Regional crops

[rgranger]

I didn’t want to hijack @jssailem ’s grape post so I started a new one

This was caught about 40 miles from where I like to swim in the Ashley in a lake that dumps into the Cooler River

13-foot, 625-pound alligator caught in South Carolina

An alligator that weighed more than 600 pounds was caught by hunters near Lake Marion in South Carolina during the weekend.In a Facebook post, Cordray's Process

nbc24.com

 

[rgranger]

Same area.... 6 years earlier

Mammoth 800-pound gator caught in South Carolina lake

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- An 800-pound alligator has been captured in South Carolina, one of the largest caught in the state in recent years.The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that Jonathan Smith and finance Melissa Davis pulled in the gator afte

abcnews4.com

 

[rgranger]

I noticed that in both stories.... the hunters are wearing crocs...

 

[jssailem]

At the least they are getting smaller.

• 2022. 625lb Gator
• 2016. 800lb Gator

Perhaps there are fewer swimmers to chew on in the river. Or the swimmers have leaned down a bit.