Bowfishing Record Alligator Gar on the Mississippi River

On this episode of Mississippi Outdoors TV, we went bowfishing on the Mississippi River, catching the second largest alligator gar in Mississippi history.

[@BrotherClint-eg7vf]

Love bowfishing, but wish they protected the alligator gar. It's one of the few species that preys on the asian carp destroying our river systems.

[@Serag-zo3sv]

Where can l find the bow to buy it

[@piangskie6318]

DL eek UB SSN TV s gt c sitcom disc RX TV CCB TCM go to Clovis's HB

[@apocalimp2401]

how stupid can u get by killing all the predators when theres an invasive species?

[@apocalimp2401]

AND ITS SPAWNING SEASON... just cmon!

[@TheFirstAmendment]

Yeah I love shooting. But I believe they've shortened the time your allowed to hunt for these and made the Asian carp year round. I don't see them ever going away sadly... They're like zebra muscles... Smh

[@doughesson]

They also encourage people to take out the invasive species.

[@larryjohnson6066]

Im. 60 years old and have seen the big gator gar population decimated with bow fishing ,I grew fishing the Trinity river and have seen their numbers decline. The one thing about bow fishing there is no catch and release

[@danielenright4174]

Doesn’t make them less invasive it’s a good thing their population has went down

[@kevinzhao2055]

@@danielenright4174 they're not invasive dumbass and they keep carp numbers down

[@suzycreamcheeze000]

@@danielenright4174 do you even know what you're talking about?

[@stanford2444]

Should have been shooting Asian Carp and left the Gar alone

[@brians48now]

They are both trash fish.

[@backyardbeasts925]

@@brians48now My question for you is if gator gar are "Trash fish" why kill them, they play an important role in the ecosystem. I am personally all for healthy hunting/fishing and bow fishing is a great way to do it, but if you take away predatory species you risk losing a valuable ecosystem. Plus in my opinion, they don't taste all that great.

[@brians48now]

@@backyardbeasts925 I said Gar are trash fish. I did not say alligator gar. 2 very different fish.

[@backyardbeasts925]

@@brians48now Sorry for confusion.

[@meadmaker4525]

"The limit on gar is 2 per person..." Proceeds to shoot 37 gar in a row. Great shooting! Congrats on the monster at the end!

[@brians48now]

There is NO limit on gar. He was talking about alligator gar.

[@doughesson]

Ain't it fun fishing with the game warden?

[@bradleyhicks4539]

Limit on Alligator Gar is 2 per person. Longnose gar is what most of those that were shot were. No limit on those

[@randy_n]

Love bowfishing. Can't wait for the warm weather to hit.

[@jrcostilla9105]

I would tell you good luck normally but if there is a carp problem I don't understand killing gar . It's sad to say but this is why the carp keep spreading and taking over. But the dnr there should do something its their job and area of expertise

[@KIIKAAPOA]

Do you guys eat all of those fish? Or just killing too kill?

[@gentes24]

Killing a fish that's over 100 years old?? That's B.S. to me!!

[@robertphillips3992]

Yeah, I guess he should have checked his ID first

[@kevinbyrd7348]

Hopefully the dont like veil it's a shame to kill an animal so early in life. Circle of life man ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Everything will return to the earth

[@oldstudbuck3583]

Says the limp dick leftist troll

[@Dogman21]

Why are you here dumbass!

[@markplunk5646]

Yosemite Sam my

[@daves.5301]

I thought the idea was to protect alligator gar now.

[@whitneycombs6804]

Gar are not trash fish bud catch a clue an go for sumthin invasive

[@suzycreamcheeze000]

Damn man,that Gar lived for decades to get that big,she deserved more respect than that...Guess you can't catch and release when you had a harpoon torn through yer body,that poor son of a beetch feesh.

[@patleclere246]

The taxidermy man gonna love seeing u guy's show up that's awesome

[@dusblb]

good ..bro nice hunting..1000 like from slingshot fishing indonesia

[@rebelnation3601]

WOW!!! THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL A DINOSAUR!!!

[@MrT13]

Damn. Yea realistically that fish probably loses a gallon of blood or more. That was a 190 plus possibly 200 lb fish. I’d really like to know an exact age.

[@randyhughes5160]

I have shot them they have so many bones I was amazed and the big gar I shot that scales were like armor

[@tabletopwarrior]

Did someone say "we're gonna need a bigger boat".

[@backwaterboatrehab]

Heck of a trip!! I just posted a video on my channel going over the basics of bowfishing, check it out when you get the chance, I’d appreciate it!

[@sexyturtleking1203]

AMS reels are the only way to go.

[@doughesson]

I use an old cool whip tub to coil my string into. I use a 150# Horton Yukon compound crossbow with AMS fishing bolts. Great fun,ain't it?

[@mudbug535]

I don't feel this 2 guys are true sportsmen . Love to fish and hunt . But to kill a 100 year old fish that eats Asian carp sounds irresponsible to me .

[@simsonlinebiology8556]

Maybe a 15-20 year old- no where near 100. They don't eat enough asian carp to make a difference either way.

[@suzycreamcheeze000]

@@simsonlinebiology8556 the dude himself in the video said that fish was at least 100 years old!

[@JstnW]

Pretty neat, but I would rather see catch and release.

[@doughesson]

Hunting ain't catch & release, my friend.

[@JstnW]

doughesson I'm not talking about hunting. Fishing... rod and reel. Catch and release.

[@OscarOutdoors]

DANG GUYS! IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE TWO BULL FIGHTERS TRYING TO TAKE DOWN A BULL!

