a CDR rigged with a sack of rocks at the bottom of a drowner it will kill him.

And if any of that ever happened to me I'd report it!

Would it even need to be reported?

Would I keep the gator to give to game and fish, dispose of it, or let it lay where it wad killed in the trap?

I don't read anything about what to do, but could have missed it.

Just curious, though I don't ever see it happening to me.

God Bless,
David B.

Beaver trapping during the summer months down here is never dull...

I've seen everything from fish to birds caught in traps and snares.

Boff I'm pretty sure You aren't allowed to touch them with out a permit

I know in the hunting section, it reads permit only.

And in trapping, we are not intentionally setting traps for alligators.

I'm just asking a what if question/ scenario. If I break a beaver dam, and set a 330 in the channel, to catch beaver, I'm gonna catch other things I don't want, ie. fish, turtles, sticks, alligator, etc.

Was just wondering what legal thing to do was. On most things other than turtles, they are dead when you get there in a 330.

God Bless,
David B.

Boff that's what is called a non-target catch.

It happens! No way to avoid it.

It isn't covered or discussed because there isn't any solution.

Didn't think it was.

But if I was to catch an alligator in a 330, I know I'd want to take pics and tell someone.

However, it wouldn't be worth it due to all the possible "POO" it would cause in proving it was a non-target catch.


God Bless,
David B.

Do you prefer rod or cable drowning setups ? If cables, what kind of lock do you use ?

I made my own locks out of stainless. All I have are cable setups but plan to try some rods.

First beaver catch was on a rod, but seeing how they can be a PITA to transport/store. Considering trying a cable setup next time.

I've got a place to work on later this year when it dries up some. High water now makes access almost impossible.

Cables are convenient for storage and transport.

I'd like to have some of both (cables and rods) for convenience in different situations.

The drowning rods seem like they would be great when I'm trapping on dams or road crossing where I actually drive my truck right up to my sets. I'll probably buy some of the prefabricated carbon fiber rods next fall.

I just had one hit a wopper plopper top water lure something fierce

Now he's swimming around with a $17 lure hanging out of his mouth

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We want the video of you getting that lure back.

I tried. Wasn't happening. He was pretty pissed off

dang boy, man up. It ain't nothing but an overgrown lizard.

Couldn't figure out best spot to get a holt of him

Right behind the head just like you see me holding the one in the pic.

I do however suggest using pliers to get your lure out. Those little teeth are just like needles.

You spent 17 dollars on a lure that only catches gators

Naw man. It caught a bunch before that. It was just the final catch

No way I would have left that whopper plopper. I got a Rat-L-Trap back from one about that size, 20 or so years ago.

Had another one show up yesterday. I'll get some pics Friday when we catch and relocate it.

I was worried about beavers and otters being a problem with this pond being so close to the creek but now I see that the gators can be an even greater problem.

Granted none are really any big threat because I deal with them regularly but I didn't expect the gators to be traveling this much.

My lab swims in this pond daily when I turn him out for exercise so it's something I'll definitely be keeping a close eye on.

a damn gator will crawl thru a burning bonfire and climb a 10" fence to get to a barking dog. KAG.

Cats too. I got a call the other day from my mother. She had a 4 footer under her car under the carport. She has a ton of them aggravating cats. I told her I was come in about a week and get it and let it eat all them cats. She didn't think it was funny. So my little girl and I went caught it and went throw it in an old flooding canal. We will 10-12'gators in the yard every year. Dang things are everywhere here.