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Posted on 2/13/25 at 8:37 am to gumbo2176
Louisiana's alligator population has increased from under 100,000 to over 3 million in the past 50 years. They harvest @ 25,000 a year.
Farmers are required to release 10% of the eggs they collect into the wild when the alligators reach 3 to 5 feet long. They release over 38,000 alligators a year.
We have an alligator problem.
Farmers are required to release 10% of the eggs they collect into the wild when the alligators reach 3 to 5 feet long. They release over 38,000 alligators a year.
We have an alligator problem.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 8:46 am to bubbz
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think in south LA they are. They are everywhere and the season is only about 30 days.
From what I hear, people are no longer swimming in Lake Arthur and the Mermentau River, and that’s a damn shame.
Who thinks having a bunch of alligators is a good thing? And why do we pay for wildlife management programs that make our own lives less pleasant? It’s bullshite.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 8:48 am to terriblegreen
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don't see a problem. If it was, LDWF would increase tags.
Ah yes cause the government is so great at everything they do. Govern me harder daddy.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 8:49 am to Harry Rex Vonner
I live close to lake, river and bayous and yeah there’s no shortage of gators.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 8:51 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Yes.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 8:55 am to chalupa
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Ah yes cause the government is so great at everything they do. Govern me harder daddy.
Well we’ve seen what happens when the government doesn’t govern fish and game, people act like children with no daddies.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:06 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Way over population in south Louisiana marsh.
Specially on WMA and protected areas.
Specially on WMA and protected areas.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:10 am to gumbo2176
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Just checked the LDWF site and see they issue between 25K-35K tags a year for gators. So that's a lot of gators being harvested yearly.
Wonder how many of those tags are turned in
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:14 am to idlewatcher
We're overpopulated in MS in my opinion. Our season is only 10 days long and you can't bait. That second weekend of the season, the gators are very finnicky. You can't hardly get close enough to em to throw a hook at em.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:19 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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I wonder if states and municipalities cover up alligator attacks as much as they can (and crocodiles in Florida) because they don't want tourism affected? Like the mayor in Jaws
Attacks are extremely rare. Grown men rarely ever get attacked because we are bigger than their typical prey. I have swam in ponds/canals with big gators and never worried...if we had salt water or nile crocs people would get attacked all the time.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:21 am to Matt225
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Specially on WMA and protected areas.
Their numbers have exploded. Well into the millions at this point.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:24 am to Topwater Trout
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Attacks are extremely rare. Grown men rarely ever get attacked because we are bigger than their typical prey. I have swam in ponds/canals with big gators and never worried...if we had salt water or nile crocs people would get attacked all the time.
I mean, frick grown men, I'm worried about 2-year-olds
Posted on 2/13/25 at 9:54 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Wasn't that way in the 70s in Louisiana - might have been deemed endangered back in the day
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:09 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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The population of alligators, regardless of the number is a non issue. The biggest problem with them is them getting hit by cars.
bull shite. The biggest problem is them harassing me when I'm fishing in the marsh. They are absolutely overpopulated and an absolute nuisance when fishing with a popping cork.
But that certainly isn't anything that can't be addressed when the dumb lizards swim right up to the boat.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:14 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Don't let toddlers swim in the marsh unsupervised in the summer
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:17 am to bubbz
I went to New Orleans for a wedding in November and saw multiple dead gators along the side of the road around Irish Bayou.
When Alligators outnumber opossums as roadside carrion, there are too many.
When Alligators outnumber opossums as roadside carrion, there are too many.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:21 am to yellowfin
quote:I’d give you a chance, baw…..after you wash up.
I eat beaver, do you like me?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:22 am to idlewatcher
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Wonder how many of those tags are turned in
It's my understanding if you are a hunter and turn in tags, that will lower the amount of tags you can get the following year, so it's in their best interest to fill their tags.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:23 am to Riseupfromtherubble
They could certainly be deregulated to some degree. State issues tags for trapping isn't going to do much because they aren't worth anything. Just a deer-style license / tag system would work.
Lots of problems with it though, primarily stupid coonasses shooting rifles on the water.
Lots of problems with it though, primarily stupid coonasses shooting rifles on the water.
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