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The size of this hog is unreal.
I don't think they dragged it out with 4 wheelers. As a guy who's dragged deer up strip mine cliffs after they ran down over and died, and dragged old Uncle Pete's deer from 10 miles the other side of the railroad tunnel, I can tell you that I'd take one look at this thing and say "You're on your own". :D
Makes me wonder how they dragged it out?

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Turns out McDonald's bought this lizard. They McDonald's rep was heard to say "There's a hella mess of McNuggets on that critter!!!'
Only in Alabama.

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So True, Scott!:D Only In Alabama!:tu

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I have seen a lot of really big alligators sunning in the wild, monsters, 15-16 feet long and up. That's a big alligator right there.

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Should have let this one go, it's lived a long time and probably didn't deserve to get offed by some inbred hicks.

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That's the ones you wanna get. The ones who can swallow people whole.
They're supposed to be fantastic eating, too. Look at the size of the steaks you'd get off that tail, Adam. They'd be like Fred Flintstone steaks. Squirt a quart of Fat Boy's sauce on it, and you got some good eating!!!

I've never shot or cleaned a gator. I have no idea if they're white meat or red meat or what. I saw some folks in Florida eating Iguana they shot in the mangroves, and that meat looked just like squirrel or rabbit.
Now I need to go google alligator meat.
Edit:
Huh. It looks a lot like fish meat on the order of salmon. Pinkish like chicken. Super lean. I bet it's delicious. :tu

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Fresh gator tail is awesome. Had gator tail within an hour of killing a gator many times when I lived in Florida.

When they get that big, the state wants them out of populated areas. Back when they were "endangered" back in the 80's, they would relocate them to the Everglades. Now they're plentiful again, and they sell tags to kill them for meat and hides. But when they get in that 14+ foot range, the state steps in if they need to.

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It is probably best described as a cross between firm fish and a pork chop, Scott.

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All the pics I saw had cooked it up in beer batter or eggwash and flour.
It must really stand on it's own, flavorwise.
All I really know about them is that they're in every ditch and suckhole in Florida, and they're way too fast to pee on. I tried. Many times.

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Now I'm hungry for pork chops.

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Peter, Weeze has been making pork chops in some type of brown marinade that's almost like Teriyaki. It's killer. I bet it'd be excellent on alligator, too.

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Teriyaki pork chops... :dr :dr

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Teriyaki alligator chops...:dr:dr

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I'm starting to wish we had snow gators in all these swamps around here. GIANT snow gators. I'm gonna need to buy a tractor.