Mississippi hunters shatter state record with colossal 14-foot alligator catch
FILE - This photo provided by Red Antler Processing shows the alligator sport hunting team made up of, from left, Tanner White, tag-holder Donald Woods, Will Thomas and Joey Clark as they hoist, with the help of a forklift, the longest alligator officially harvested in Mississippi, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Shane Smith/Red Antler Processing via AP)
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mississippi wildlife officials shared a pic of a new state record catch for the longest alligator harvested.
Four hunters - Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark and Tanner White - harvested the male alligator in west Mississippi's Sunflower River.
It weighed 802.5 pounds (364 kilograms) and measured 14 feet, 3 inches (4.3 meters) long, breaking the previous record by over 2 inches, the department said.
The area is located in a designated alligator hunting zone.
Mississippi's alligator hunting season opens on the last Friday of August every year and will end on Sept. 4 for 2023.
Editor's Note: The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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