One-eyed gator weighing nearly 500 pounds caught in Mississippi

A One-eyed gator, weighing nearly 500 pounds was caught in Mississippi.

LAST MONTH AT THE START OFALLIGATOR HUNTING SEASON TWOFRIENDS PULLED A MASSIVEONE-EYED 12-FOOT 477 POUND GATORFROM THE JORDAN RIVER ON THEMISSISSIPPI COAST JOHN LANDERLACK INTO THE GATOR TO ADINOSAUR AND CALLED IT A SCENEOUT OF JURASSIC PARK DEFEATS MAYNOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE IFHURRICANE LAURA OR MARCO HAD TOCOME CLOSER TO MAKING LANDFALLIN MISSISSIPPI INITIALLY.WE THOUGHT ALL THAT THE WEATHERFROM HURRICANE LAURA WAS GOINGTO IMPACT THE SEASON LOOKS LIKETHAT HAS BEEN MINIMAL AS AMATTER OF FACT ALLIGATOR PROGRAMCOORDINATOR RICKY FLINT.IT SAYS THIS SEASON MAY SEE SOMEOF ITS HIGHEST HARVEST NUMBERSPART OF THAT IS BECAUSE HUNTERSARE BECOMING MORE SKILLED ATCATCHING GATORS SOME EVENTURNING IT INTO A FAMILY AFFAIRBRAD MORBIDLY AND MELINDALETCHWORTH HUNTING PARTIES EACHHAD YOUNG CHILDREN ALONG FOR THEHUNT.SOURCES SAY WHEN THEY AREPATROLLING THE WATERS, THEY MAKESURE GROUPS HAVE THE RIGHTSAFETY EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY FORCHILDREN.THEY HAVE CHILDREN 12 OR UNDERTHEY MUST HAVE A LIFE JACKET ONAT ANY TIME THAT THE VESSEL ISUNDER WAY.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY’REOPERATING THEIR VESSEL AT NIGHTTHAT THEY HAD THE PROPER LIGHTSAND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ONBOARD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.LANDERS IS SAYS WHEN HE MADE HISPRIZED CATCH IT TOOK THREE HOURSTO GET IT INTO THE BOAT AND WHENTHEY GOT IT TO SHORE TRACTOR HADTO BE USED TO MOVE IT.2020 ALLIGATOR HUNTING SEASON ISOVER NOW, BUT NOT WITHOUT ACATCH TO BE TALKED ABOUT UNTILTHE NEXT SEA