How Much Money Does Alligator Hunters Make. According to local hunters and processors the current price for an alligator is 20 per foot for a 9-foot or longer gator 17 for an 8-foot gator 13-15 for a 7-foot gator and 13-14 for a 6-foot gator. According to reports Louisiana alligator hunters used to earn 20 to 40 per foot of uncooked alligator.
Reportedly Louisiana alligator hunters used to make between 20 40 per foot of unprocessed alligator. The price of alligators has gone up in the past few years because of increased competition from overseas. Louisianas state website states that a license costs 25 for state residents and 150 for out-of-state residents.
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Now that the market has recovered hunters are again able to make some decent money hunting alligators. Alligator sales in Louisiana dropped to an all-time low due to increased competition from overseas. Tim Domangue owner of Greenwood Gator Farms and Tours stated that prices were about 30 percent. However growing competition from overseas led gator sales to plummet to an all-time low in 2017 and 2018.
