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
Thu Sep 10
Pensacola, FL, USA
90°FFeels Like: 104°F
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Pressure: 30 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 104°F. Wind 21 mph S. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
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Thu Sep 10
This Afternoon
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Sun Sep 13
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Wed Sep 16
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
