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South Louisiana Gators

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:58 pm

Gator season openned this weekend and runs through Sept.
here's a couple pic's from openning weekend. they were caught by my neighbor & sons around our fishin' camps 8-)

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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby 2zero6 » Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:31 pm

Can they be taken with a modern rifle? Looks like they would be good fodder for the .450b. That first pic is amazing! Save me a skull and I'll pay the shipping. :mrgreen:
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby Clipity » Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:40 pm

I don't know about Louisiana but Florida you can, watching Modern Rifle Adventure right now and thats what they're doing.
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby 2zero6 » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:39 pm

I thought I remembered seeing some show in the outdoor channel where they were using rifles on the. There was a part when they shot one the guy says "you can always tell when you shoot one because after the shot you see the arm above water like it is waving at you...". Do you hunt at dusk usually and just watch for eyeshine?
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:28 pm

:!: they can be shot from the boat, bank, pier, etc. with a licensed trapper :? but the chances are high you won't recover it. :shock: you'd have to kill him stone dead on the bank or in really shallow water for a guaranteed recovery. each trapper has a limited number of tags :? so getting a trapper to chance losing a big gator(tag) for a "sport" hunt is slim. it happens, but for a high price and the la wildlife & fisheries frowns on the practice. :| typically they are "caught" on line & hook; set overnite, and shot at boatside with a .22lr.

the history channel has a series about louisiana gator hunters (swamp people) on right now :roll: that's mostly what prompted this post. it's a popular topic of interest when i'm hosting out of staters at my fishin' camp 8-)
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby bushmeister » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:58 pm

Wow! It looks like three on the bottom are really nice sized. I've been applying here in GA for 8 years now. Hopefully my ship will come in....before it sets sail :D . I still haven't given up on the 450B gator harpoon. In GA you have to secure it, before you despatch it. I'm thinking a 450B line thrower would do both simultaneously! :mrgreen:
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby 2zero6 » Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:42 pm

MOUNTIN DU wrote: typically they are "caught" on line & hook; set overnite, and shot at boatside with a .22lr .

To be fair to the animal, I think the .450B would be much more a humane kill than the .22lr.... :D
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby BayouBob » Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:09 am

In Arkansas they have to be secured at the boatside before they can be shot. The tags and open areas are limited enough that there is real good chance a game warden will be watching the hunter. Hunters use either a noose or a harpoon to initially catch the gator then dispatch them once they are tied to the boat. Some of them use a bang stick but Thumper would do a good job.
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby wildcatter » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:33 am

You gator guys are something else, I love ya. These pics are great! Hey, if somebody can get that TV program, wherein they are using the 450, I'd shore appreciate it..t
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Re: South Louisiana Gators

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:34 pm

here's some interesting video of "free range" alligator hunting.
http://louisianagator.com/
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