Texas boy shoots down 800 pound gater!

Texas Boy, 5, Shoots Down 800-Pound Alligator
Friday , October 02, 2009



ADVERTISEMENTTexas-born Simon Hughes, 5, doesn’t look intimidating. But put a gun in his hands and pit him against an 800-pound alligator and it’s a different story.

Simon's been training to handle a gun since he was just 4, his dad told MyFOXHouston — and it's a good thing, too, or else he could've gotten hurt by the mega-gator that wound up on the Hughes family ranch.

The huge alligator bit into a baited hook in a marsh on the property, coming face-to-face with Simon. The boy reacted with lightning speed, grabbing his gun and shooting the reptile in the head.

"It come out, the biggest alligator I've ever seen," Simon told MyFOXHouston. "He did his death roll."

The reptile was nearly 20 times the 3-foot, 44-pound boy’s size. It didn't survive the shooting.

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His dad Scott Hughes said there's a reason he started training his son, who is in kindergarten, to shoot guns at such an early age.

"Everything on the ranch will either bite you or stick you," he told MyFOXHouston.

The little boy has now earned the nickname "Gator Bait."

"Simon was a champ, couldn't ask for any better. He was just fearless," said Chuck Cotton, a family friend who witnessed the shooting.

The family plans to cook up the meat to celebrate.

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Originally Posted by KENTUCKYREDBONE

Texas Boy, 5, Shoots Down 800-Pound Alligator
Friday , October 02, 2009



ADVERTISEMENTTexas-born Simon Hughes, 5, doesn’t look intimidating. But put a gun in his hands and pit him against an 800-pound alligator and it’s a different story.

Simon's been training to handle a gun since he was just 4, his dad told MyFOXHouston — and it's a good thing, too, or else he could've gotten hurt by the mega-gator that wound up on the Hughes family ranch.

The huge alligator bit into a baited hook in a marsh on the property, coming face-to-face with Simon. The boy reacted with lightning speed, grabbing his gun and shooting the reptile in the head.

"It come out, the biggest alligator I've ever seen," Simon told MyFOXHouston. "He did his death roll."

The reptile was nearly 20 times the 3-foot, 44-pound boy’s size. It didn't survive the shooting.

Click here for video.

His dad Scott Hughes said there's a reason he started training his son, who is in kindergarten, to shoot guns at such an early age.

"Everything on the ranch will either bite you or stick you," he told MyFOXHouston.

The little boy has now earned the nickname "Gator Bait."

"Simon was a champ, couldn't ask for any better. He was just fearless," said Chuck Cotton, a family friend who witnessed the shooting.

The family plans to cook up the meat to celebrate.

Click here for more from MyFOXHouston.com.




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Poor gator. At least they are going to use him for food. I'm much rather catch and release for others to enjoy the immense beauty of such a grand creature, but the boy sure did well in not becoming gator bait.

[rockdawg21]

That's pretty cool, but why is this in the politics section?

[adamt]

Originally Posted by rockdawg21

That's pretty cool, but why is this in the politics section?

probably has something to do with bush


isn't the gator the mascot of the green party.... is this a metaphor???

[TexasRN]

Originally Posted by adamt

probably has something to do with bush


isn't the gator the mascot of the green party.... is this a metaphor???

Maybe it's so we can justify spending stimulus money on the poor gators? They need homes and food. Let's bail them out.


~Amy

[rockdawg21]

Originally Posted by adamt

probably has something to do with bush


isn't the gator the mascot of the green party.... is this a metaphor???

Oh, that's a good point. Perhaps Buzzard can help explain to us why this is Bush's fault.

i laughed when it said "But put a gun in his hands and pit him against an 800-pound alligator and it’s a different story" it makes it sound like the gator had an equal advantage on him.

now if they were TRULY pitted against each other, that would be a different story and something truly remarkable

Originally Posted by Buzzard

Poor gator. At least they are going to use him for food. I'm much rather catch and release for others to enjoy the immense beauty of such a grand creature, but the boy sure did well in not becoming gator bait.

You are an idiot , Plain and simple.

Originally Posted by Mac

You are an idiot , Plain and simple.

Little harsh there Mac???

Not everybody is a hunter

why is a young boy bating alligators?
also, what did the gator do wrong to get shot?

I mean, they baited him, you put out bait for an animal, then kill it when it comes?
That doesn't sound like you killed it out of defense, were they hunting gators?