Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Facts Concerning Hunting For Alligators

Posted by Unknown at 13:07
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.

Killing of alligators is prohibited in North Caroline. This makes it the only southeaster state where such law exists. The only people allowed to hunt or kill gators are wildlife service employees which make it illegal for anyone else to hunt alligators. They are a protected species in this state. Anyone coming across them is supposed to report the matter to relevant authorities for action as required by law. A person hunting gators may be either jailed or fined.

Like any other application there are requirements that are needed for the person applying for the license. These details which are personal may include name, date of birth and social security number. They are filled in an application form which is accompanied by a fee. The fee varies from different states.

The license usually indicates the area range within which one is allowed to do the hunt. It also indicates the number of gators one is allowed to catch during the period. Straying from the specified area may be considered illegal and may attract a fine or some other measures. Once the open season on gators expires, people are required to stop the exercise with immediate effect. The license will usually indicate the end date of the exercise.

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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