Alligators were illegally killed, and the culprits were caught and charged.

What's not being told?

Hello guys.(i missed you donny!) I havent been on here in quite a while. Been pretty busy. I guess you could say, "I have been up to my butt in alligators".LOL

On a serious note tho, I understand how legitimate outdoorsmen get all riled up when a news release like this come out from "authorities" That is what it was designed to do! Ever wonder why TPWD would give a state wide news release on a misdemeanor? I can tell you why... to rally the possee to hang em high!

Now that said, we were falsely accused once before. Charged when a client took the number 6 alligator in the World but after MONTHS we had not been accused of one single thing! When our lawyers pressed for the discovery, TPWD dropped all charges against us. We filed open records request to find out why we were accused and our names dragged through the mud. TPWD refused to comply with that legal request.

Now here we go again. A client killed a monster alligator. they keep changing the size. Guess they measured the pictures. It will eventually rank as the number two or three alligator in the World by SCI. I guess someone doesnt like that because we did NOTHING wrong! maybe there is still a little burn from how ignorant a few folks looked last time so they would like to take another swing, or maybe they just wanted this gator to be illegitemate so bad they were willing to believe a lier without checking his story. Im not sure since we have not yet been told what it is we are accused of doing wrong other than the simple charge on the warrant.
I will say there are some great folks in TPWD. Someone did the right thing last time so maybe they will get out their case files and do it again before some rogue makes a serious mess worse.

Once again, thanks to the few who realize you shouldnt be hung untill proven guilty. There are tons of news stories out there where reporters smelled a rat on these charges. I guess those might not ever end up on here. Negative is more fun...Right?

I will try to get over here more often. Please follow along as my name is cleared. Thank you, Steve Barclay GarGuys Guide Service

Why kill something that big is asked way too often. From a hunter it would be utterly ridiculous. From a fisherman it usually is explained as the concern for the genes of such a large creature, that if it dies, all those genetics are lost. Now that is really ridiculous. How many times ya think that bass you're holdin there has passed those genes along already? If he goes in the frying pan, does that mean all his descendants swimmin around instantly die too? Hunters with guns and arrows don't practice shoot and release. A gator that big has had ample time to pass his genes so don't worry bout it. A hunter feels bad if he wounds and caint finish off the animal.