Brecks 2022 Gator Hunt

[MichaelW]

That's Awesome! Congratulations on the great memories made!!!!

[Bone Thug]

Well done!!!

Big congrats to y’all.

[Rwc]

Bro, you have to be one of the best guide dads I know! Good job y'all!
Oh, and I didn't tie one up cuz Ize hoping you would shew one across the road for me.......oh buddy ol pal!!

I can’t take any credit for guiding on this one, all credit goes to Mr. Mickey! I was just glad to be invited to tag along.

I told Breck to start shewing the bucks he was not interested in your way!

Crazy fireman!

Rwc

[Rwc]

Congrats to all involved ! Interested in the gator’s measurements, length, estimated weight, etc.

10’ even, head measured 20” nose to cut line. Weight, freaking heavy!

Rwc

[LivinADream]

That's awesome, I don't know mickey personally, but have talked to him a little thru PM and think we have some mutual friends. You simply won't find better people. Good on yall, looks like a heck of a weekend.

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[bboswell]

Ha! I thought so. I used to duck hunt a lot with him when I was a young kid. Probably 25+ years ago in Winnie. Good dude and never wore shoes!

You and I must of met at some point in that time frame. Harland is a special kind of Dude to me

[bboswell]

That’s the best kind of stuff Dad! We were done there doing similar stuff this weekend so wish we had bumped into y’all.

[Burnadell]

That's awesome. Way to go for all involved here. Good stuff.

[Smokeater]

I can’t take any credit for guiding on this one, all credit goes to Mr. Mickey! I was just glad to be invited to tag along.

I told Breck to start shewing the bucks he was not interested in your way!

Crazy fireman!

Rwc

Ha! Wouldn't be the first time I took someone's culls!!

[Rwc]

I have been asked about the meat and type of cuts you get.

The group that skinned it for us (Mr. Harlan) cut all the meat out and de-boned for us. Of course all the white tail meat (tail-tenderloin) I cut into frying pieces like you would get at a restaurant. If my memory serves me right, just those portions filled a dozen freezer backs that weighed 3/4 pounds each.

The jaw meat we cleaned up and also cut into frying pieces (approx. 2"x2" chunks). The two jaw pieces filled up 5 more freezer bags weighing approximately the same.

As for all the trimmings and red tinted meat, I soaked in a salt water brine for a couple hours, drained the brine off, rinsed then ran through the burger plates of my grinder. The end product for this will be gator chili, a few pounds of smoked gator sausage and a few meals of fried style salmon patties/gator balls.

Rwc

[CastAndBlast]

You and I must of met at some point in that time frame. Harland is a special kind of Dude to me

My Uncle and our family friend Will started Central Flyway Outfitters in Winnie. Mr. Hatcher guided and cooked a ton of duck gumbo every year.

I’ll never forget when one of their 6x6s fell of in a big gator hole during teal season. He jumped out without any shoes on and lifted the front end of that thing out. In my eyes as a kid, he was/is a giant. Ha

[Heath]

That is awesome! Tell Breck I said congrats.

[Rwc]

That is awesome! Tell Breck I said congrats.

Will do, he's back to school work, grinding out football practices getting ready for the district opener and hand corning his bow stand.

Rwc

[Heath]

Will do, he's back to school work, grinding out football practices getting ready for the district opener and hand corning his bow stand.

Rwc

Hell of a life.

[Krivoman]

dang that is a goodun. Breck is a blessed kid and has a great family to share his spare time. Makes me want a lizzard now.