Alligator harvest is planned

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by specktator

The people that own my lease get 100 tags/year. And last year they did not fill one tag b/c they said the price was too low. So now we have to deal with gators everywhere. I want to tell them to just give them to me. Ill fill em!

What is a 7' gator worth? Hide and meat? Is the meat worth more than the hide now?

[specktator]

Originally Posted by Gerald

What is a 7' gator worth? Hide and meat? Is the meat worth more than the hide now?

The thing is there aren't many people you could just go sell 1 gator hide to. Most companies will only buy in bulk. I get a few tags every year for a swamp we have. I caught a 6' and 7' and couldn't find anyone to buy them. They gave me a few numbers to call but never tried them. Now i just have 2 hides sitting in my freezer. I want to tan them but they charge alot. I wanna try to tan them myself.

As for the meat, I am not sure what it is worth. I would never sell it. Too damn good!