My husband is a hunter. He normally hunts pheasants, occasionally duck and deer but this summer when he asked my "permission" if it would be ok if he went on an alligator hunt...yep, that's right not a duck or deer but an alligator. Florida is part of his territory and I guess it's the cool guy thing to do when in the swamp area. Not only was he asking if it was ok, as it was going to add another night to his traveling schedule but it can be quite dangerous...that's my husband, always on the edge of a little danger...
The guide came to pick him up at dust, as I guess the alligators come out at night. They go out into the swamps on an air boat. He said it was a deluxe, upscale plush boat with swivel seats...only the best for my husband, ya know...The guide had drinks and snacks and to drown out the noise of the fan on the boat, they had earphones and microphones. When they weren't talking country music played. It's completely pitch dark out in the swamp with only the guide wearing a huge spot light on his head (kind of like what a coal miner wears), the guide would be on the look out for the alligator's beady little eyes....Once they spotted the gator, Scott would throw a spear that would hook into the gator's skin, it was attached to a rope with balls that where full of air, the gator would then fight against the robe and balls, wear him out and then they would beat it with a bang stick....Scott said it was his "best" guy night he's ever had, so it pretty much made a lasting impression on him..... hhhuuugggg, no thanks....
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Just a baby for a cute pic.....I was a little freaked out for awhile. I told Scott to call me before he left for the hunt and when he was finished....after a few hours I hadn't heard so I tried calling and of course Sprint phones don't exactly work in the swamp area! I kept thinking about Steve Irwin, how the stingray just quickly and accidentally took his life, I kept having visions of a huge alligator with a million teeth jumping up in the boat and getting Scott, and swallowing him but coughing up his wedding ring for me to wear around my neck!!!......
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The catch So, now that we have the 30 lbs of alligator meat that is overpopulating our freezer, we are excitingly awaiting the actual mounting of the alligator. Scott was deciding if he wanted to do a coffee table, make a purse or shoes (which of course I voted for) but he's decided to "1/2" mount the alligator and it will actually be his first "trophy" to be displayed in his "guy's trophy room"..kind of a WOW first trophy, not sure what he'll come up with to keep up with that!!! Right now, Scott's "trophy" room (as it states on our blueprints) is actually our family-slash-boy's "train" room, they have all 1 million train tracks and trains spread out like a toy store display...I think the dynamics of the room will change once Mr. Alligator is mounted up on the wall. Two things can happen, 1: the kids will think the alligator is THE coolest thing and show it to every friend that comes over or 2: the kids will never play trains in Daddy's room again...
Crocodile Dundee......Oh, did you notice the blue tapered slicker sweat pants...You can wear them everyday to the office, to cut down cedars in the yard, AND to hunt alligators....such a versatile wardrobe piece..impressive..NOT!!!
We actually gave some of the meat to Scott's assistant and we are taking some to our neighbor's house today at an open house they are having..."hi, thanks for having us, here's some alligator meat!!"...Actually Amy K. picked up the meat for me as it just so happens the meat was delivered on her car pool day and I refused to drive into town for it...thanks Amy for the favor...Anyway, Amy is from the south and we've decided to have an Alligator cook off. She has some recipes that actually call for Alligator...yep, that's a TRUE southern woman for you...so she will cook a couple of things and I will too and we will have a alligator party...so please let us know if you're interested in attending OR if you'd like some alligator meat, we only have about 25 lbs left to spare....
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OK, I was going to cry thinking it was that baby alligator's life he took.
Now how is it possible to look that good in camo??? Only Scott could pull that off. Looks like a good time! Can't wait to see the gator on the wall. Here's a sidebar-remember when I was an ISU Fottball Recruiter? Well at the University of Florida they were called "Gator Getters!" Ha! My cousin went there and told me that.
Tell me what gator tastes like as I'd never try it, icky!!!
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