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Title: WOW!
Post by: 3bailey3 on July 23, 2020, 06:54:00 PM
WOW is all i can say, my wife and i took our kayaks out today at a locally reservoir, we hadn't been there long when we heard a huge splash in some weed close to the bank and then a fawn starting crying, after about 30 seconds of splashing and crying a 8 foot gator came swimming out of the weeds with the fawns legs hanging out of his mouth, another gator came in fast trying to get in on the meal but the gator with the fawn went under and we stayed in the area 30 minutes and he never came back up. Gator had probably been watching the fawn come and get a drink for more than a week before he made the kill.
Title: Re: WOW!
Post by: captpete on July 23, 2020, 07:03:44 PM
I bet that was interesting to see!!!
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Post by: guesswho on July 23, 2020, 07:12:34 PM
Natures no joke.   To many people don't realize there are two sides of nature.   One side with the fawn chasing butterflies in a flower covered field with its sibling.   Then the other side is the fawn being stalked, killed and consumed by an Apex Predator.    As brutal as that was, it's still pretty cool that you witnessed it.
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Post by: Greg Massey on July 23, 2020, 07:46:50 PM
I don't know if i would swim in those water's ....omg
Title: Re: WOW!
Post by: 3bailey3 on July 23, 2020, 07:53:49 PM
Greg it was hot we did get in but along way from that spot, a sand bar with no weeds near..
Title: Re: WOW!
Post by: Greg Massey on July 23, 2020, 07:56:50 PM
Quote from: 3bailey3 on July 23, 2020, 07:53:49 PM
Greg it was hot we did get in but along way from that spot, a sand bar with no weeds near..
Wish decision, always leave yourself a way out ...
Title: Re: WOW!
Post by: Sir-diealot on July 23, 2020, 07:57:25 PM
Quote from: guesswho on July 23, 2020, 07:12:34 PM
Natures no joke.   To many people don't realize there are two sides of nature.   One side with the fawn chasing butterflies in a flower covered field with its sibling.   Then the other side is the fawn being stalked, killed and consumed by an Apex Predator.    As brutal as that was, it's still pretty cool that you witnessed it.
Well said.
Title: Re: WOW!
Post by: davisd9 on July 23, 2020, 08:02:37 PM
Food chain is important
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Post by: bbcoach on July 23, 2020, 08:20:53 PM
What state you in?  Gators are becoming a nuisance everywhere.  Here in Eastern NC, they are taking up residence in parking lot run off ponds.  Since they are protected, nothing can be done except call wildlife officials and hopefully get them relocated.
Title: Re: WOW!
Post by: 3bailey3 on July 23, 2020, 09:02:55 PM
We are in Ms. we have a short season on them, i think two are three weeks that are draw hunts only, i think most try to get a big one so it really does not thin the population much.
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Post by: Chris O on July 23, 2020, 09:41:40 PM
That would be neat to see. Gators are awesome predators, glad it was the gator and not a 15 ft snake
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Post by: Jstocks on July 23, 2020, 10:26:29 PM
The gator population has become so high that I cannot use the same methods to fish as I used to. They are killing dogs regularly and this is in Ms.
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Post by: Cut N Run on July 25, 2020, 06:03:04 PM
Deer aren't an endangered species.  Gator's gotta eat.

Jim