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A Proper Guided Gator Hunting In Louisiana

By Mattie Knight


A Louisiana gator is one of the largest reptiles in United States with the population of the reptiles approximating to over 1.4 million gators. Many of these creatures live around commercial farms. If you want to try reptile hunting in Louisiana, you should try it only in the month of September every year. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the city set the dates. Every hunter in the city uses guided gator hunting in Louisiana.

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.

Non-resident hunters are advised to obtain Sport Hunter Licenses and are escorted by guides with valid tags. These guides in Louisiana City help them access the best places. They are capable of showing you the best habitats to find the biggest prey. They help you get the trophy gators commonly known to be 8 feet in length. Any harvested prey must have a tag. Taxidermy and processing of animals is not included in the cost of the trip and it is a choice.

Overnight lodging may sometimes be included in trips. Some guiding companies may take the hunter for day trips; others may choose to take them for weekend trips in coastal regions. Weekend trips in coastal habitats involve overnight camping. An example of the weekend camp is the Yellow Bayou Camp. In addition, various hotels offer accommodation service. Overnight trip accommodations are accessible in various camps such as Wildlife Lodge and Savvane Waterfowl. Other camps like Provost Adventures specialize in trips of 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 hunt the animal as a Sport hunter but the guide must accompany them. The guide must have valid tags. The non-resident can be issued with a tag in case he has leased a land and has done the proper presentation of their information in their documents.

A Sport Hunter License in Louisiana for residents may cost less than the cost of non-residents. Louisiana City is the king when it comes to this reptile harvests with the hunters harvesting over 30,000 wild gators annually. Farmers are able to harvest over 280,000.

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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