Officials: 2 suspected poachers charged with illegally hunting alligators
(Georgia Department of Natural Resources)
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. - Officials have charged two alleged poachers with illegally hunting alligators near a Georgia park.
On April 30, agents with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources sent a deputy to a report that an alligator had been shot near Richmond County's Lock and Dam Park.
The caller reported that the two suspects were trying to load a large alligator they had hunted into a truck.
After an investigation, agents charged two people with hunting alligators out of season.
In a photo provided by the Georgia DNR, you can see the alleged poachers accidentally busted the back window of their truck while trying to load the 10-feet-8-inch-long gator.
Officials have not released the identity of either of the suspected illegal hunters.