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Shoot 'Em!: Family Nabs 'Rare' Gator

Summerville family to hooks big gator out of Lake Moultrie.

A Summerville family has filled a big alligator tag — 12-foot-long to be exact. 

The Lane family was hunting gators at Lake Moultrie and, with the help of their 16-year-old daughter Hali, landed a giant, according to Live 5 News.

Gator season began earlier this month and continues until mid October. 

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S.C. Department of Natural Resources told Live 5:

Gators in the 12 to 13 foot range are a rare catch in South Carolina. State records show the largest caught by DNR was in the 13 foot range.

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