GON’s 2022 Gator Gallery

Zone 2, Seminole County: Jeffery Flanders, Jeff Flanders and Mason Mayo, all of Altha, Fla., with a gator from Aug. 20.

Zone 6, Satilla River: Here’s a 12-foot, 420-lb. gator taken in Woodbine on Aug. 20 at 1:30 a.m. The gator was killed by Craig Carver, Derek Carver and Brady Carver (pictured).

Zone 2, Lake Seminole: James Bond and Kyle Dowling with an 8-foot gator. It was their second-ever gator hunt, and both times they were successful. Both hunts were DIY. The first gator was taken in 2017 and was 9-6.

Zone 3, Lake Blackshear: Jeremy Herring, David Austin, Mike Austin and Rusty Tanner with their 11-3 gator from Aug. 20.

Zone 7, McIntosh County: Josh Smallwood, of Temple, with an 11-2 gator he took while hunting with Gary Frye of Happy Acres Expeditions.

Zone 2, Lake Seminole: Mark Quirk and his brother Charles found themselves as two exhausted men with a busted motor rolling on minimal sleep in 50 hours before killing this 13-5 alligator. Their full story called “13-5 Gator On Seminole Answers A Prayer” is at GON.com/hunting/13-5-gator-on-seminole-answers-a-prayer.

Zone 2, Lake Seminole: Rob Godwin (right), of Powder Springs, with a Seminole alligator. The 9-1 gator came at 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 7. He was guided by Get-R-Done Alligator Guide and hunting with his buddy, Gordon Payne (left). It took Rob six years to draw a tag.

Zone 7, Glynn County: Tony Hardy with a 10-5 alligator that he and his son-in-law, Max Nichols, harvested on Sept. 10.