17 novembre 2015

A Good Guided Gator Hunting In Louisiana

By Mattie Knight


In Louisiana, gator ranks as the biggest reptile in US. The gator population is known to be approximately over 1.4 million. A lot of of these reptiles are found in commercial farms. Most of gator hunting is done every September. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in coastal town sets the date. A well guided gator hunting in Louisiana makes every interested hunter in the habitat to have a successful hunting experience.

The hunters of this reptile must be licensed before engaging in the habitats. They should own a land classifies as wetland habitat. Harvest tags are given to the owners of these lands by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Guides throughout their trips escort the qualified hunters.

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.

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.

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 harvest the reptile as a sport hunter while escorted by the guide. The person escorting the hunter must possess all the valid tags. The non-resident can also obtain the tags on the land or habitat as long as they provide the relevant information in documents concerning the ownership of land.

The cost of a Sport Hunter License for non-residents is less costly than that of residents. Louisiana city is one of the leading gator farmers in the US recording a looming production of over 30,000 wild reptiles annually. Farm raised gators amount to over 280,000 in a year.

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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