Here is one example of "if you can't beat them, eat them"
https://youtu.be/BrYfAbeHPR4
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Here is one example of "if you can't beat them, eat them"
https://youtu.be/BrYfAbeHPR4
If they keep migrating north maybe they solve the problem :biggrin
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FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Beware of Alligators. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says there have been several confirmed sightings in southwest Tennessee.
The agency posted video to Facebook Tuesday of a seven-foot alligator spotted at the Wolf river WMA in Fayette County.
The following information was posted with the video:
“Alligators are naturally migrating into Tennessee from the southern border states. TWRA has not stocked any alligators in Tennessee. Alligators migrating into Tennessee is just another species that we must learn to coexist with like many of the other southern states.
Alligators are opportunistic feeders that prey on fish, turtles, snakes, frogs, and waterfowl. Occasionally they will feed on larger animals such as possums, raccoons, and deer.
Alligators can survive Tennessee winters by going into a hibernation-like dormancy called brumation. They can withstand periods of ice by sticking their snout out of the water before it freezes which allows them to continue breathing.
TWRA would like to remind everyone that alligators are a protected species and catching or shooting one is a violation of the law. If you come across one while exploring the outdoors in West TN, leave it alone and enjoy Tennessee’s unique biodiversity.”
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Says Alligators Have Been
Dead fish make great fertilizer. All through history many cultures used this method. No reason we can't harvest them for that reason. It's also organic.
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Nate ... they are doing that with the "leftovers". The problem is not what to do with them, once they're taken out of the water, it's HOW to take them out of the water in sufficient numbers & on a consistent basis .... fast enough to severely dent the population. They just breed so often & in such great numbers, lock thru upstream just like boat/barge traffic, and are in the local major river systems in such numbers that they're almost impossible to control or stop without a biological agent that would render them sterile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan Brotzman
Asian countries still have them in their river systems, which are polluted to all get out, which is why there's a market for ours (better tasting to the Asians). The problem with our market system is cost vs profit, for the processing plants and the commercial anglers.
Sounds like we the sportsmen need to unite. Getting sufficient numbers out is the easiest part it's the financial aspect that's the bottle neck. No game fish + no sports fishing = revanew losses for state parks. Thus means job cuts, park closers and so on. We need to press the matter with local government. We all be verbal about this. We can talk among our selves all we want but it's time take action.[emoji15]Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
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THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT![emoji39]Quote:
Originally Posted by Slow Retrieve
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If you catch one do you simply kill it and throw it back in, or do they want you to take it and get rid of the carcass somewhere else?
Kill it (cut the gills & puncture the air bladder so it will sink) and throw it back is the simplest way for the average angler that happens to get one in the boat. BUT ... be advised ... they're slimy, stinky, and profuse bleeders, so you might want to do the "killing" somewhere other than in your boat. Like, maybe in a net out over the water beside the boat. Definitely not at the ramp or just flinging them onto the shore. That's my :twocents opinion, anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by JCsHOOK
That's what I figured, Up here we do the same with the Gobys in Lake Erie.
Eliminating from the lake is one thing, keeping them out is another. Ohio river is the source of the problem, keeping from passing thru the locks is another.