I'm not a hunter, but maybe you or someone who is a hunter can clarify. From what I can read, Gator season is open Aug. 5- Nov. 1, the limit is two gators per permit, and the cost is $272 for Florida resident and $1,022 for non-residents just to apply for the lottery. Only a certain number of permits are issued, once issued, you can only "harvest" during certain hours of the day using certain techniques.
Do you think we could open that up just a tad?
The gator population was in bad shape in the not too distant past, so the state restricted hunting them pretty severely. They've bounced back pretty well. We have a momma and 10 babies in the lake behind my house right now!