Tuesday 27 February 2018

Here Are Facts Regarding Hunting For Alligators

By Frank Stone


Activities involving killing and capturing of wildlife in known as hunting. Hunting is among the oldest economic activities. The history of hunting dates back to the beginning of human history. This activity has lots of benefits including supplying man with leather, food and other animal products. Back in the day leather served as sleeping and clothing material. This is what hunting for alligators entails.

In the modern world people still hunt. The only difference is that the methods are advanced and the activity is a controlled in most jurisdictions. One requires a permit to hunt any kind of game in most western countries, especially in the US. Alligators are no exception in this case. Hunting of gators mostly takes places in the southeastern states of the US.

Some of the states that have a high number of the alligators include Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas. It has been stated that if the high population of the alligators is not controlled the situation would be a fatal threat to human security. And this is why people have to acquire a government permit in order to hunt reptiles in a hunting window that opens for approximately a month.

The other state of the southeaster states whereby Gator hunting is illegal and especially if one is not a legal employee of the wildlife service is North Carolina. It is a requirement by the law that if anyone comes across the alligators they should report to appropriate authorities for action. These animals are considered as protected species and anyone found hunting is guilty of charges.

To be issued with a license, there are several requirements that one must complete first. The first one is that they must make an application for the license by filling an application form. In the form, they indicate personal details such as name, date of birth, and social security number. The application is usually accompanied by an application fee, which varies from one state to another.

The hunter is issued with a license indicating the span of the area they are allowed to carry their activities. Also indicated on the permit is the number of alligators a hunter is allowed to catch within a specific period. Fines and other measures may be imposed on a hunter who strays from their specified area. The measures are taken because straying is considered illegal. When the permit expires hunting is also supposed to stop immediately. The expiry date of permit is usually indicated.

These reptiles are dangerous. The danger they pose to humans and other animals is serious. To make the matter worse they do not produce one or two offspring like birds or other mammals. Each breeding season they lay tens of eggs which hatch into young ones. This ensures that their population is always high. As such, human versus gator conflicts have been reported as they occasionally invade human space.

In this part of the world, the annual hunting culture has risen due to the healthy number of gators. Apart from this, gators are hunted for their skins. People use their skins to make a wide range of products. The products include leather jackets, shoes, watch handles, bags, and hats.




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