Alligator Wisecracks

[Daedalus]

On Saturday Oct. 20th at 11 AM JulieAnne Tabone a Paynes Prairie Park Services Specialist will be at Peacock springs State Park to answer all our questions about alligators. She will be joined by Howard Nugent a Florida State Park volunteer who will have a alligator with him for us to see up close.
Thank You,
Janet
Will proper stik pokin' proseejers be covered at this workshop?

[Cave Ranger]

LOL!!
Please let me know when Howards brother Ted Nugent is giving his class on skinning Alligators and proper eggwash and flouring procedures. :-D

[OFG-1]

Will proper stik pokin' proseejers be covered at this workshop?

Ye jes steal a fancy ball hittin stick from the pool hall, get yerself a poodle for bait, and jab away. Jes keep the poodle fer enuff away sos youns aint got to keep stealin poodles.

Kittins work too, along with small racoons.

http://static.flickr.com/50/148954286_4f926b9edc_o.jpg

[Cave Ranger]

If your ever actually attacked I've heard that grabbing them by the tail and rolling them over on their backs will cause them to blackout. I think they call that "tonic immobility" Also luring them in with a few milk bones and then whacking them with the blunt side of an axe right between the eyes is a good way to stun em' long enough to get em' into your catch sack.
Yep. You can never be too careful catching (stealing) poodles for gator bait. aka "Poodling"
They've been know to attack without warning and I got the ankle scars to prove it. While Poodling will never be completely risk free, if you use the methods I described above you should come out of it relatively unscathed and it should keep that poodle just ornery and lively enough to attract the Mama Gator close enough to dispatch both of em' with the 90 mm recoilless rifle and a flechette round......or maybe two. :smt044

[Angie Reim]

If your ever actually attacked I've heard that grabbing them by the tail and rolling them over on their backs will cause them to blackout. I think they call that "tonic immobility" ...........They've been know to attack without warning and I got the ankle scars to prove it. While Poodling will never be completely risk free, if you use the methods I described above you should come out of it relatively unscathed and it should keep that poodle just ornery and lively enough to attract the Mama Gator close enough to dispatch both of em' with the 90 mm recoilless rifle and a flechette round......or maybe two. :smt044

Is that what you did? Most of us would just scream like little girls. "Get it off! Get if off!" (My usual response to stealth spider webs in the face). I've heard poking them in the eyes with you thumbs is more effective. Or whacking them between the eyes with the blunt end of an axe if you are prepared. Them gators are stronger than you would expect otherwise. Like rolling over a mobile, lead weighted log with four outrigger-type legs and an attitude. 8)

[Angie Reim]

Will proper stik pokin' proseejers be covered at this workshop?

Ye jes steal a fancy ball hittin stick from the pool hall, get yerself a poodle for bait, and jab away. Jes keep the poodle fer enuff away sos youns aint got to keep stealin poodles.

Kittins work too, along with small racoons.

http://static.flickr.com/50/148954286_4f926b9edc_o.jpg

Damn! Was the gator trying to run? I've never seen something like that before.

[OFG-1]

Will proper stik pokin' proseejers be covered at this workshop?

Ye jes steal a fancy ball hittin stick from the pool hall, get yerself a poodle for bait, and jab away. Jes keep the poodle fer enuff away sos youns aint got to keep stealin poodles.

Kittins work too, along with small racoons.

http://static.flickr.com/50/148954286_4f926b9edc_o.jpg

Damn! Was the gator trying to run? I've never seen something like that before.

Na, just another Jehovah's Witness gator passing out Watchtowers, lookin for poodles.

[Cave Ranger]

Disclaimer: The Mama Gator I mentioned in my previous post is a generic use of that name and could represent any extra large Alligator that could live in any body of water anywhere in the southeastern U.S.
I in no way mean't the "MOMMA GATOR" that dwells somewhere in the Luraville area and is practically a local icon and celebrity.
On the other had the Poodle I mentioned was specifically directed towards my neighbor's little yapper who poops in my yard. One of these days FiFi......one of these days. :smt116

[SLIM]

If jay is around, he knows how to go and beat the gator with his white stick. When he went down I did not hear anythign so II figerd the gator ran when s/he saw Jay comming withthe stick.

SLIM

[JE]

http://static.flickr.com/50/148954286_4f926b9edc_o.jpg

If you look closley at OFG's graphic, you'll notice that the Gator's left claw is blurred, indicating that it is actually trying to get inside that house-! I don't fool with gators & I don't fool with Sharks-! They are both un-predictable-!
You can smile real big, showing that your teeth are bigger than the gator's or you can mimic a dolphin in the ocean, which seems to scare most sharks away. Other than that, better call your Grandma if you get into trouble :roll:

Gak

[skip]

LOL!!
Please let me know when Howards brother Ted Nugent is giving his class on skinning Alligators and proper eggwash and flouring procedures. :-D

If you have copy of Ted's cookbook, Kill It and Grill It, how about posting the recipe for gator....can't find my copy. I think maybe Mike took it.

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[Wizard]

If Mike shows up with a strange looking dish and says "Try this," you'll know where the book went.

[oldguy]

I like that there picture of the gator yall keep postin'. But if the sumbitch kept ringin' my doorbell, I'd open the door and blasthizass

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If Mike shows up with a strange looking dish and says "Try this," you'll know where the book went.

So far the only strange looking dish Mike has showed up with turned out to be KFC! mmmmm, tastes like gator!

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[Mike]

If Mike shows up with a strange looking dish and says "Try this," you'll know where the book went.

So far the only strange looking dish Mike has showed up with turned out to be KFC! mmmmm, tastes like gator!

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So what's wrong with KFC (Krappy Freakin' Chicken).
I believe the last time I ate it, it smelled like gator.
And no I didn't take your "Kill It & Grill It" cookbook.
I looked through it & he didn't have anything on cooking a muskrat so couldn't use it.

Mike

[SLIM]

I looked through it & he didn't have anything on cooking a muskrat so couldn't use it.

Well that is easy to do Mike. It depends on how you like it. With or without the fur on. I prefer without and just like to shove a stick and slow cook over an open pit fire or on the grill. Add some cornbread and shine, you got a great meal.

SLIM

[MORGAN]

With a muskrat, a chipmunk, or anything smaller than a raccoon, just throw it whole into the fire and rake the coals over it. By the time the hair's burnt off, it done all the way through!

Mike

[Mike]

This is very good info as I'm planning a Muskrat cook out.
I have sent out lots of invites but, as of yet have not gotten any RSVP's.
I sent these out Aug of 2003.
Do you think I need to spice the fair up with maybe a little Squirrl or Possum( nobody doesn't like Possum).
Maybe some Slug et tu fee.

Mike