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06-04-2018, 06:12 PM
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El Capitan
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Vessel Name: Avalon
Vessel Model: Chung Hwa 46 LRC
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 907
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Uninvited Guest
That time of the year.
Watch your step!
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06-04-2018, 06:30 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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Greetings,
Mr. KJ. "Watch your step!" GOOD call. I don't know how common gators are in North MB but a few years back there were several gator sightings in the Dismal Swamp Canal near the VA border. Fairly rare occurrence, I was told at the time.
I guess due to climate change their territory is slowly creeping northward. Heads up to all the members in New England.
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06-04-2018, 06:32 PM
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Guru
City: Huntersville NC
Vessel Name: Abeona
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 47’ Sundeck
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 898
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Holy crap I was just swimming in North Myrtle like 2 days ago! TWICE!!!!!
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06-04-2018, 06:53 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Model: Helmsman 4304
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2,005
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Your chances of being killed or hurt were much higher while in your car on the drive to the beach.
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06-04-2018, 06:56 PM
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Guru
City: Kilmarnock VA
Vessel Name: Wandering Star
Vessel Model: PSN40
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,395
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Dang! I've been up & down the waterway many times and seen bears ,manatees and all kinds of wildlife but never a gator! It's probably just as well. A manatee wouldn't give me nightmares.
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06-04-2018, 07:04 PM
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Guru
City: Huntersville NC
Vessel Name: Abeona
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 47’ Sundeck
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 898
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fletcher500
Your chances of being killed or hurt were much higher while in your car on the drive to the beach.
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Yeah I know, but jumping into water with as much visibility as my morning coffee knowing there are gators still doesn’t give me the warm and fuzzies.
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06-04-2018, 07:17 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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Oh look, a Florida duck!
They generally don't feed during the day, so just stay out of the water after dark!
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06-04-2018, 07:31 PM
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El Capitan
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Vessel Name: Avalon
Vessel Model: Chung Hwa 46 LRC
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 907
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They wander into the marina in late spring/early summer. I was told by a biologist that they are mostly young males that have been chased away by dominant bulls and are out looking to set up their own “territory”. They definitely have an effect on the baby duck population.
I don’t know how far north they’ve migrated, but I hear they found some big ones in a place called “Lake Placid” in New York.
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06-04-2018, 07:47 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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06-04-2018, 08:05 PM
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Technical Guru
City: Wilmington, NC
Vessel Name: Louisa
Vessel Model: Custom Built 38
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,194
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Got a little one in my creek in NC. See it a few times a year.
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06-04-2018, 08:10 PM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski in NC
Got a little one in my creek in NC. See it a few times a year.
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There is always at least 2, so keep looking and bring the dogs inside.
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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06-04-2018, 08:56 PM
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Guru
City: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Gumbo
Vessel Model: 2003 Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,882
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This guy keeps an eye on my boat while I'm away. There are a couple of them in the marina.
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06-04-2018, 09:02 PM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
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Quote:
Originally Posted by menzies
Oh look, a Florida duck!
They generally don't feed during the day, so just stay out of the water after dark!
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"generally"
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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06-04-2018, 09:19 PM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,760
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When I was much younger I trailered my 18 foot speedboat from Chicago to Clearwater FL. My brother and I went to a local lake, launched the boat and spent the day waterskiing. We were the only ones on the lake and had a fine time.
The next day we learned that the lake was “closed” due to the alligator risk.
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Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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06-05-2018, 03:21 PM
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Senior Member
City: South Louisiana
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 100
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There was about a 12' alligator dead on side of the highway about a mile form my office.
The price of alligator has dropped so much not many people are trapping them. They are quickly over populating in South Louisiana.
Last summer I walked out to get in my truck to go to work and a 10' alligator was sitting next to my trash can.
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06-05-2018, 03:34 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Model: Helmsman 4304
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2,005
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I used to watch that show on TV of the guys hunting them in Louisiana. Has the increased population caused the price to drop? Are there plans by the local or Feds to cull them in the future?
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06-05-2018, 03:36 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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No culling required in Florida.
The pythons are taking care of them!
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06-05-2018, 03:41 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,682
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We stopped by FF's in April. We were warned not to let Holly go swimming. Actually, I think it's one of his pets.
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06-05-2018, 06:37 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 934
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This one showed up behind my friends sailboat the other day. Same marina but different dock. I'm less than thrilled, and I don't care what the wildlife dept says, I'm from Louisiana and should he venture to my boat I'll have a new pair of boots with a matching handbag.
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06-05-2018, 06:39 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 934
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Quote:
Originally Posted by latravcha
There was about a 12' alligator dead on side of the highway about a mile form my office.
The price of alligator has dropped so much not many people are trapping them. They are quickly over populating in South Louisiana.
Last summer I walked out to get in my truck to go to work and a 10' alligator was sitting next to my trash can.
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We used to clean helicopters in Intracoastal City with them sunning on the pad directly next to us.
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