Gator Questions

[Goosepond Monster]

Originally Posted by Andy C

Hunted the refuge last year for the first time and it's nothing like the tv show!! Lot's of hard work and lot's of BAD smells. Made even worse by being hung over every morning!!! But you do hang out with good people and have some fun too.

Refuge?

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Originally Posted by Goosepond Monster

Refuge?

Wildlife refuge, there is many across the state. Public access allowed.

[Goosepond Monster]

Originally Posted by Lake Chuck Duck

Wildlife refuge, there is many across the state. Public access allowed.

Got ya. Thanks.

BTW, nice avatar. Where the gold at?

[beccrossee]

The terms refuge,preserve,reserve are used interchangeably by many people in the area. They are reffering to a state wildlife management area or a national wildlife refuge. Both allow fishing and hunting to the public. There are also some state wildlife refuges that allow fishing but no hunting (rockafeller & marsh island).

[Andy C]

no it was seabin national wildlife refuge, buddy of mine gets tags every year. sorry for the confuson.

[Ray]

State and federal refuges have lottery drawings for gator hunting.
If picked for the ones in SW La., you get it for 3 years.

[Andy C]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

Did not know that about the 3 years

Originally Posted by Ray

State and federal refuges have lottery drawings for gator hunting.
If picked for the ones in SW La., you get it for 3 years.

when they won theres it was they have it for 5 years but you MUST make an "TRUE" effert to hunt it at least 3 of the 5 years or your not elgabale to enter again.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Ray

State and federal refuges have lottery drawings for gator hunting.
If picked for the ones in SW La., you get it for 3 years.

Did not know that about the 3 years

[elebouef]

In Louisiana you can just wait for them to come to your house.

[Ray]

I hunted in Lacassine twice. Both lotteries were for 3 years each.
My littles sisters ex had Sabine twice also. His was for 3 years each.
If you don't catch all your gators on the first year and everyone else does, you are out.
You have to hunt every year and tag out every year, unless something like a hurricane or drought prevents you from doing so.
If someone tags out early, they allow the one with most tags left to hunt the good area next.
Some sections are better than others. They know that. Usually the good areas are smaller and the bad areas, like open water and saltwater are bigger.