Taylor County record?

Posted on October 29, 2021

Move over Troy Landry – there are some new Swamp People in town! Walt McGuire and his son, Shawn, harvested (with state-drawn tags) a record 13-foot, 10-inch alligator – five inches short of the state record. The men would only say the alligator was caught “in Taylor County.”

L&W Venison Custom Meats in Madison processed the 829-pound alligator, “the largest we’ve ever handled,” employees said. The entire alligator will be utilized — as the hunters are keeping the head and hide, and the meat is being processed.

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