Crocodile hunter who has killed more than 2,000 of the reptiles in a 37-year career

Mick Pitman, aka Crocodile Mick, has killed over 20,000 crocodiles in his 37 years as a hunter. The 57-year-old Mick from Darwin in the Northern Territory, learned the tricks of the trade from his stepfather and mentor German Jack – he became famous after catching four of the largest crocodiles ever held in captivity.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 23 July 2015.

Mick has yet to beat the record of German Jack but, has already notched up an impressive tally of crocodiles himself. One of his latest trophies was a 4.9m long beast in a billabong with two gun shots to the back of the neck. He had spent four weeks staking it out in the dead of the night.
The crocodile had to be killed because it was killing the cattle from a nearby station and the owners did not know what to do as it was preying on up to two animals each day.
The biggest crocodile he has ever caught was 4.9 metres, but even a couple of inches bigger can lead to an increase of 80-Kg to the size of the animal.
Incidentally, Crocodile Mick uses four methods to catch the animals - harpooning, shooting, hooking and the trap. He also claims to be one of the only people in the world who kill and stuff crocodiles themselves.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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