NARRATOR: It's day 25 of alligator
season in southern Louisiana.
And in Pierre Part, king of the swamp Troy Landry's
wrestling with the devastating impact of low gator prizes
this year.
TROY LANDRY: I hate to say it, but we're not making no money.
I mean, we not making zero.
If this season ended today, I'm most probably in the hole
right now.
And I don't want to let the boys know that.
I'm trying to act like everything's going to work out
and everything's going to be OK.
But in reality, it's not OK and it's not good.
It's very bad.
I've never seen it this bad.
NARRATOR: With only six days left in the season,
the Landry's have nearly 100 tags yet to fill,
and Troy's contemplating his future on the swamp.
The way things are going, if we don't tag out,
there's no way we're going to fish alligators next year.
Because even though we tag out, the money's
going to be limited.
CHASE LANDRY: Shooting alligators in open water.
That's something that's kind of my forte,
and I really take a lot of pride in.
Look, when I see a big alligator and we got a rifle in the boat,
I want him in the boat.
Yeah.
Mmm hmm.
All right.
CHASE LANDRY: Chase is still young,
and he thinks it should all be fun.
Sniping, incredible hooking and all
that, that's all right when you got time
and all that to do that.
TROY LANDRY: All right, let's go, boys.
Run a lot of lines!
My dad has taught Jacob and I everything
he knows and definitely all the tricks to alligator hunting.
But now it's my turn.
I'm the captain and I'm calling the shots.
Oh, whoa, whoa.
What was that?
NARRATOR: Chase spots a monster.
And although he's disobeying his dad's command,
he can't pass up the opportunity to shoot a giant in open water.
CHASE LANDRY: Easy.
NARRATOR: As Chase and Holden continue
to ignore Troy's wishes, just two miles away,
Troy and Jacob have been diligently running
their lines all morning.
They have six gators in the boat.
But Troy's worried Chase isn't following instructions.
You fill tags day in and day out by running lines.
TROY LANDRY: See the line?
JACOB LANDRY: Way back there.
TROY LANDRY: Oh, OK.
Shoot, Jacob!
Shoot!
Shoot him again.
Hold up!
[rifle shot]
It's important for me this year to stay on top of my game,
make sure the boys, we all clicking,
we all working together, and filling as many tags,
every day as we can.
NARRATOR: As Troy stays focused on running his lines,
Chase continues to defy his dad's mandate,
and instead sets his sights on shooting another in open water.
CHASE LANDRY: Oh yeah.
NARRATOR: Although this 10-footer
will ear them $170 at the buyer, they still only
have two gators in the boat.
Over in Pierre Part, Troy's waiting anxiously
to see how many tags they fill.
What y'all got over here, man?
Hey.
Hmm?
CHASE LANDRY: No.
TROY LANDRY: I think Chase did it wrong with his sniper rifle,
trying to snipe 'em and trying to treble hook 'em.
And it's just a waste of time.
NARRATOR: With only five days left to hunt,
Chase's three gators have put the Landrys in a tight spot.
You know, unless things turn around,
unless something changes, this could be the last season
ever for me and my family.