Story highlights American alligators are common in Florida

This one was hunted at Outwest Farms

(CNN) Talk about a big catch! This massive alligator was recently tracked down by hunters at Outwest Farms in Okeechobee, Florida.

Outwest Farms owner Lee Lightsey, along with his son Mason, his guide Blake Godwin and two hunters discovered the creature Saturday at one of the ponds on their private ranch.

"We were on a hunt for hogs and happened to come across the gator. There are natural ponds and waterways around for the cows to drink," Godwin told CNN.

"There are lots of gators out there," Lightsey told CNN. "It's the start of mating season. This was a big one."

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