Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Did you know...?
They swim with their tails.
They have a flap in their throat that closes when they are underwater so that they can open their mouths to catch prey.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
More alligator facts...
The mommies guard the eggs.
They are carnivores.
They are reptiles.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Interesting alligator facts! Paul, Colleen, and Clark, ages 5, 3, and 7 sent in some interesting alligator facts!
They grow about a foot a year when they are little and they never stop growing.
The biggest ones are about 900 pounds.
Nice mention on WEZL with TJ and the Morning Crew!
There was more talk on the radio this morning clearing up the confusion on how much meat processors get from these big alligators. TJ mentioned that Cordray's got about 200 lbs. of packaged meat from the 627 lb. alligator that's been on the news. That's the one we got in Saturday night that was 13 ft. 1.75 inches. He had kind words to say about us and we appreciate it!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
BACON'S BACK!
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www.cordrays.com
Cordray Farms
Cordray's Venison Processing
6708 County Line Rd.
Ravenel, SC 29470
843.766.7922
How much meat do you get from an alligator?
There's been a lot of talk recently about how much meat comes from one of these big gators. Much of the chatter is because it was reported that another processor got 40 lbs. of meat from an animal weighing over 1000 lbs. This picture will help give you perspective. An alligator's tail produces 4 sections of meat - large sections in the case of this 713 lb. gator! One of these sections weighs 39 lbs.!
Eric Scales big 12 footer!
This is the fattest one this year! He weighs 713 lbs. and has a 70 inch waist! His tail circumference is 47.5 inches. He was caught in Lake Marion during the night last night.
Over 150 lbs of meat off that big 13 foot gator that's been on the news!
We've started making cube steak and sausage on the 13 foot alligator that's been on the news. We have over 150 lbs.of meat! A local radio station is reporting it wrong! When it's all packaged in meal size servings, labeled, and frozen, we'll show you the photos. We take pride in getting all the available meat in your wildgame. We skin, process, and package deer, wild hogs, and alligators. 40 lbs. of meat from a 627 lb. animal?? You've got to be kidding!
Monday, September 20, 2010
HEADLINE NEWS! Check out Cordray's on CNN Headline News!
No, I am not kidding! I saw it myself. Apparently the video from today's Live 5 News report on the big gator from Saturday was picked up by CNN. Click here to see it.
