IT’S ALMOST GATOR HUNTIN’ TIME! Whee.
Posted September 14th, 2009 by Jill Conner BrowneFor years, we have laughed at the idea of a LOTTERY to determine who “wins” the right to go out, in a boat, in a swamp, in the middle of the night–often in the pouring rain, to ON PURPOSE–LOOK for an alligator and then try to GET HIM INTO YOUR BOAT while he is still alive and chompin’ and TIE HIM UP. DUUUHHHH. Well, we “won” this year. And we have two boats in this deal–the Hunters and the Squealers. I will be the Captain of the Squealers.
The Cutest Boy in the World is no longer a Virgin Gator Hunter–he went out Friday and Saturday night this past weekend–while I was in Colorado–and he appears to have had quite a Large Time. Even got a Battle Scar–when they were haulin’ in a big one, one of the giant treble hooks popped out of his hide and into Kyle’s–NOT GOOD. There was a doc on the team though and he treated it and called in Major Antibiotics–after a 3:30 a.m. consult with the chief pharmacist at one of the hospitals. Fabulous Guy Crap–they were all totally jazzed by the whole prospect of his arm rotting off without their Immediate Intervention. Call them Dr. House. (His Mama will NOT be pleased to hear this story–plan to hold it over his head for a lifetime.)
Hunters and Squealers begin hitting town on Thursday–Scott is already preparing food. I told him NOW is the time to make 15 dozen aigs–the Troops will be hongry. Adrenaline burns billions of calories–and clouds of mosquitoes will literally drain us dry–we need Provisions! Wish I could have brought the Camel Dung cookies home from Colorado–and I guess I could have done so–had I not crawled into bed and EATEN THEM. (Recipe coming to you soon by way of Queen Satin.)
16 Responses to “IT’S ALMOST GATOR HUNTIN’ TIME! Whee.”
September 14th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Oh my it sounds like a large time indeed. What do you do with the Gator once you catch it?
September 14th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Nothing is wasted, from what I hear! I guess I’ll see how all THAT unfolds as well! Sounds like fun, huh?!
September 14th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I am gonna be wanting some gator teeth to make a hat band out of…..
September 15th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Got to be a hysterical trip! Can’t wait to hear all the details and seriously, I hope Kyle’s arm doesn’t rot and fall off.
September 15th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Oh, the TEETH–had not thought about the TEETH! Maybe we can all get us a gator toof!
September 15th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Jill!
1st sending my love to your Mama! I wrote you an email a few weeks ago, but never heard from you, maybe it got lost!
Y’all are nuts to go gator hunting! But my son swims with them in the Cooper River in Charleston, so he’s nuts too! Actually the squealer boat sounds kinda fun!
Take care…..love ya…..Anne
September 15th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
E-mail me again, AnnieBoo–I didn’t get it–should be hrhjill@sweetpotatoqueens.com Yes, I’m excited about the squealer boat–would not BE on the Hunt boat for anything!
September 15th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
YAY! I can’t tell you how excited I am for this! Can I call dibs on a gater tooth? I’ll even pay you for S&H. I could always used a good gater tooth for my juju spells.
September 16th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Love the idea of the Squealer boat! Sounds like some Pig Candy would be a good ideer.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Kyle and I are actually hoping for torrential rain…it adds to the Alligator Dundee feel to the whole affair…plus cuts waaay down on the competition and the boat traffic. And don’t worry, we are bringing plenty of Clorox for any future bites or hookings.
September 16th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Oh, goody–I love the smell of Clo-rox in the morning!
September 16th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I doubt that there will be that much boat traffic around us… They will either be hightailin’ outta there to avoid the “exuberance”, or they will hope to be able to bask in the glow of the magnificence of HRH Jill….
September 16th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
How did the Depends “dry” run go? Am counting on your wisdom and experience in this as I, too, have had to face the choice of “hanging out” or crossing my legs while trolling in the Catalina Channel. The former risks shark butt bites – the latter, exploding bladder.
September 17th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Depends are excellent–once you get over the initial difficulty of actually on-purpose wetting one’s pants! Tend to get a tad heavy with overuse–just fyi–make sure the waist band of your pants is sturdy enough to hold up!
September 18th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Thank you for the rec and tip. Now if only they came in leopard-skin print or gold lame. Or pank and green.
Am off to the County Fair today – will be thinkin’ kindly of y’all in the swamp as I gnaw on the choc-covered bacon, deep-fried pies and such.
Gator mercies and safe huntin’jujus to the entire crew.
September 20th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I feel sorry for that gator!! Probably he’ll jump in the hunt boat to get away from the squealing. lmao Much luck and have fun!