Gator Season is opening up in Louisiana, and this year we are going to find out if you all have what it takes to be a swamper. Click the picture
(OR HERE) to download the pdf and print several targets. Set your targets at
25 15 feet and fire twelve shots. Each gator can be scored one time. Solid hits count as ten points; shots not entirely in the line count as five points. We will score the higher value shot if you hit a gator more than one time. Classes: I'll split the entries into classes when you send your scans. Shoot 'em if you got 'em! List the type of sights you have on your gun. I split iron sights from
red dots because the red dots are a big advantage to old eyes. Scan and submit your targets by the end of September to TrueBlueTravelinman (at) gmail (dot) com. If you haven't shot
Merle's target for August, print that one, too, and shoot both contests this weekend.
UPDATE, UPDATE!!!!!
We shot this target out behind the barn, and 15 feet is plenty difficult. We will have a good point spread even at 5 yards, so don't be intimidated! Print 'em up and Shoot 'Em with family and friends! If you can't shoot at 5 or 7 yards at the range you use, shoot as close to that distance as you can and note that on your targets.
Anybody got any good receipes for gator? :)
ReplyDeleteLooks to me like this one favors smaller calibers - less likely to go "outside" the lines!
Time to bring out the little guns.
Merle
They generally deep fry gator-meat on the Swamp People show. Most of the hunters on the show use a .22 for the head shots, and some are using .22 WMR. They have shown Liz using a .22 WMR pistol on some of the shows. Liz's daughter was using a .38 snubbie last season. An angled shot with a .22 LR can ricochet, and that has been demonstrated with injuries a few times on Swamp People. I think I would prefer the .22 Mag, but that does hurt the ears more. I sure hope they are filming another season right now!
ReplyDeleteTwo comments come to mind: I had gator while I was in New Orleans for temporary duty - it was pretty good, but tasted somewhat fishy.
ReplyDeleteNow the real comment; since some of the gators are smaller, do we get "bonus points" for the smaller ones? :) :) :)
Merle
:-) The size differences are there to improve the point spread. I shot it, and have decided to let everyone shoot as close as 15 feet. Newbies might be more inclined to shoot it at that distance. Those who have to shoot at longer distances will move ahead of identical scores when I add them up.
ReplyDeleteFinally got to the range today after being carless for the first three weeks of the month. I just have one question; how in the world can those gators move around so fast? I just KNOW several of them ducked the incoming round :)
ReplyDeleteMerle