Brian Broom

The Clarion-Ledger

Thousands of hunters participate in Mississippi's alligator season each year, but few have the opportunity to battle a truly massive animal.

Even fewer capture it on video.

This gator, captured by tag-holder Brian Montgomery, of Starkville, along with Scott Berry, of Raymond and Jesse Phillips, of Starkville, weighed 792 pounds and set the state record for heaviest male alligator. It was caught on the Mississippi River.

While no video will ever do justice to the fight between man and beast, this one offers some insight into the excitement and challenges of harvesting Mississippi's only dangerous big game.

Warning: the video shows the actual dispatching of the animal. If you are offended by the harvest of a wild animal, do not watch.