Florida Gator Hunt Was a Hoot
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From: NY Bowman
21-Aug-20
Well we just returned from our annual Florida alligator hunt. We filled all 8 tags with solid gators. Shot over 100 armored catfish and caught some decent bass.
From: krieger
21-Aug-20
Wow! That's a lot of invasive catfish! Well done, post some gator pics too please.
From: wam
22-Aug-20
Wow look at all those tank catfish!!! Awesome job!
From: NY Bowman
27-Aug-20
From: NY Bowman
27-Aug-20
From: 4nolz@work
27-Aug-20
do they eat those kind of catfish? Did you get any shots at iguanas along the canals?
From: NY Bowman
27-Aug-20
Didn't see any iquanas. Did shoot some Giant Tilapia and Mullet. They say you can eat the Plecos, but we didn't give it a try. We definitely will next time.
From: Bou'bound
27-Aug-20
you are the gator-master with no second place finisher in sight.
From: NY Bowman
31-Aug-20
Ha ha Grant! That's only because I'm probably the only one hunting them with longbows and recurves without a bang stick. :)
From: DonVathome
02-Oct-20
Awesome!
From: jstephens61
02-Oct-20
Guide or DIY?
From: NY Bowman
06-Oct-20
All DIY! Just some fellas getting together and having fun chasing gators. Don congrats on the SC gator. Looked like a good one.
From: WV Mountaineer
06-Oct-20
Really cool
From: TrapperKayak
08-Oct-20
Nice hunting... See Any snakes?
From: 4nolz@work
08-Oct-20
Big mullet!
From: drycreek
08-Oct-20
Y’all got some nice gators ! Looks like a great trip...
From: Bentstick54
08-Oct-20
Great looking gators. Would love to hear more about your gear. What poundage of bows, type of arrows and points. How do you finish them without a bang stick?
From: orionsbrother
08-Oct-20
Cool!!
From: PECO
09-Oct-20
Looks like a great time!
From: NY Bowman
14-Oct-20
Bentstick54, on this trip the bow weights ranges from 50# to 63#. However, we took a 10 yr old boy one year and he shot his with a 38# longbow. We use heavy fish arrows with detachable Muzzy Gator Getter heads. We finish most of them by simply grabbing them, taping their mouth shut and pithing them with a knife. On the really big gators we use a broadhead through the lungs. FL law requires all arrows be attached to a line and thus we shoot them with an arrow that has 100# PowerPro braid on it and a float.
From: Bentstick54
14-Oct-20
Thanks, I am a trad shooter and keep thinking of a gator hunt. 50# is my normal weight but wasn’t sure if that would be enough for gator. Everything I’ve seen has always been with compounds, and wouldn’t want to show up “underbowed “.
From: TRnCO
14-Oct-20
Gator, good eatin' right there. I recently swapped moose steak for gator, pound for pound. One of the better trades I made.
