river just down the road wife and I went canoeing during summer during low levels
we are from the city ( California) most of our lives never been on a Ozark river
we see HUGE gars in small deep pools in the river longer than our canoe. Unreal
They are not dangerous.
They have a habit of jumping out of the water for unknown reasons and at unpredictable times.
The only time I’ve ever heard of one hurting somebody was when one jumped out of the water in front of a jet-ski and there was a collision.....................