tarawa
AH veteran
Not sure where gator hunting fits in, but I had great time accompanying a friend one of his gator hunts. Gators are most challenging. Hunting at nights with a crossbow and harpoon even makes it more challenging!
I knew my friend was good, but that isan understatement. We were on the a section of the St. Johns River that had quite a few quota tags issued. The more tags the more hunters. This is the most challenging part. There are people on the river witout a clue. Buzzing up and down the shore spotlighting and thinking that a gator will stay around long enough to get taken. My friend knows the river and harvested two decent 9' gators in an are that was just hunted by some cowboy hunters. We just sat back, let the place calm down and drifted in. His shots with the crossbow were measured in feet....not yards. That's good! I manned the harpoon and stuck the gators after they were pulled in next to the boat. Then all heck broke loose. What a great night on the water. Pics later!
I knew my friend was good, but that isan understatement. We were on the a section of the St. Johns River that had quite a few quota tags issued. The more tags the more hunters. This is the most challenging part. There are people on the river witout a clue. Buzzing up and down the shore spotlighting and thinking that a gator will stay around long enough to get taken. My friend knows the river and harvested two decent 9' gators in an are that was just hunted by some cowboy hunters. We just sat back, let the place calm down and drifted in. His shots with the crossbow were measured in feet....not yards. That's good! I manned the harpoon and stuck the gators after they were pulled in next to the boat. Then all heck broke loose. What a great night on the water. Pics later!
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