Crocodile Dundee's Wife??

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:52 am

If figures!

Earlier this week you may have heard about the three women in Florida who were killed by alligators all within a week. Well, yesterday, Candy Fry found a 'gator attacking her golden retriever on the porch of her Bradenton,Florida home.

Ms. Frey, a former Marine, grabbed her gun and shot the 'gator dead. A good move, right? Well, not according to the cops. They cited her for — ready? Hunting without a license. Not making it up!

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:57 am

Not surprising.

I think that technically, they MUST cite her for breaking the law, even if it was pointless charge.

It must be dissmissed by a judge in the end.

Which it probably will.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:59 am

My guess is that 'gaters are a legal game species. If so she did violate a law.

Kinda like shooting your neighbors dog, it might seem like the right thing to do; but it isn't...but it is...

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Fri May 19, 2006 12:01 pm

Like Ollie said, this will more than likely be dismissed.

Did the dog live?

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:33 pm

Like Ollie said, this will more than likely be dismissed.

Agreed! just sometimes common sense needs
to trump things such as this.

Did the dog live?

Yes, it was a golden retriever!
and apparently the gator survived the gunshot also
and was taken back to the wild.

Kinda like shooting your neighbors dog, it might seem like the right thing to do; but it isn't...but it is...

So you've experienced this dilemma also??

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:28 pm

So you've experienced this dilemma also??

Umm....

Mama Dragon · Post by **Mama Dragon** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:21 pm

Okay, I'm a native Floridian, so I'll try to explain this.

You MUST have an alligator hunting license to kill one in FL because they're a protected species. Doesn't matter if it's eating your dog (though I'm sure they'd work something out if it was eating your kid), you have to call someone to come kill it that DOES have a license, and if you want them to get there ASAP you better tell them it's BIG or forget about getting much help until they're done with the big ones. Big ones are worth more money to them since they get to sell it (not you).

Or you kill it and destroy all evidence (this occurs in rural areas with a fair amount of frequency, as they're prevalent and taste good).

These licenses are done by lottery and no one can have one two years running, i.e. if you had one last year you can't get one this year, because there's a limited number of them given out each year.

Mama Dragon · Post by **Mama Dragon** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:24 pm

There was also a 74 year old woman who got attacked in her yard recently. It gnawed on her leg, she beat it off with a garden hose, and went back to tending her garden after it left.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:30 pm

Mama Dragon wrote:she beat it off with a garden hose

insert joke here

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:36 pm

Mama Dragon wrote: (this occurs in rural areas with a fair amount of frequency, as they're prevalent and taste good).

I had a cajun pasta dish, it was like a real spicy red alfredo sauce and croc 'n gator bits. It was soooo tasty.

Mama Dragon · Post by **Mama Dragon** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:43 pm

Was the meat gamey or bland?

echosauce1 · Post by **echosauce1** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:08 pm

I ate gator meat once. Nuggets and ribs. It was a little gamey but not too bad. Yes, the cliche "tastes like chicken" applies. The ribs were more fat than actual meat though. Given a choice I'd prefer pork ribs.

Post by **cwallace** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:17 am

Gator meat is the bomb...

Molly Goodheads in Ozona florida has the BEST gater nuggets in the world!

Holy frick I wish I could get good gator up here...

Chris

Mama Dragon · Post by **Mama Dragon** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:21 am

Gamey is usually wild, bland is generally farm-raised. Best gator I had was from Cross Creek restaurant in Tallahassee. The texture is a lot like a chicken, 'twas a bit bland but nothing some lemon juice couldn't cure.