Alligator hunting

[Sniper John]

Anybody do the Murphree hunt with a kayak or canoe?

Yes, but I had a large aluminum canoe with a 5 hp motor. They do try to assign those with smaller motors to the closest compartments, but I would not want to have to paddle to them.

[db@100]

I have a 12' flat bottom with a small motor. I just don't want to be after a gater bigger than my boat. Don't want to be like "Jaws"...."think we are gonna need a bigger boat".

[Sniper John]

This was a narrow 14 ft flat bottom I used to have. The gator is 12.5 ft. Most are not going to be near that big. You will be fine.

[bwitty72]

I need to put my name in someday for a tag....that would be fun.

[Pullo]

That sounds like fun!! Chootem, Chootem!!!

[tristar93]

Alligator hunting boat

My son and I got picked for one of these hunts at Murphree WMA. Does anyone know where we can rent an appropriate boat near Port Arthur?

[Sniper John]

Are you on the youth hunt or one of the adult hunts?

Sorry, can't help you with the boat.

[tristar93]

Regular hunt. We both get to take an alligator, if we're successful. Gotta get a boat, first though!

[db@100]

Let me know how y'all do and how ya did it...

[DrBob]

My son n I got drawn for mad Island. Any advice would be appreciated!

[nsainhunter]

ive been twice and used line and hook ...large #10 hook with 500 lb line with 6ft.wire liter ...cut up hole chicken into quorters ....put hook in chicken and put it in a 5 gal. bucket with two cans of "sardines in oil "this was for the oil to drip into the water after hanging the lines " gaters come from every where...put chicken in bucket for 2/3 days before hunt day already on hooks because u dont want to touch this nasty stuff ,,,,make severel lines just in case gater gets bait off line and u have to rebait,, we took all are gater tags back with gaters,,,find a spot where theyve been sliding off the banks ....youl know what it looks like when u see it ....bigger slide bigger the gater,,,higher setting the line out of the water bigger the gater ,,,so hope this helps ..you will tie the line to a stump or tree or you can take a t post if you want and drive it into the ground to tie line to when you find a good spot...have line about 30 ft long ...that should do it ...have fun

[db@100]

Thank all of y'all for the help. I may just have to apply next year. If i get drawn I just hope I come back with both arms.

[xfire720]

JD Murphree alligator hunt - boat rental

Tristar93, I saw that a few years ago you were looking for options for renting an appropriate boat for the alligator hunt out near JD Murphree. Did you ever find an appropriate rental option? A couple friends and I were drawn for the hunt out there and are in the exact same situation. Any help you could give would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[DoubleGProstaff]

Xfire720, what days did you get drawn?