Well I'm from a little place called Des Allemands, Louisiana. If you don't know where that's at, its between Houma and New Orleans. I lived there until I was eighteen and then moved to Lafayette for college. I enjoy living the college life but I enjoy my true reason for living, hunting, more. Everyone I know from back home is a hunting fanatic, which got me deeply involved in the sport . There are so many different things to hunt and trap that I could talk about them all day. But here are just a few of the things that I enjoy doing.
- Deer Hunting
- Duck Hunting
- Rabbit Hunting
- Squirrel Hunting
- Bass Fishing
- Frogging
- Alligator Trapping
Here are some of my favorite web sites:
For Hunters Only
Big Bucks
Basically because where I am from, out in the boonies, hunting became my passion. Me and my buddies out on the water at five in the morning in search of ducks is what I believe, the greatest adventure. Watching the sun come up and the ducks fly in is the greatest site in the world to me, but I don't just love duck hunting. Deer hunting is just as great. Sitting in the stand waiting for a deer to cross your path is as exciting as the climax of a book except it is that way the whole time that you are hunting.
The picture above is of a duck hunter standing up to shoot at some ducks. This is the climax of life. Not just the climax of hunting. Duck hunting is a sport that requires great listening skills and observation skills. It is never boring even if the ducks aren't flying because you can always enjoy the cool air and watch the sun come over the marsh. Duck hunting is a great sport.
Deer hunting is also one of my favorite things to do.
This type of hunting requires much skill and patience. Everything
has to be done perfect for you to see a deer like this. Deer have
an extremely good sense of smell. If they smell any thing out of the ordinary
they'll be running the opposite direction. For instance, if you park
your four wheeler within two hundred yards of your hunting site your chance
of seeing a buck like this is very slim. They can pick up on the smell
of your exhaust and the smell of gas. Deer can even pick up on scents
from your body. Deer hunters even have to wash their clothes in special
detergent that leaves no smell on your clothes. You even have to where
scent less hunting deodorant. If you have too much clothes on when
you are hunting and you sweat a lot, deer can smell it. Deer are incredible
animals and just seeing one cross your path is an amazing site. Alligator catching is also a great and exciting sport. The best way to catch alligators is to go out in the marsh at night and shine a bright light and when the light hits the gators eye it luminates. It is fairly easy to determine a set of alligator eyes from any other eyes because they luminate red. Once you have spotted a gator you must sneak up on them quietly by turning off the engine and paddling towards it. Once you come within arms length of the gator, if you haven't taken the light off of his eyes because this is blinding the gator, you pounce on it and grab it behind the neck. By grabbing it here the alligator can not turn his head completely around and bite you. This attempt only works for gators less than six foot because anything larger than this can overpower a human and possibly bite them. I have seen this happen and it is not a very good situation. It could be deadly. Here is a picture of a Louisiana alligator.
The gator shown in this picture is approximately
ten foot long. That is an amazing gator which can not be taken by
hand. It had to be trapped and then taped up to where it can not open
its mouth. This is way above my level of gator hunting. It is just
to dangerous and it is not worth risking my life for the thrill.