{"id":5177,"date":"2023-09-02T07:08:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=5177"},"modified":"2023-09-02T07:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T07:08:14","slug":"alligator-in-florida-weighing-920-pounds-could-be-states-2nd-heaviest-never-seen-a-giant-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/alligator-in-florida-weighing-920-pounds-could-be-states-2nd-heaviest-never-seen-a-giant-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Alligator in Florida weighing 920 pounds could be state’s 2nd heaviest: ‘Never seen a giant like this’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A trio of hunters in Central Florida harvested what could be the second-heaviest alligator in the state\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Brotz, an alligator hunting guide and owner of Get Bit Outdoors fishing supply store in Orlando, posted a photo to Facebook showing the 920-pound gator he caught alongside Darren Field and Carson Gore.<\/p>\n

Brotz captioned the post with the phrase, “Gator of a lifetime.”<\/p>\n

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The group caught the 13-foot, near half-ton alligator in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 25, from a local lake, Brotz said in a phone interview with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Brotz, Darren Field and Carson Gore of Central Florida landed a 13-foot and 3.25-inch alligator during a recent hunt.<\/span> (Kevin Brotz and Aaron Love)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Between personal trips and clients, I\u2019ve done probably close to a thousand alligator hunts, and I\u2019ve never seen a giant like this,” said Brotz. “For that reason, we\u2019re doing a full body mount. He will be forever memorialized.”<\/p>\n

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Brotz said it took him, Field and Carson about four hours to land the gator.<\/p>\n

Brotz said that in the 20 years he\u2019s been a hunting guide and licensed charter captain,\u00a0extremely large alligators seem to show muscle decline, but this one appeared healthy.<\/p>\n

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It took the trio two attempts to hook the gator, Brotz recalled.<\/p>\n

The alligator crawled to the bottom of the lake in what appeared to be an attempt to outwait the group, according to Brotz.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Brotz, Darren Field and Carson Gore teamed up to catch a 920-pound alligator in Orlando, Florida, on Aug. 25, 2023.<\/span> (Kevin Brotz and Aaron Love)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“He didn\u2019t death roll. He was honestly exhausted when he came up,” Brotz said. “It was like looking into a T-Rex\u2019s eyes. It was surreal.”<\/p>\n

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Current weight records published by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) show that the state\u2019s heaviest male alligator weighed 1,043 pounds and measured 13 feet, 10.5 inches.<\/p>\n

The gator was caught from Orange Lake in Alachua County.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Brotz told Fox News Digital that he would feel honored if the 920-pound alligator he helped catch received recognition from the Florida FWC.<\/span> (Kevin Brotz and Aaron Love)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to the Florida FWC for comment about the 920-pound gator\u2019s record status.<\/p>\n

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“To have our names on the record list [potentially], I never even thought about that when we first harvested it,” Brotz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“It’d be amazing. It\u2019s humbling. It’s very cool for our families. This is part of our livelihood, not just for income, but for pleasure. It’s a passion,” he added.<\/p>\n

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Cortney Moore is an associate lifestyle writer on the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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