On the first day of hunting season in Walton County a Gulf Breeze man harvested a 12-foot, 3-inch, 360-pound alligator and it may well be among the largest killed in Florida this season. Tim Land, captain of Land and Sea Charters said the gator was caught in Choctawhatchee Bay, by B.J. Etscheid with the help of several other hunters. The gator was caught at about 10:30 p.m. using a snatch hook, pulling it closer to the boat, and then using a weighted hook to better control it. State law prohibits shooting gators until they are subdued. The gator barely fit in their 20-foot boat. Land said it was the second biggest gator they’ve killed in the past eight years.
WALTON COUNTY GATOR
Aug 22, 2018 | 4:45 AM
Mon Nov 2
Pensacola, FL, USA
67°FWind/Dir: 27 MPH-NE
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Pressure: 30.1 INHG
Cloudy. Wind 27 mph NE. Pressure 30.1 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
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Mon Nov 2
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Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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