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Mantokir 10-02-2009 11:05 PM
I thought kids only shot each other....
 
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6645997.html

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There are hunters who go a lifetime dreaming of that big kill. Then there's Simon Hughes, who helped nab a beast of an animal on an East Texas hunt � while still in the first grade. The 5-year-old boy from Goodrich was part of a hunting crew that recently killed an 800-pound, 12-foot-6-inch alligator that has wildlife experts shaking their heads.

latemetal 10-03-2009 07:06 AM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
Mixed emotions on this one, I'm not sure I'd take a child anywhere near a gator that big.:no_ma:

Mantokir 10-03-2009 03:12 PM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
I look at it differently, but I posted it to show that kids and guns can mix and not end up killing each other. Just takes a responsible adult to help em out.

shades2 10-04-2009 08:52 PM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
They should turn that gator into a bespoke alligator suit for the boy, including matching hat, belt and shoes. :)

Absintheur 10-05-2009 07:28 AM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
The reports are that the kid "killed" it with a 410 loaded with birdshot and the guide, Chuck Cotton, fired a "insurance" round as the gater was still moving and in fact had ripped the hook out of it's mouth. The kid may have shot the gator with the 410 but I have a feeling the guide killed it.

But that wouldn't have made the news.....

Drumblebum 10-05-2009 09:29 AM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
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Originally Posted by Absintheur (Post 1955189)
The reports are that the kid "killed" it with a 410 loaded with birdshot and the guide, Chuck Cotton, fired a "insurance" round as the gater was still moving and in fact had ripped the hook out of it's mouth. The kid may have shot the gator with the 410 but I have a feeling the guide killed it.

But that wouldn't have made the news.....
A .410 and birdshot? I'm no expert, but wouldn't that bounce right off the hide of an 800 lb gator?

Absintheur 10-05-2009 10:34 AM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
A 410 slug would bounce off a big gator's skull...lol.

Drumblebum 10-05-2009 10:10 PM
Re: I thought kids only shot each other....
 
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Originally Posted by Absintheur (Post 1955338)
A 410 slug would bounce off a big gator's skull...lol.
The gator, however, would have a serious Excedrin headache, I imagine.


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