12 alligator hunters succeed in state
Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007
Twelve alligator hunters were successful during the hunt’s first weekend. The state’s first alligator hunt continues this weekend. The largest alligator killed during the opening weekend was a 12-foot, 8-inch male weighing 550 pounds that was taken on private land. John McClendon of Monticello harvested the huge gator off the McClendon Wetland Complex in Drew County. Several alligators were killed that exceeded 10 feet. Other successful hunters were Nick Britt, Cypress Bayou, Hempstead County, 10-foot, 1-inch, male Aaron Carver, Millwood Lake, Little River County, 8-foot, 5-inch, male Jim Keene, Lake Erling, Lafayette County, 8-foot, 5-inch, female Mike Cottingham, Cypress Bayou, Hempstead County, 12-foot, 6-inch, male Gregg Moore, Holly Mound, Lafayette County, 10-foot, 9-inch, male Clay Berry, Lost Lakes, Hempstead County, 8-foot, female Chris West, Millwood Lake, Little River County, 10-foot, male Clay Carter, Arkansas River, Arkansas / Desha County, 10-foot, 3-inch, male Jeremiah Rice, Arkansas River, Arkansas / Desha County, 6-foot, 4 1 / 2-inch, female Benjamin Bradbury, Arkansas River, Arkansas / Desha County, 7-foot, 5-inch, male Holly Smith, Arkansas River, Arkansas / Desha County, 6-foot, 7 5 / 8-inch, female
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