lake pierce area buyers???

[lanestephens]

Anybody know who is buying gators in the Lake Pierce area? I'm hunting there Sunday, the 26th. I'll be driving down tomorrow, so if you are a buyer, call me on my cell at 850-933-3583 on Sunday. Thanks, Lane

 

[lanestephens]

I hunted Pierce last Sunday night and was sorely disappointed. While it was close to a full moon, the moon had nothing to do with the lack of vegitation. When I first drew this lake, I was told it was full of hydrilla, you could only hunt it with an airboat, and if you hit a gator in deep water you'd lose it in the weeds. Needless to say, this lake has been hit hard by someone with chemicals. There appears to be little vegitation in which gators will hold. Hardly any lilypads were to be found. Didn't matter if you hunted north, south, east or west, just nothing there. I think we maybe saw one 6 footer on the first pass around. Other than than, nothing larger than 2 to maybe 3 feet and very few of them.

I may try again during the make up period, but it really looks like Pierce is a waste of fuel this year. Anyone else out there with Pierce tags, I'd be glad to hear what your experiences have been.

 

[220 gpu lakewales]

YES I DRAWED THIS LAKE ALSO ONLY LIVE FIVE MILES FROM RAMP, BUT LIKE YOU SAID SMALL GATORS I WAS AFTER TWO 10' LAST FRIDAY TILL 1:00. A.M. THAN NO EYES AT ALL

 

[speed wheelie]

Always had bad luck on a full moon...A dark nite was always better for me....
Lots of gators on lake pierce

 

[Anonymous]

Agree. Lots of gators on Pierce. Pulled 6 between 8-9 last year from there. Missed a few bigger ones.
Here is a few Pierce gators from a few seasons ago.

http://www.southernairboat.com/photopos ... ppuser/104


Lane, call me before you go next time.

PW

 

[lanestephens]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I knew the full moon was probably going to be a problem, so I'm going to make sure to study the moonphase before going during the make-up phase. We had orginially planned to hunt on Monday night, as well, but the Legislature called meetings to begin at 3:30 on Monday afternoon, so we had to high-tail it back to Tally Monday morning. Given Monday was the true full moon and the lunar eclipse, I suspect the game was really being influenced by these factors.

PW, I'll give you a shout this week and we can talk. Given your hectic schedule right now, what would be the best time to call you?

 

[Anonymous]

Anytime after midnight...................

Will be heading to Mississippi Friday so may be around Tally for a short spell.