WE “WON” THE LOTTERY! For a GATOR HUNTIN’ PERMIT, that is!
Posted August 14th, 2009 by Jill Conner BrowneOh yeah, after YEARS of crushing disappointments, we FINALLY “WON” a chance to go out, in a boat, in a SWAMP, in the middle of the night, on purpose, to SEEK OUT large alligators. LUCK-Y, LUCK-Y, LUCK-Y, I’m sayin’! Whoo-hoo! Hoo-ray for us! There will be video. Barring any Unfortunate Eating Accidents, it should be some of THE funniest footage EVER assembled.
Details to follow–but one of the most intriguing aspects of this whole thing to ME, personally, is the Rule that says the gator must first be RESTRAINED (tied up)–BEFORE you are allowed to “dispatch” it. Two thoughts: The restraining part seems to give a decided advantage to the gator. And ”Dispatch?” Apparently, we gator hunters are far too refined to use any words that produce mental images of “death.”
6 Responses to “WE “WON” THE LOTTERY! For a GATOR HUNTIN’ PERMIT, that is!”
August 14th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
boy– better you than me. the south has much to recommend it but i don’t think gator hunting in a swamp in the middle of the night would ever be at the top of my list. why, i might brake a nail or have my hair friz up.
of course , i am still in shock over the news that less paul died. thank heavens chuck berry is still going strong
August 15th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Losing Les Paul is probably what triggered this for me–it’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, CLEARLY! However, you need to follow the developments of this story–it’s going to be THE funniest thing EV-ER!
August 15th, 2009 at 11:44 am
how in heavens name did the cbitw talk you into this one! Although it does sound like the best place to wear those gawd awful “CROCS”, or have we (that’s the royal we of course) “dispatched” of them?
August 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I AM SO JEALOUS… a friend of mine is sneaking down to the coast gator huntin’ tonight (calling it sneaking, because I was not invited, and this man has eaten literally sacks of crawfish that I have slaved over at my feeds, I think he owes me!). I’m thinking you just have never lived until you’ve been gator huntin’. I’m just all over this!! I gotta find a seat in a boat soon, I cannot be missing out. I have receipes!!!
August 16th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Listen, y’all need to check out today’s Mobile paper- these guys bagged a gator that was over 13 feet and weighed 701 lbs. They had a hard time getting the thing into the boat it was so big. Hell, the thing looked older than me and resembled a very long dinasaur. We see them all the time down here, but I’m sure not going huntin’ for those mean critters!!
August 16th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I want pictures! Ooooooh better yet, VIDEO!