Hunting Thor: Trappers set to return for 8-foot alligator

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- No word yet on an exact time of when those nuisance hunters will be back out, but it will be today.

This has been a controversial issue here in Firethorn in Fort Bend County.

FULL VIDEO: Alligator freed from trap in Katy neighborhood.

Neighbors say they do not want an 8-foot alligator removed from a Katy community.

The gator was on a hook and line. A resident saw it and cut it loose, thinking that it was being poached.

But, the fact was a nuisance hunter put out the trap to get the gator after the municipal utility district made the call that the gator was not afraid of humans any longer.

VIDEO: Man tries to capture gator along Houston bayou

Alligator freed from trap, residents and MUD at odds

The 8-foot gator was a mascot of sorts to the community and was even given a name: Thor.

Neighbors don't want him to be removed.

The man who set him free the first time spoke to ABC13 last week.

VIDEO: Wildlife authorities catch gator inside Pasadena warehouse

A small alligator wandered into a Pasadena warehouse on Monday morning.

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife, a nuisance hunter has the right to make the call on whether a gator should be relocated to a sanctuary or if it should be killed.

VIDEO: Neighbors at odds over fate of resident gator

Alligator freed from trap, residents and MUD at odds