Do you love gator hunting? If not, maybe you should try once. If you love it, maybe these tips below will be much help. However, technique between one alligator hunter and the other might be different, and hopefully the alligator hunting tips below will still give some insights for your hunting experience.
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1. Check for Hidden Alligator
To avoid altercation that might hurt you, you have to spot exactly each and every of the alligator. The gator might be hiding somewhere, especially behind the bushes. Use your senses to find their spot because it is very possible that they have spotted you. As a human, you have more brain power than these reptiles so, use it! Remember that it is a dangerous thing to do. The alligator can just pops out of the bushes and snatches you. You can either fight him with your gun or cry for help (if anyone is near enough—and willing—to help)
2. Focus
Are you easily distracted? If yes, then alligator hunts are not for you. Many people survive because they focus. They know where the gator is hidden. If some small stuffs easily distract you, maybe you can survive the alligator hunting stuff.
3. Place your setup
Once you spot the alligator trails on the shoreline, you can place your setup there.
4. Bring chicken
From home, you can bring chicken as an offering for the gator. Bait the smelly chicken (or you can also use fish) on your hook to “provoke” the gators.
5. Put your bait above the water
It is recommended that you let your bet dangle about 2.5 feet of the water. The higher that the bait is above the water, the bigger the alligator it will catch.
6. Ready to shoot
The chicken will bring your gator the surface. Remember step 2, you must focus and not easily distracted. Once the gator is on the surface, use your .22 to shoot it behind the eyes. It is not recommended to use high powered rifles.
What do you think about the above alligator hunting tips? If you’re not ready for gator hunting, maybe you’d better hunt elk or other animals, instead.
Source: www.thejump.net
