mercredi 11 novembre 2015

A Well Guided Gator Hunting In Louisiana

By Mattie Knight


One of the largest known reptiles in Louisiana and in US at large is the alligator. These reptiles have a population that is approximated to be 1.4 million. Commercial farms produce much of these kinds of reptiles. The hunting in Louisiana is done in the month of September of every year. The Wildlife and Fisheries department in the city has the mandate to set the date to go for hunting. The experience becomes more enjoyable if the hunter has 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.

The non-residents must purchase sport hunter licenses and a guide whose tags are valid must escort the hunters. The guides in Louisiana have the best access to the best habitats. They are able to take you to the preeminent areas for finding the best catch. Guides mostly help you to get the trophy reptile, which is known to be 8 feet long. Any harvested reptile must have harvest tags. The cost of most trips does not include any taxidermy or processing of animals although it is an optional.

The trips are offered with or without overnight lodging. Some guiding companies take hunters on day hunts while others may take them for night hunts. The weekend hunts sometimes may include overnight camping like in Yellow Bayou camp. However, there are other lodging services at every hotel in the city. Tanning services are not mostly included in cost of the trip. Any hunting trip offered at Wildlife Lodge and Grosse Savanne Waterfowl includes accommodations for overnight trips. Provost Adventures in LA offer trips for hunters only.

The hunters are given an orientation before the trip begins. The hunting can be made during sunset or during the sunrise only. The seasonal and daily quota is as equal as the tags that every hunter has. Hunters are allowed to get any size of the reptile in their hunt. Different ways of getting the catch can be used.This involves hook and line, bow and arrow, and firearms however short guns are highly restricted.

Non-residents can hunt the reptile but should be fully guided. The guide must have valid harvest tags if they have leased an habitat or they own any. If they do the proper presentation of relevant and needed information, the non-residents can be given these tags.

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.

Hides are sold to licensed fur buyers and dealers. Sometimes the whole gator is sold to the processing industries to make other products. Other buyers can arrange to get the meat and skin of the big reptile from the hunters. Louisiana has at the past years dominated in breeding and hunting of the reptile.




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