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Shooting crocs and shoes
As for shooting crocs. Even the biggest can be taken with a 30-06 in the brain. The difficulty is twofold, in that the brain is the size of an egg and if you dont hit the brain, the croc heads to the water at speed and you will lose it. Some African countries have laws that stipulate that crocs are not to be shot within 10 yds of the water because of this. There is a well documented case of a recent hunt where the "dead" croc had been decapitated by the skinners, but still rose up on its legs and ran toward the river. This illustrates the very rudimentary nervous system of the croc. As regards shoes and handbags, I have a pal who runs a croc farm near my home and the best skins, from a commercial viewpoint are of young crocs. The scales are small and the skin supple and unscarred, so he harvest the crocs when they are about ten feet in length.
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