[@rafaeldelao2156]

Total bullshit,,this aint fishing ,,they should banned this

[@bluecollarcurr]

Seen some big gar in the upper Tallahatchie. Prehistoric .....

[@davidduffy9806]

Your skin is really clear, what exfoliating cream do you use?

[@Mangaia0103]

Good fish you caught, however, such a fish NEEDS to be released.

[@Mote78]

It would probably die after such injury.

[@BoaresAddja]

fuck releasing big fish, that just fucks it up. Though I do get it if there are invasive species that those big fish feed on.

[@mikey0080]

not sustainable

[@alessandropescaestilinguep5194]

Top meu irmão

[@joedarden2636]

Ha, All Good

[@doughesson]

Working on the river out of Memphis, I've taken my crossbow & fishing bolts to shoot from whatever barge we were shoving at the Asian carp jumping out of the water. I'd have so much fun that the towboat pilot would let me drive going back while he took a turn at it.

[@tevinwhitetree7628]

That's a good catch!!

[@soupv1323]

Do one on Asian carp, and I hope you made Jim Dorkey pay for that mount.... Or your the sucker.

[@slabslayer258]

100lbs lol

[@montejones5584]

Alligator gar smell horrible o don't even want one in my damn boat that is a foul smelling fish

[@collinsampson1021]

Why why why

[@McGerkFish65Outdoors]

Damn that looks like fun!

[@filibertogarciasi]

Limit is two they've caught more than that each

[@selmagregorio7486]

gostei muito parabéns pelo seu pescado 😁💎🇧🇷

[@waterbedhev]

Limits it 2 per person he got 3 good job

[@Dogman21]

Kenin Meachem thought you worked for primos?

[@ronsmith1364]

Gar eat asian carp

[@kevinbyrd7348]

They are releasing more and more every day. I do believe there is a size limit on them as well.

[@tehutimes1]

All carp are asian in origin why the common carp is now separated from grass, black, bighead, and silver carp is crazy. Yep gar control carp numbers.

[@ronsmith1364]

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[@dublelung1]

The ones pictured in that boat don't.

[@soupv1323]

Excuse me,,,,, you’re. :)

[@travismcneil272]

What part of the Ms is this

[@thiagodasneves1261]

Quantas libras tem o arco usado

[@matthewsandoval8628]

River monster

[@dimassanjaya9648]

Iwak boyo😂😂

[@bigkuntri8462]

Congrats

[@walterpalmer2749]

Eat gar !!

[@TotalMishap]

Do you guys eat these fish?

[@TheFirstAmendment]

Some do. They have one piece of backstrap that I've heard is good if prepared well. It's gamey and very fishey. The other parts are poisonous. You need to know what your doing. Lol you need a sawza to cut through the armor & a Sharp fillet knife .

[@ericking5018]

Stop killing the garage there only a few species left

[@robertphillips3992]

GREAT video, very enjoyable

[@dublelung1]

That was some fine shooting. Congrats on the huge record fish. Also glad to see Kevin on the show.

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[@landenemmitt3729]

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[@landenemmitt3729]

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[@jacobmaier8993]

"2 per person." * proceed to shoot 89...*

[@MotoAtheist]

He said "Gator Gar" was 2 per person, not spotted gar.

[@brians48now]

Get your ears checked because you can't hear for shit. Alligator gar has a 2 per person limit, not spotted gar.

[@kentcostello8099]

Hay come up to the ILLINOIS river and have fun with the big head carp . Good job on the video keep it up 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸

[@SFERDIAN]

Nice shooting

[@brendolyntaylor792]

What the fuck do y'all do with these motherfuckers after you shoot them with those arrows shooting these fish is crazy ass hell to me what's fun about this shit can u tell me ????

[@RyanBfromNYC]

i like fishing . but i practice catch and release. bow fishing is cruel. i hope humans can evolve past this barbarianism. if you want to go shoot and kill stuff, why not just play fortnite?

[@TheFirstAmendment]

Because we're not city boy pansies who don't know how to skin a buck or run a trot line.. LOL. Animals wouldn't be around if it wasn't for traffic control aka hunters! Cruel? They're fish. They cannot comprehend any of this. They're as dumb as a butterfly 😭😭🤣🤙

[@dublelung1]

Some people grow up, get hair around their nuts, and become men. Then you have those who play Fortnite.

[@RyanBfromNYC]

@@TheFirstAmendment animals dont need you to keep them in check. Gar have been on this planet for millions of years before you and your ego were here. all im saying is that there is probably a more humane way to catch these animals to eat if you really need to eat them as a food source. nature doesn't give a shit about your youtube subscribers, so please act accordingly if you ego isn't too big.

[@ericblanton7948]

@@RyanBfromNYC Its like shooting fish in a barrel theres no pride or sport in it.

[@RyanBfromNYC]

thanks for pointing that out. you are a prime candidate to work for PETA or the ASPCA now because your comment made a world of difference in this post. .

[@jasoncox4234]

Nice. I would love to get a alligator gar. Here in NC I just have flounder, skate, gar, and carp I bowfish for. Drop a barb in a big skate and hold on. Makes great scallops!

[@michaelmorrison4201]

Hey, soooo what happened to that 2 gar/person limit??

[@kevinbyrd7348]

That's gator gar long nose short nose and spotted are completely different

[@michaelmorrison4201]

@@kevinbyrd7348 oh ok, I didn't know there was a difference in the ones they were catching. Thanks.

[@Tobi_chills]

Dudes are shooting straight into the water. Not only is that boring but a lack of sportsmanship. Slow moving targets...pfft

[@brandonnixon2540]

Not straight into the water, about a ft or 2 underneath lol

[@biancagervacio1469]

Would be a easier if they used bait.