Gator bite was good Friday

[gander]

Definitely a day of gator hunting that I will never forget!

[ArcheryNerd]

I really want to spot and stock a gator with my bow!

[RiverRat1]

Because all the buyers in Louisiana want farm raised gators. The prices right now are 6' and under $5/ft, 6-8' $10/ft, over 8' $15/ft. It was 3 times that the last few years..

What do you get if it's 7' 11" ?

[BigFoot]

Send me a tail! I need some gator in my freezer!

[johnpaul]

What do you get if it's 7' 11" ?

7 11/12 = 7.92 so you would get $79.20

[speck1]

Because all the buyers in Louisiana want farm raised gators. The prices right now are 6' and under $5/ft, 6-8' $10/ft, over 8' $15/ft. It was 3 times that the last few years..

Why would the buyers prefer farm raised gators? What caused the price to crash like that?

[johnpaul]

x2

Sorry guys we can't guide hunts for them, family won't allow it!


Trust me, if we could, I definitely would!

[johnpaul]

Why would the buyers prefer farm raised gators? What caused the price to crash like that?

Uniformity of the hides. From what I understand they put the hides on a sort of planing machine to shave the hide down to make it pliable enough to make purses, wallets, boots, etc. If all of the hides are the same thickness they don't have to change the settings hardly ever I guess

[coonazz]

sweet!

[speck1]

That's a shame you can't guide people. That's a hunt I have never done. Not sure what a coon pelt goes for but it my be more profitable than gators. They are killing me this year.

[johnpaul]

That's a shame you can't guide people. That's a hunt I have never done. Not sure what a coon pelt goes for but it my be more profitable than gators. They are killing me this year.

All those coon pelts would probably add up to what we sold a 10' alligator for... Pathetic!

[Slew]

Man those prices suck!!!

I'd love to trade some crappie snatching for a gator trip or at least some fillets for tail meat. I'm out and miss blackened gator and sauce piquant.