800-Pound, 14’3” Alligator Killed By Hunters In Mississippi, Largest Ever Caught In State

In Mississippi, four hunters killed the biggest alligator in the state’s history.

The massive beast was found in the Yazoo River, which is part of the West Central Alligator Hunting Zone. measured at 802.5 pounds, the alligator was found on Saturday, during the second day of Mississippi’s alligator hunting season.

The four hunters who caught the alligator were Tanner White of Flora, Don Woods of Oxford, Will Thomas of Madison and Joey Clark of Jackson. The four hunters spotted the alligator in the river at around 9 p.m. According to the hunter’s accounts, they tried to hook the scaly beast eight or nine times, but the gator broke almost all of their rods. The hunt was successful when the alligator ended up tiring out.

After the alligator died, the four hunters put the alligator’s corpse on the boat. It took the four of them seven hours to reel the alligator in. The hunters did not realize how giant the alligator was until they pulled it out. One of the hunters, Don Woods told a local TV station the whole ordeal as “…exhausting, but your adrenaline is going so you don’t notice it.”

The record was confirmed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in a Facebook post.

In addition to the alligator being 802.5 pounds. It measured 14 feet and 3 inches in length. The previous alligator record caught in Mississippi was 14 feet and .75 inches specimen, weighing 766.5 pounds.