What Was Found In Gator's Belly

This 12' 445lb. Gator was caught on private land along the Edisto River, SC, by Ned McNeely in March 2022.

Found in the gator's belly 5 dog tags, 1 bullet jacket, 1 spark plug, & several bobcat claws.

From a local's statement, "Two of the tags were legible, and one phone number still worked. The owner said he had that lease 24 years ago, and those were from his deer dogs."

Happy "Heavenly" Birthday, Rex!

I wish my hunting friend, Rex Howell, a Happy 65th “Heavenly” Birthday today. I love this picture of him walking out from a morning hunt at the famous Christmas Place Plantation Hunting Club near Eden, MS. He is with his daughter Erin and son, Spencer, on a Youth Hunt in November 2009. He is sadly missed by family and friends. bodocktimes.blogspot.com

Driving around Vicksburg, Mississippi

My hometown....

Interesting Facts

    1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.\

2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance you'll die within the next 3 years.

3. At least 6 people in the world look exactly like you. So there's a 9% chance you'll meet one someday.

4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and strengthens your spine.

5. A person's height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother.

6. If a part of your body "falls asleep," You can almost always "wake it up" by shaking your head.

7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing - food, attractive people, and danger.

8. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side.

9. Putting dry tea bags in the gym or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor.

10. According to Albert Einstein, if honeybees were to disappear from the earth, humans would be dead within 4 years.

11. There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one every day, it would take over 20 years to try them all.

12. You can survive without eating for weeks but only live for 11 days without sleeping.

13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don't.

14. Laziness and inactivity kill just as many people as smoking.

15. A human brain can store 5 times as much information as Wikipedia.

16. Our brain uses the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb!!

17. Our body gives enough heat in 30 minutes to boil 1.5 liters of water!!

18. The Ovum egg is the most considerable cell, and the sperm is the smallest cell!!

19. Stomach acid (conc. HCl) is strong enough to dissolve razor blades!!

20. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day & while you walk, SMILE. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

21. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

22. When you wake up, pray for God's guidance for your purpose today.

23. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food manufactured in plants.

24. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Also, eat blueberries, broccoli, and almonds.

25. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

26. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts, and things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the present joyous moment.

27. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a college kid with a maxed-out charge card.

28. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

29. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Forgive them for everything.

30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

31. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

32. Make peace with your past to avoid spoiling the present.

33. Don't compare your life to others. You have yet to learn what their journey is all about.

34. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

35. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

36. Help the needy, Be generous! Be a 'Giver' not a 'Taker'

37. What other people think of you is none of your business.

38. Time heals everything.

39. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

40. Your job won't care for you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. Each night before you go to bed, pray to God and be thankful for what you accomplished today. What if you woke up this morning and only had what you thanked God for yesterday? DON'T FORGET TO THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING.

43. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.