800-pound, 14-foot alligator caught in Mississippi breaks harvest record: 'A lot of leather'
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Four alligator hunters have broken Mississippi state's harvest record with a 14-foot, 3-inch male alligator that weighs 802 pounds. The reptile is providing meat and leather.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recognized the four hunters’ catch as the state’s new state record for the longest harvested male alligator on Saturday, Aug. 26, in a Facebook post. Cortney Moore is an associate lifestyle writer on the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
"He measured 14 feet and 3 inches long, with a belly girth of 66 inches and tail girth of 46.5 inches. He weighed 802.5 lbs," the MDWFP wrote in the agency’s Facebook announcement.
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