Robin

[Justin]

Also....them barrel racers are fond of trophy saddles with alligator seats :wink:

suprise, suprise :wink:

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

And stingray seats. :wink:

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

oh gosh that's huge!

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

oh gosh that's huge!

Now ,now, That's not nice to comment on the seat size of a barrel racer. :?

No matter how big they still squeeze into a pair of tight jeans. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[RobinFarmandRanch]

I guess I have been hanging around a can crusher too long. I knew exactly what that saddle was as I hear about a stingray seat all the time. I guess I'll go downto the gulf and shoot a few :shock: :lol:

 

[jingo2]

per ---

Here are da prices most tanneries are payin.
4'=$2 per ft
5'=$4 per ft
6'=$6 per ft
7'=$8 per ft
8'=$12 per ft
10'and bigger =$16 per ft

Theres no bounty on them. You have to put in for tags, pay for a lease to hunt. Prices have been bad the last few years due to alligator farms down here flooding the market with hide.

Oldtimer- im not on the show, but i do know Troy very well. His lease borders my friends that i help during the season.

Justin--I just pray that ya'll like the feel of gator boots and keep buying them. I wont wear anything else, gotta try to keep the price up for them some kind of way. that 12 footer will prolly only make about 20 belts and 10 pairs of boots. The rest of the hide is used for many other things, like vests and things like that.

Jersey- I only clean one gator per year, the first one(as long as its about 7 foot). it takes us about 3 hours to clean one from start to finish. The rest of the gators go to the buyers and once we collect, we never see them again.

Isn't he the guy that yells " Choot'em....choot'em...choot'em"?? Never knew so much went into 'gator' hunting before.... Pretty cool deal....I'd take something bigger than a .22 though...

 

[Anonymous]

per ---

Here are da prices most tanneries are payin.
4'=$2 per ft
5'=$4 per ft
6'=$6 per ft
7'=$8 per ft
8'=$12 per ft
10'and bigger =$16 per ft

Theres no bounty on them. You have to put in for tags, pay for a lease to hunt. Prices have been bad the last few years due to alligator farms down here flooding the market with hide.

Oldtimer- im not on the show, but i do know Troy very well. His lease borders my friends that i help during the season.

Justin--I just pray that ya'll like the feel of gator boots and keep buying them. I wont wear anything else, gotta try to keep the price up for them some kind of way. that 12 footer will prolly only make about 20 belts and 10 pairs of boots. The rest of the hide is used for many other things, like vests and things like that.

Jersey- I only clean one gator per year, the first one(as long as its about 7 foot). it takes us about 3 hours to clean one from start to finish. The rest of the gators go to the buyers and once we collect, we never see them again.

Isn't he the guy that yells " Choot'em....choot'em...choot'em"?? Never knew so much went into 'gator' hunting before.... Pretty cool deal....I'd take something bigger than a .22 though...

Thats exactly what I thought too...Once in awhile when they get a big one Troy yells for the "Magnum"-- which is a 22 magnum :???: - and sometimes they have to shoot them 3-4 times..... The other night on the show a couple of the other guys were trying to shoot a "big" gator that wasn't hooked on a line and was a hundred yards out- again with the 22- which they were hitting low with... Hell I'd of smoked it with the 22-250....

 

[RobinFarmandRanch]

.22s are more than plenty to kill a gator. The skin behind the head is very soft. That show has a little actin in it if you know what I mean

 

[Jassy]

I'm sure there is some acting and staging going on in the show, but for us Nebraskan's it's pretty darn interesting and believable! I really like the fact that these families take pride in their lifestyle despite all the danger...they're no different than a cattle rancher...take pride in our lifestyle and hope to pass the tradition on to family. They are the "cowboys" of swamp!

 

[RobinFarmandRanch]

I'm sure there is some acting and staging going on in the show, but for us Nebraskan's it's pretty darn interesting and believable! I really like the fact that these families take pride in their lifestyle despite all the danger...they're no different than a cattle rancher...take pride in our lifestyle and hope to pass the tradition on to family. They are the "cowboys" of swamp!

yeah, its a different breed of people. Thats actually where some people run their cows down here. its a pretty tough area but its what we have to do.

Ohh, also, Im all out of gator tags now its time to get ready for duck season

 

[Faster horses]

I never got around to posting pictures of the trip I took last year
to the Panama Canal. This thread got me to thinking about the-I think
they were crocodiles--and we were assured there is a difference-- :wink:.
Anyhow, we went to the Everglades in Florida on an airboat. Makes
the hair stand up on the back of your neck to see these guys in
the water:

And then this:

Our guide did tell us he thought this fella was trying to commit suicide...