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We appreciate this opportunity to
provide you with some information about our "Gator Hunts”.
This will be an excellent
opportunity to have a fun filled family adventure. You will see Florida's
wildlife at its best. You will travel through marshlands, in the middle of
the night, gliding in just a few inches of water on an airboat. It’s like a
never-ending carnival ride.
Before selecting your guide, for
this exciting and dangerous hunting adventure, we hope you will consider
some of the following:
We are located sixty miles
southeast of Orlando, and forty miles south of Kennedy Space Center.
Beautiful public beaches are only five miles away. There are numerous
family activities to do in the area.
Safety is important to us. Our
guides are C.P.R. certified, and all have cell phones. They each maintain a
well-stocked first aid kit. Our guides carry a surplus of equipment, and
plan for the unexpected. We always have a “what if” plan. We have enough
experienced guides to conduct trips for more than a dozen hunters at a
time. Our guides will do everything within their abilities to insure that
you have a safe and memorable adventure. Our guides will provide you with
as many opportunities as possible (based on your personal abilities and time
available for the hunt) to harvest one of Florida's ageless dinosaurs.
In our 18 years as a guide we have
conducted more guided gator hunts than any other guide service in the State
of Florida. Each year we see more return clients due to their successful
hunt, and our attention to the small details. We are endorsed by more
Professional Hunters than any other alligator guides. Most of them have
hunted with us on several occasions. We have been featured on more than 20
shows on “T.N.N. OUTDOORS”, as well as “E.S.P.N.2”, and the OUTDOOR
CHANNEL. We have also been featured in more than 25 magazine articles, and
books.
In January of 2009, we were
featured in “Safari “magazine. The article was authored by the world famous
hunter “Jim Shockey”. It outlined our hunt for a giant gator, over 12 feet
long. S.C.I.s, number 1, taken with a muzzle loader.
In 2008, we
worked with the “Foundation for Hope”. The foundation provides
funding for physically challenged youths and their families to participate
in numerous hunts each year around the country. We were able to take two
young hunters on an exciting hunting adventure. We have been doing these
types of donated hunts since 2001 when we became involved with the “HUNTS OF
A LIFE TIME” program. This hunt was for a terminally ill child. We are the
only alligator guides these great organizations send these young hunters
to. Please help them to continue their great work in any way you can. Ask
your local hunting club chapter to send a small donation each year from
their annual fundraises. If you know of any young hunters that may be
eligible to take part in one of the foundations variety of hunts around the
country, please call them today 517-372-8300.
For three consecutive years, we
presented information to the Record Book Committee of Safari Club
International. We meet with them, at our expense, at their national
convention each year. This was done to provide the information that they
needed about the American Alligator. In January 1998, S.C.I. made the
decision to place alligators over nine feet in length into the record
books.
We have maintained an outstanding
working relationship with S.C.I. for over ten years. We have donated hunts
to the National convention and local chapters for the past several years.
Our donations have exceeded $70,000 and counting. With your support, we hope
to be able to continue our donations.
In 2005 we were honored to have been chosen to assist the Florida Game
Commission, in a promotional alligator hunt. This hunt was to target
hunters via television and magazine articles. We have worked closely with
Florida’s Game Commission for years dealing with the Alligator Programs. We
have worked hard to educate hunters on the National, and International
levels about the American Alligator. We are pleased to be the only people
that provide a safety class for Law Enforcement Divers dealing with
Alligators. We have also provided training to Officers on the laws and
regulation governing the Alligator hunting programs. We are pleased to have
an outstanding reputation with the Florida Game Commission.
Our packages include pick up and
return to the Melbourne airport, lodging, all licenses and state fees. The
alligator is yours, the head, hide, and meat. We will make your reservations
for two nights at a local hotel.
We supply
the boats, all equipment, and an experienced guide. Also included in your
hunt is the time and expense of having your gator delivered and retrieved
from the processor. As well as getting your head, hide and meat prepared
for shipping. If you choose to use our local taxidermist, there is no
additional cost to deliver it to him.
“SPORT
HUNTS”
These hunts are done on private all
year. The gators are approximately 7 - 7 1/2 in length. These are either
day hunts with rifles, or night hunts from airboats with bows or harpoons.
These are one day hunts, but can require a second day if due to weather. If
the hunt requires a second night due to weather there is no additional
charge. I have the tags for these hunts; this is not a draw type
hunt.
The fee for a
sport hunt is $1,850.
Additional gators may be taken at
the same time by same hunter and hunt method for $450 each.
“PUBLIC
HUNTS”
From August 15, through October 31,
the state of Florida will be conducting its public hunts. They will issue
approximately 5500 trapper licenses on a first come first serve basis. For
the past few years these tags have sold out in the first 3 or 4 hours. Each
trapper may have helpers called agents. We will be able to list you as an
agent for one of our trappers who have been selected. (Nonresident
trapper’s license is $1,000). Your agent/license fee is included in your
package price.
These hunts can only be done at
night from airboats, with either harpoons or bows. This is the most
exciting and challenging method of harvesting alligators. Hunters will see
more than 100 alligators during the hunt. These are one night hunts, but
may require a second night if bad weather prevents a safe hunt the first
night. Last year a number of Trophy gators were seen on these hunts. The
average gator taken during these hunts is 7 ½ feet in length. You may
harvest two
alligators less than nine feet in length.
One hunter may hunt both gators for
$2,500.
Two hunters, one gator each at a
price of $1,500 per hunter.
At least one of the hunters must be
hunting a trophy gator which would incur the standard trophy fees if one is
harvested.
There are the standard trophy fees
for gators over 9 feet.
If you have your own tags please
call for prices.
“TROPHY HUNTS”
Trophy hunts are done all year.
These are three days or two nights. Alligators can be taken with rifles
(day hunts) bows or harpoons (night hunts). We supply all needed equipment.
Some hunts are done from the shoreline and some are done out of airboats.
(All night hunts are done from airboats). There is no drawing for
these tags. I have tags in hand.
We do
extensive scouting prior to each hunt from airboats, trucks, and even
airplanes if needed. If for any reason we are unable to bag the first
gator, we always have others scouted out. When scouting we look for the
largest gator possible, not the minimum nine footers.
These
hunts are done on private lakes and canals. Make no mistake, these are not
gators that have been trapped or farmed and released just before the hunt.
These are 100 percent free ranging, tail slapping, and mouth snapping, boat
biting, wild gators with an all around bad attitude. (They have a worse
attitude than your mother-in-law did the night she showed up at your
bachelor party). These hunts are $4500.
Additional gators may be taken at
the same time by same hunter and hunt method for $450 each.
Trophy fees:
$500 for 9-101/2 feet
$1,000 up to12 feet
$1,500 up to 13 feet
$2,500 over 13 feet
The only additional
expense is for the processing of your alligator. These fees are for
processing your hide and meat, $25.00 per foot, plus $150.00 if it is trophy
skinned for a taxidermist. If you would like the meat I will ship it to you
or you can trade out an equal amount for what I have on hand.
Your future guide,
Donald Hampton
H&H Guides is a
Florida hunting guide
offering
alligator hunting in Florida a
once in a life time experience. H&H Guides prides its self in being able to
provide a
Florida Alligator Hunting
experience next to none. Our Florida Alligator have been featured on TNN, The Outdoor Channel, Bass Pro Hunters and Gator
Safari by Muzzy arrows
Florida only has so many Trophy Gators so call us to reserve yours with H&H
Guides.
Let us show you
where they are and how to bag one!
3635 Aurora Rd. Melbourne
Fl. 32934
(321) 242-1012
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