Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 7, but this season already has been highlighted by what is certainly going to be a new state record. A 14-foot, 1.75-inch gator was killed on Lake Eufaula by tag holder Derrick Snelson, who hired Lethal Guide Service.
That gator is pictured just below, and a full feature of that great hunt story is at gon.com.
Below is just a sampling of the gators GON has received. If you’ve drawn a tag and killed a gator, we’d enjoy seeing it. Drop us an email at [email protected].
Zone 1A, Lake Eufaula: Here’s the pending state-record alligator taken by (from left) Kirk Nozaki, Shelby Snelson, deckhand John Trammell, Derrick Snelson and Darrell Brown, owner of Lethal Guide Service. GON has the full story of the exciting hunt at
www.gon.com/hunting/eufaula-gator-new-georgia-record. Currently the record is pending until gator season ends and WRD compiles their season paperwork.
Zone 7, Big Hammock WMA: Tommy Anderson said, “After we hooked this 12-foot, 650-lb.-plus gator, we realized we needed a bigger boat! Good thing for friends that came to help at 1 a.m. Hunt of a lifetime for these country boys!”
Zone 6, Camden County: From left: Michael Davenport, Shane Griffin and Corey Vincent, all from Adairsville, each harvested their alligators on opening weekend. They were 7-6, 7-8 and 7-9.
Zone 6: Greg Turner, 12-footer.
Zone 2, Lake Seminole: David McCurry, of Cairo, killed this 12-7 beast shortly after midnight on Sept. 5. The 612-lb. gator was harvested by David while he was being guided by Chris Blackman, of Get-R-Done Guide Service.
Zone 6, Richmond County: Henry Durant, of Harlem, with a 10-5 lizard he killed Aug. 26.
Zone 7, Glynn County: Landon Chanclor with an 11-6 gator.
Zone 2, Lake Seminole: GON subscribers (from left) Chris Smith, of Milner, Reed Smith, of Jackson, and Craig Darsey, of Griffin, killed this 11-9 gator in Spring Creek on the morning of Aug. 18.
Zone 2, Lake Seminole: GON subscriber Adam Woods, of Marietta, reports, “Just wanted to send y’all this picture. I snagged him on Friday, Sept. 13 under a full moon at Lake Seminole. He was 10 feet long, 300 pounds. Not a giant, but not bad for my first gator.”