If you had the chance...would you?

[Down Deep]

Swamp People is more a show about a way of life than one about a job like the Deadliest Catch and doing what they do doesn't appeal to me at all. I wouldn't mind a visit for a couple of days. I think I would like to go gator hunting. I once saw a TV show about a couple of guys who were somewhere in Africa using rods and reels to hook and fight crocodiles. When the got them close to the boat they would cut the line. I think that would be fun.

[deadeye]

Okay. Let's expand this a bit more. Now there's a TV show called, "Swamp People" (I believe that's what it's called). The show follows the lives of a number of families living on the Louisiana Bayou hunting alligators, gar, bullfrogs, and pretty much whatever else they can catch for food.

How appealing would this be to any of you? It's interesting to watch, but I'm a little surprised that these folks have become TV stars in their own right?

Does the thought of pulling a couple thousand pounds of thrashing alligator into your boat each day sound like fun, or minimally, a way you could make a living?

I personally would love this kind of thing. Its hard work but there is nobody to really tell you what/when/how to do what you do. If you make a mistake you get bit literally. But if you want a day off you got it. If you feel like working from 5am till 9pm you can do that too. Either way when you work your doing what you love and your certainly connected to the land. Your 100% accountable and responsible for how much you make and what you do. Thats pretty cool IMO.

[NTW]

I'd like going for the gators but I'd like roaming the swamps for frogs, gar, and all that too. Not so sure about the snake gathering deal...

What deadeye said also covers much of what appeals to me.

Hurricanes are bad no argument. But I am sure that I could find things to do that'd make me forget about ice fishing and I don't know their financial situations. I am curious how much they even care about that side of it. From what I've seen on the show, money doesn't play into their lifestyle all that much.

[pureinsanity]

I just want their boats and motors

[PEATMOSS]

When I was young and dumb and tough I'd have probably jumped at the Bering Sea thing. Pushing the half century mark now and I am smart enough to know that I just ain't tough enough to last a season on a crab boat.

The swamp thing creeps me out. I can't begin to explain how bad I hate snakes. I have hunted bears fom a lawn chair on numerous occasions. I can sit unflinchingly just a few yards from the biggest bear, but if I were locked in a room with a few snakes, I'd probably pull my shirt up over my face and cry like a little girl.

[CANOPY SAM]

PM. I hear ya'. I could handle doing it during the day, but runnin' around at night in the swamp - I don't know.

I think I could give it a try at almost any of these jobs. I just know I'd be heartbroken when my old carcass let me know I can't do it anymore.

Living in a boat, out on the sea would be fun.

[pureinsanity]

I thought the sock thing was neat so the snakes cant bite you. I think id put about three pairs on lol.