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re: September Is Gator Season!
Posted on 9/19/26 at 4:46 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 9/19/26 at 4:46 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Trapping restarted in the mid 70s, first few years ONLY Cameron and Vermillion parishes because they were going into yards attacking children, pigs and chickens. Before this population control was to trap and ship live to repopulate Florida swamps and marshes.
Early 60s fishing with dad in the marshes there were always at least a half dozen around where any bass were. Dad would get pissed off at me for casting a jitterbug towards them to watch a small 8 footer chase my bait. The again I was under 10 years old.
Early 60s fishing with dad in the marshes there were always at least a half dozen around where any bass were. Dad would get pissed off at me for casting a jitterbug towards them to watch a small 8 footer chase my bait. The again I was under 10 years old.
Posted on 9/19/26 at 4:51 pm to CitizenK
I’m not sure what prices are for this year but in 2025 4-4”11 ft was a flat $5, a 5 ft was worth $17.50 and a 6ft was $27. That’s what buyers were paying. Not exactly big money.
Posted on 9/19/26 at 6:18 pm to LSUDad
Swamp people be lit
Posted on 9/19/26 at 8:14 pm to Hankg
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I’m not sure what prices are for this year but in 2025 4-4”11 ft was a flat $5, a 5 ft was worth $17.50 and a 6ft was $27. That’s what buyers were paying. Not exactly big money.
He retired 5 years ago. Point being that big ones are not being harvested by landowners for more than a few years. There are a lot of large landowners who harvest their own,.with hire hands.
Posted on 9/20/26 at 4:25 pm to CitizenK
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mostly 14 and 16 footers to fill his allotement easily.
what
Posted on 9/20/26 at 4:30 pm to LSUDad
I’ve killed a shite ton of gators over the years and it’s a lot of work but fun as shite.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:28 pm to Rize
Most of the hunters are finished for the season.
Posted on 9/23/26 at 7:53 am to CitizenK
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My sister was dating a college student from Grand Chenier who caught mostly 14 and 16 footers to fill his allotement easily.
And she believed him??? There hasn't been a recorded gator of 15 ft. caught in La. waters for the past 50 years and ones over 13 ft. are rare as hen's teeth.
Posted on 9/23/26 at 9:48 am to Hankg
Most are not just selling gators anymore. They are now chartering trips for 1200+ per person. That's where the money is now.
Posted on 9/23/26 at 9:54 am to bayouvette
Trips, eggs, meat, farm hides
Posted on 9/24/26 at 8:30 am to gumbo2176
quote:That’s because he caught them all.
There hasn't been a recorded gator of 15 ft. caught in La. waters for the past 50 years and ones over 13 ft. are rare as hen's teeth
For reference regarding alligator populations
Mississippi has @35,000 alligators
Alabama @70,000 alligators
South Carolina @100,000 alligators
Georgia @2-300,000 alligators
Texas @4-500,000 alligators
Florida @1.3 million alligators
Louisiana @2-3 million, plus 1 million on farms. Almost more alligators than people.
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