South Florida alligator hunting with a rifle.   It was around 7am when we arrived at the South Florida alligator hunting area and it was a dryer Florida day so we we're hunting by spot & stalk on land. My alligator guide knew what he was doing, because it was only around an hour of hunting and we saw five gators Basking in the Florida sun, but we was looking for a 10 foot plus gator. Four or five more alligators seen in another 30 minutes, and I heard my guide say there he is, like he has seen this alligator in his Florida back yard or something. I looked with my binoculars and saw the giant gator lying in the Florida sand on a bank.    Give me the shooting sticks I said, knowing that this gator was at least 10 feet. I shot him in the head at about 80 yards, and the giant gator slid into the Florida canal like a snake. I had never been fishing in Florida yet, but out came the alligator fishing poles. After four casts we hooked onto him, and my gator guide handed me the pole. It was like have a giant Florida shark on I guess. I never would of thought I would be hunting alligators with a fishing pole. After about 45 minutes or so I had him at the bank. Give me the pole my gator guide says. Then he handed me a different gator pole. What do I do with this? It's a bang stick; just hit the gator in the head when he gets close enough. As my guide pulled, and pulled on the pole, up came a giant alligator directly in front of my feet. 10-foot gator, ya right, he was at least 12 foot. Bang I hit him in the head and a small splash and I had a 12-foot alligator that we were trying to drag up the Florida bank.    All I can say is a 12-foot gator is a beast, and your going to need help getting the gator anywhere. What a hunt, I highly recommend this outfit!