A west Georgia hunter has wrestled his way into the state's hunting record books.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials say Shane Wilson of Cataula near Columbus caught a 13-foot, 680-pound alligator last month while hunting in the Flint River near Cordele. State officials have confirmed the reptile as the largest alligator ever caught in Georgia.
Each year, the state awards alligator hunting permits by lottery for the season which began Sept. 6 and ended last weekend. Each hunter is allowed to take one alligator per season, and the reptile must be at least 4 feet long.
Wilson says he plans to mount the alligator's head on the wall at his house, according to the Cordele Dispatch.
(The Associated Press)
Monday, October 6, 2008
Hunter nabs largest 'gator ever caught in Ga.
