Y'all be careful.
Shoot him!
Boo-yah.
NARRATOR: Deep in the Louisiana Bayou--
Let's go get him.
NARRATOR: --a new alligator season gets underway.
But this year hunters face a more crippling problem
than ever before.
A surplus of farm raised gators is flooding the buyer's market,
driving the price of wild gators to the lowest point
in over a decade.
Ain't gonna make much money this year, buddy.
NARRATOR: And with their inventories nearly full,
buyers are threatening to shut down early.
This could be the shortest gator season in history.
In Franklin, the Edgars--
Daniel, Joey, and Dorian--
a Creole family, are taking drastic measures
to combat the threat of buyers closing early.
Ready now for you.
Let's go.
NARRATOR: Facing pressure to fill their 250 tags as quickly
as possible, Daniel's decided to run two boats
to double his daily catch.
Daniel needs help now more than ever before.
So he's asked his youngest son Dwaine to return
home and man his second boat.
Dwaine ended up leaving home.
He was a star pitcher and got drafted by the Yankees.
After playing ball for the Yankees,
he went straight to teaching school.
And right now he's working over in Texas.
NARRATOR: For the first time in over a decade,
Dwaine is back fishing with his dad, brother, and son, Dorian.
OK, hold on.
Look-- look straight ahead.
Oh, my god.
Oh, yeah.
Almost like he's praying, or asking for help,
or looking for a hug or something.
I've never seen that before.
NARRATOR: Looking at the size of these wounds,
Daniel's certain his old nemesis Grand Noir is the culprit.
Grand Noir, he's an alligator that I've been after.
This is my 16th year.
He's big.
That alligator caused me so much pain--
Oh, goddammit!
It's a tree shaker.
That's the big one, yeah.
That's him.
Oh, but he's heavy.
Whoa!
Shoot him!
[gunshot]
Got him, dad.
Come on.
Yeah, OK.
He's a gorilla.
He's rolling the wrong way.
Yeah, OK.
Yeah.
Push down on his nose.
Hold on, dad.
We can't lose him.
That's good.
You sure?
I'm positive.
That's why we can't roll him in.
OK.
Now we got him.
Nice alligator.
[exhales]
NARRATOR: A missing leg and teeth marks
are a sure sign that this isn't Grand Noir.
But given the condition of this 10-foot beast,
it's clear Grand Noir is in the area.
Watch your hand going down there.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Watch your hands!
Whoa.
Oh!
Hold him, dad.
Shoot him!
[gunshot] - OK.
Get ready.
Shoot him again.
I'm all right.
Get him!
[gunshot]
Wait, wait, wait.
Hold on.
NARRATOR: At over 13 feet long, Daniel's positive this gator
is Grand Noir.
When you can tag an alligator standing up--
and I'm 6'2''.
Head's way on the other side of the boat.
Look at that.
You know it's a big one.
You know it's a big alligator.
NARRATOR: Back at St. Mary's--
Wait, let me pick him up by his nose.
NARRATOR: Daniel and Dwaine are showing off their prize
to the rest of the family.
Well, he's a good one.
Y'all need to be proud of him.
Take a picture of him.