Gordonfan, here is a link to will give you all the details. You can pay a guide but I guess I everything else it can get costly. I paided like $250.00 for two permits & you have to apply in a lotto for your locations. The best spots go fast, but we have caught up to a 12 1/2 foot gator that weighed about 1000 pounds.

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