Darn Right!! There's Gators in Dem Waters

And, we're not talking about that pretentious group in Gainesville, but the big reptilian ones that hand out in ponds and swamps here in the Sunshine State.

Even if we didn't see any out on Sanibel Island at that conservation area, they were there, hiding among the mangroves and thinking how tasty the last batch of tourists were.

I see in today's Panama City News Herald that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering extending daily hours for gator hunting during the August 15th to November 1st season.

Some 6,000 permits are issued annually for the alligator harvest season with each permit allowing up to two of them. Since 2000, the total harvest has tripled to 2009when 7,884 were killed.

The average length, however, has decreased from 8 feet 8 inches in 2000 to 8 feet in 2009.

Here in Bay County where we're at, in 2009, 14 were harvested with average length of 8 feet, 5.2 inches.

So, Next Time You're Thinking of Going Into the Water, Better Look Around a Bit. --RoadDog