Leigh Bailey (far left) and hunters Shambani and Susan Watts pose with the beast. Susan Watts A Mississippi woman on her first gator hunt bagged a 557-pound monster after an hourlong battle that saw the 11-foot, 6-inch behemoth drag her boat, break a rod, and snap multiple lines. Susan and Shambani Watts, of Raymond, Mississippi,…
Month: May 2024
First-Time Mississippi Alligator Hunter Bags 11-1/2-Foot, 557-Pound Beast
Leigh Bailey (far left) and hunters Shambani and Susan Watts pose with the beast. Susan Watts A Mississippi woman on her first gator hunt bagged a 557-pound monster after an hourlong battle that saw the 11-foot, 6-inch behemoth drag her boat, break a rod, and snap multiple lines. Susan and Shambani Watts, of Raymond, Mississippi,…
First-Time Mississippi Alligator Hunter Bags 11-1/2-Foot, 557-Pound Beast
Leigh Bailey (far left) and hunters Shambani and Susan Watts pose with the beast. Susan Watts A Mississippi woman on her first gator hunt bagged a 557-pound monster after an hourlong battle that saw the 11-foot, 6-inch behemoth drag her boat, break a rod, and snap multiple lines. Susan and Shambani Watts, of Raymond, Mississippi,…
First-Time Mississippi Alligator Hunter Bags 11-1/2-Foot, 557-Pound Beast
Leigh Bailey (far left) and hunters Shambani and Susan Watts pose with the beast. Susan Watts A Mississippi woman on her first gator hunt bagged a 557-pound monster after an hourlong battle that saw the 11-foot, 6-inch behemoth drag her boat, break a rod, and snap multiple lines. Susan and Shambani Watts, of Raymond, Mississippi,…
First-Time Mississippi Alligator Hunter Bags 11-1/2-Foot, 557-Pound Beast
Leigh Bailey (far left) and hunters Shambani and Susan Watts pose with the beast. Susan Watts A Mississippi woman on her first gator hunt bagged a 557-pound monster after an hourlong battle that saw the 11-foot, 6-inch behemoth drag her boat, break a rod, and snap multiple lines. Susan and Shambani Watts, of Raymond, Mississippi,…
Why Minimum Hunting-Age Limits Need to Go
The author poses with his son, Anse, who took this dandy whitetail buck last fall. Will Brantley You could call me the archetypal proud dad. When I share a picture on social media, it’s often of my 9-year-old son, Anse, with some critter that he’s shot or fish that he’s caught. Last month, the kid…
Why Minimum Hunting-Age Limits Need to Go
The author poses with his son, Anse, who took this dandy whitetail buck last fall. Will Brantley You could call me the archetypal proud dad. When I share a picture on social media, it’s often of my 9-year-old son, Anse, with some critter that he’s shot or fish that he’s caught. Last month, the kid…
Why Minimum Hunting-Age Limits Need to Go
The author poses with his son, Anse, who took this dandy whitetail buck last fall. Will Brantley You could call me the archetypal proud dad. When I share a picture on social media, it’s often of my 9-year-old son, Anse, with some critter that he’s shot or fish that he’s caught. Last month, the kid…
Why Minimum Hunting-Age Limits Need to Go
The author poses with his son, Anse, who took this dandy whitetail buck last fall. Will Brantley You could call me the archetypal proud dad. When I share a picture on social media, it’s often of my 9-year-old son, Anse, with some critter that he’s shot or fish that he’s caught. Last month, the kid…
Why Minimum Hunting-Age Limits Need to Go
The author poses with his son, Anse, who took this dandy whitetail buck last fall. Will Brantley You could call me the archetypal proud dad. When I share a picture on social media, it’s often of my 9-year-old son, Anse, with some critter that he’s shot or fish that he’s caught. Last month, the kid…