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The History channel's Swamp People
Posted on 7/13/10 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 7/13/10 at 9:34 pm
Anyone have the 411 on this show?
tia
tia
This post was edited on 7/13/10 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 7/14/10 at 10:29 am to tigerfan in bamaland
The show is set to air in August. I don't know the exact date yet. It is a show about alligator hunting. I have a camp in Pierre Part and my neighbor down there is in the show. My neighbor and his uncle caught 47 alligators on the opening weekend and had 3 over 12 feet long. Basically, from what I understand, it is going to be similar to the Deadliest Catch where they follow different groups of people and film them catching alligators. I have seen some pictures from when it was filmed. It was filmed in 2009, but they keep pushing back the air date. It was first set to air in April. I am ready for them to go ahead and air the show. It should be entertaining to say the least.
Posted on 7/22/10 at 4:07 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
I actually worked as a productive assistant on the show. All I can say is it'll be a GREAT show!
Posted on 8/15/10 at 9:47 pm to Prominentwon
just saw the preview for this show, looks interesting
Posted on 8/15/10 at 9:50 pm to TigerV
And I'm sure it will place Louisianians it the fairest of light.
Posted on 8/15/10 at 10:23 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
From zap2it tv listings:
Set to premiere next Sunday (Aug. 22) at 9:00 CT.
My husband can't wait for this to start. I hope he's not disappointed, but I fear that it will stereotype people from LA and make them look like idiots.
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The ``Swamp People'' featured in this History Channel series are the proud descendants of French Canadian refugees who settled in the swamp region of Louisiana in the 18th century. Cameras follow members of this fiercely independent group as they struggle to preserve their way of life in the Atchafalaya Basin during the most important time of the year for them: alligator-hunting season.
Set to premiere next Sunday (Aug. 22) at 9:00 CT.
My husband can't wait for this to start. I hope he's not disappointed, but I fear that it will stereotype people from LA and make them look like idiots.
Posted on 8/15/10 at 10:32 pm to Dorothy
I will be interested in watching this as I hunted alligators for about 12 years straight. I'm sure they will make it out to be way more dangerous than it is.
Posted on 8/16/10 at 10:18 am to JasonL79
Nice. Looking forward to watching.
This post was edited on 8/16/10 at 10:19 am
Posted on 8/16/10 at 11:34 am to Dorothy
quote:Half the country already believes we go to work in pirogues and eat grilled baby alligators for dinner (squirrel for desert). A show like this will surely clear the air.
I fear that it will stereotype people from LA and make them look like idiots.
Posted on 8/16/10 at 12:44 pm to SJS Eagle 85
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I'm sure they will make it out to be way more dangerous than it is.
set the hooks, pull up, shoot. Repeat.
But I have a feeling some yahoo will be jumping into the waters, spalshing all around, while the camera zooms in on the 5 foot man killer.
Should be a great show
Posted on 8/16/10 at 1:18 pm to Crawdaddy
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set the hooks, pull up, shoot. Repeat.
Yeah even a big gator doesn't have too much fight with a hook in his gut. Only time you have to be really careful is when they crawl up on the bank and get tangled in the bushes/tall grass.
Posted on 8/16/10 at 1:41 pm to bayoudude
if it's anything like billy the exterminator, i'll watch it
Posted on 8/16/10 at 1:51 pm to Erik049
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I actually worked as a productive assistant on the show.
Do you mean "production," or were you passing out condoms to the cast and crew?
Posted on 8/16/10 at 2:10 pm to bayoudude
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Only time you have to be really careful is when they crawl up on the bank and get tangled in the bushes/tall grass.
Yep this sucks. Especially if they go straight back away from the canal and are on high land or in roseau canes. Have to get in the canes/grass and go get them. Had to go get a 11 footer once. Not fun.
Back in the days before all these regulations, my dad used to hunt them with a headlight, pirogue, and a .22. He would shine them, paddle up to them and shoot them(most of the time under a few feet of water. One time he shot a 12 footer (he thought it was smaller) like that and it flipped him, the gun, and the light in the water. He said he was scared shitless until he got his light, gun, and pirogue ready. He went back over where he shot it and the gator was dead.
Posted on 8/16/10 at 2:35 pm to Dorothy
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but I fear that it will stereotype people from LA and make them look like idiots.
Kinda like that guy on the Food Truck race on the Food Network?
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