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Title: gator hunts
Post by: MERGANZER on September 21, 2010, 10:26:00 PM
Anyone have any recommendations on reasonable gator bow hunts available?  Seems like a fun hunt but what I have found it seems to be a pretty expensive hunt and often you don't get the whole animal when its done.  Any info would be great!  Thanks,

Ganzer
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: Gehrke145 on September 22, 2010, 02:16:00 AM
I just did it with some buddies, I would just go in with a buy the tag (2 gators per tag) and go.
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: MERGANZER on September 22, 2010, 09:39:00 AM
Where did you do this and what was the cost of the tag?  What equipment is needed for gator bowfishing?  Pics???

thanks
Ganzer
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: Ray Hammond on September 22, 2010, 09:45:00 AM
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: MERGANZER on September 22, 2010, 09:48:00 AM
Your pricing doesnt look bad at all compared to some I have seen.  Do you have abrochure that tells whats included?  Do you get entire animal? are there trophy fees in addition? these are the things I would be interested in knowiing as well.  I didnt realize south carolina had a huntable population of gators.

Ganzer
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: Chris Surtees on September 22, 2010, 10:15:00 AM
For Georgia and South Carolina you are looking at about 3 years to have enough preference points to draw a tag.

Florida has no preference point system but you are looking at over $1000 for the 2 cites tags if you draw.

You may want to look into hunts in Louisiana and Texas as well.

As for equipment check out these sites:

http://www.huntinglight.com/catalog/

http://www.amsbowfishing.com/

http://www.shopatron.com/products/category/Gator+Hunting+Equipment/182.0.1.1.1934.1949.0.0.0
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: bornagainbowhunter on September 22, 2010, 10:24:00 AM
mmmmm, gator tail....
Title: Re: gator hunts
Post by: IndianaBowman on September 22, 2010, 12:32:00 PM
Merganzer, I did a "How To" thread on this a while back called "Winter Doldrums - How To DIY Florida Alligator Bowhunt". Do a search on here and it should answer most of your questions. I went back again this year and we took four more gators (all the tags we had).

It can be done on a DIY!