It is still summer Gator's fans

[straycat]

I took a photo late yesterday at my mom and dad's neighbors pool. I put a hunk of chicken on a fishing pole and the gator followed the meat to the shallow end of the pool and climbed up the cement steps to get to the chicken. I tossed the chicken into the water behind the house and the gator went after it and left. It was right at 8 feet so I did not want to try to pick it up and carry it to the water. This is the first time we have seen a gator in any body's yard in. This is one of my parents houses and they bought this waterfront house in '74. Hope he don't come back. My parents neighbors are going to add more fence around the pool area this Friday.

My dad said "I have never ever seen you scared of anything in your life. I just don't know how you do the things you do'. I told my dad that don't forget we lived a long time in Africa and I played with all kinds of wildlife and I even swam with a lot of Crocs. I just don't get scared for some reason...lol


Gator in the pool:

 

[88_Eddie]

looks like it's time to buy a crossbow, stray. get yourself some gator meat and sell the hide

 

[shane96ranger]

How long was it? Glad you got it out of there Stray! I can't stand those things, they give me the creeps.

Are we going to see you on the next episode of Swamp People?

 

[88_Eddie]

swamp people, lol, that was what i was thinking when i first read that

"daddy, daddy, i'm bit daddy!!

 

[doorgunner]

........let it go............???????????????


you Florida people are insane..............



we eat see a gator....we lite the b-b-q pit


we eat dem tangs befoe dey eat us!!!

 

[straycat]

Haaa haaa .....lol, you guys kill me!!! It was 8 feet long and beautiful. I don't hunt wildlife. It is just too pretty for me to harm. We can buy Alligator Bob's Gourmet gator nuggets. My wife can cook great gator when we get it here at the market. We have gators here on our property. We have the Alafia River behind our property and have all kinds of wildlife in our backyard. I am not a hunter and never have been one.

Here are a few shots of my backyard:

Relocating a Possum:

Shot of the spring fed pond on our property. We share the pond with two other property owners and we are all on the same 'we love our wildlife' theme.

 

[88_Eddie]

come on stray, you got 2 years worth of bacon in that first pic!! you dont have to hunt them, just shoot them and clean them..........lol

 

[shane96ranger]

come on stray, you got 2 years worth of bacon in that first pic!! you dont have to hunt them, just shoot them and clean them..........lol

That, and he's got the fountain from the first of Married With Children.

 

[straycat]

Nah....they all have names and we love to watch them come in and hang out. I just won't shoot an animal. I see no sport in shooting something that cannot defend itself. I don't eat beef or pork or deer...no four legged animals. I eat fish and veggies and twice a month we eat ground turkey and chicken....been that way for years. So many of our friends love to sit on the back porch or in the yard and watch all the wildlife come in. This is a restricted area....no wheeling, no hunting and NO TRESSPASSING!!!!!! Ahhhh it is all mine. The county flies over once a year in a helicopter and drops the animals rabies treats. We have a lot of fox and bob cats and possums that get the vaccine for rabies that way. I get some of the rabies bait and put it out in the backyard and that ensures the animals get the vaccine as well.

 

[shane96ranger]

The first thing I thought of on the bottom pic was "Bo and Luke would probably love to jump that pond". So I helped them out.

 

[88_Eddie]

hahaha, sorry shane wont let me rapes

you need to go back and put a reflection in the pond

I don't eat beef or pork or deer...no four legged animals.

it's an excellent thing you dont live at my grandparents house

 

[straycat]

The first thing I thought of on the bottom pic was "Bo and Luke would probably love to jump that pond". So I helped them out.

Good one, pal!!! I am so lucky to have a few RPGs laying around in the vault room. Man, that would be a fun shot to make.....'kaboom' rebel flag car...lol

 

[det107]

Is this related to the hoopola over the "rare Crocodile" ? It cannot be killed due to its endangered status-

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

The first thing I thought of on the bottom pic was "Bo and Luke would probably love to jump that pond". So I helped them out.

Hahaha!

Good one Shane, but no rapes for you yet, I'm afraid.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

Stray tie down a cat and call the gator, lets find out if the cats have 9 lives...