3 Hunters battle nearly 13-foot, 600-pound alligator for 2 hours on Waccamaw River

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HORRRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Three hunters spent about two hours Monday battling a nearly 13-foot, 600-pound alligator before finally bringing in the massive reptile along the Waccamaw River.

John Wayne Caulder of Marion County said he was hunting with his son, Kelly Wayne Caulder of Florence County, and their friend, Josh Bumgarner of Hickory, North Carolina, when they caught the alligator on the Waccamaw River between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach.

Bumgarner was the tag holder for the hunt, Caulder said…

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