A Proper Guided Gator Hunting In Louisiana

By Mattie Knight


In Louisiana, gator ranks as the biggest reptile in US. The gator population is known to be approximately over 1.4 million. A lot of of these reptiles are found in commercial farms. Most of gator hunting is done every September. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in coastal town sets the date. A well guided gator hunting in Louisiana makes every interested hunter in the habitat to have a successful hunting experience.

Licensed hunters are the only people allowed to go hunting in the habitats. They are supposed to possess or lease a land classified as wetland habitat. The owners are issued with harvest tags by the Department of Wildlife. The qualified hunters are given guides and accompanied throughout their trips.

The non-resident hunters who have leased or owned land in the city use Hunter Licenses and are mostly accompanied by guides who have valid tags. They aid them in accessing the best habitats on the marshes. They are able to take you to the unsurpassed habitats with the biggest catch. In these habitats, one can get an 8 feet long catch also known as the trophy alligator. Harvest tags should be put on them. Taxidermy is not incorporated in cost of trip.

The trips are offered with or without overnight lodging. Some guiding companies take hunters on day hunts while others may take them for night hunts. The weekend hunts sometimes may include overnight camping like in Yellow Bayou camp. However, there are other lodging services at every hotel in the city. Tanning services are not mostly included in cost of the trip. Any hunting trip offered at Wildlife Lodge and Grosse Savanne Waterfowl includes accommodations for overnight trips. Provost Adventures in LA offer trips for hunters only.

Orientations are made before any hunt is made. The animal may be harvested during either sunrise or sunset only. The daily allowance is the same as the tags that the hunter has. Hunters are not restricted to any size of reptile to hunt. The reptiles may be harvested by use of bow and arrow, hook and line and firearms. Shotguns are however not permitted in the process.

Non-residents can harvest the reptile as a sport hunter while escorted by the guide. The person escorting the hunter must possess all the valid tags. The non-resident can also obtain the tags on the land or habitat as long as they provide the relevant information in documents concerning the ownership of land.

The cost of a Sport Hunter License for non-residents is less costly than that of residents. Louisiana city is one of the leading gator farmers in the US recording a looming production of over 30,000 wild reptiles annually. Farm raised gators amount to over 280,000 in a year.

Gators hides can be sold to licensed fur dealers or buyers at the market. Sometimes, the reptiles are sold in whole to the fur dealers at processing industries in LA where they manufacture various products. The other buyers can plan to get meat, skin, and the other parts of the trophy from the sellers in the habitats. The Gator Management Program has recorded an alarming rise in production of gators at the swamps and marshes of coastal region of the city.




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