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I know I saw the story on another site, and they said that the ironic thing was there was only 40 lbs of usable meat on the alligator because it was so fat.
I understand that there is an industry built around gator hunting, and they do need to control the numbers, but some people do it in more of a sporting method.
Depending on the state, there are certain methods that are used. Some states require gators that are over a certain size have to be killed if they are a nuisance, and others just give the hunter the option to take the gator and move him to a more remote location.
I have a cousin who is a sport alligator hunter, and he only uses bow and arrow.
On the other hand another guy I knew was a state licensed gator removal person, and in cases where they had to kill them, they generally hooked them and pulled them in close and shot them.
Two other animal removal guys I knew in Florida would just wade in the water and grab them. It seemed like lunacy to me.
If the animal has to be killed for some reason, I think the meat should be used whenever possible. It made me sick when we would find dead gators in Florida where someone would kill them and cut off the head for a trophy and the tail for the best meat and leave the rest of the gator to rot.
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