YUKI KOKUBO

Gator Hunt

Lance Nacio checks his lines at sunrise.
   
At 74 years old, Albert Nacio still hunts anually during gator season.
   
Morning glories in full bloom.
     
  
Setting a hook with chicken.
   
A hooked alligator stirs beneath the surface.
   
It took two men to pull this eleven foot alligator out of the water.
     
  
A blanket protects the hide from sunlight and heat.
   
  
Edward Billiot covers his catch before transporting to a local buyer.
     
  
An alligator gets hoisted out of a boat.
   
  
After getting measured for pricing, the alligators will be sent to be processed for meat and hide.
     
  
   
Alvin Naquin prepares to skin an alligator.