Global Sports: Guided Gator Hunting In Louisiana

Friday, January 8, 2016

Guided Gator Hunting In Louisiana

By Ruth Kennedy


Recommendations have been given by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the proper management of reptiles since it is a renewable and lucrative resource. It is one of the worldwide known stories of success in crocodilian conservation. It has served as a model in worldwide reptile conservation and many projects use Guided Gator hunting in Louisiana as a point of reference.

Alligator leather has over time been preferred for its value since 1800s. In the early 1950s there was a drastic decrease in alligator population due to unregulated hunting across the 1950s until it was put to a halt in 1962, followed by research on the basic life history were started consequently leading to a naturally sound management of the organism.

The goal of the program was conservation of endangered species since it was part of the natural habitat and benefits to other species that coexist with it in the natural habitat. The idea behind this move is to give a sustained agenda to manage hunting, give long term profits for existence and maintenance of the ecosystem and not in the least financial gain to citizens.

The states coastal alligator territories are owned privately, approximately 81 percent. This translates to a direct benefit economically and by incentives to landowners and individuals who hire land for the purpose of shooting. These measures are to ensure the gators are protected as their habitat is maintained and enhanced.

An impulsive increase in population of the species was later experienced in the period 1962 to 1972 as a result of measures that had been put in place by the state to govern its conservation. The program was initiated in Cameron Parish for financial prowess in remote gator yield in remote gator reap. Equal distribution in regard to population density of crocodilian was of wide deliberation.

State departments for property with wetland alligators that can support reaping provide tags. They are availed to registered reapers and cannot be exchanged. The person legible for this has to either own the land or has a license permitting them to carry out the activities. This labels are applied prior to the season. They are very specific to the properties and also indicated on the license. Owning or selling of gator products can only be done by people who have been licensed to do so.

The allowed time of carrying out this activities is during the day and no reaping activities are allowed during the night. Alligator tags that a harvester has are relative to the seasonal and daily routines. Size of alligators is not a limiting factor. The process can be carried out using fishing hooks, firearms except shotguns with bow and arrow as another method too remembering not to lose them.

Upon harvest, the gators should be immediately tagged before exiting the capture location, about 6 inches from the end of the tail from the lower side. One should be careful not to lose or drop tags since they are not replaced once lost bearing in mind they do not float.




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