Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Gatorfest 2007


Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise

Visitors examine stuffed gator heads by Robert W. Snowden during the annual Texas Gatorfest at Fort Anahuac Park in Anahuac on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007.


Children examine an alligator during the annual Texas Gatorfest at Fort Anahuac Park. The festival celebrates the Texas alligator hunting season. Gator season lasts only 20 days in 22 Texas counties.



Visitors take a ride in an airboat during the annual Texas Gatorfest at Fort Anahuac Park. The festival offers cash prizes to hunters for the largest and most alligators captured during the event.



Darrin Jackson, a GatorFest official, checks out the mouth of a large gator during the annual Texas Gatorfest at Fort Anahuac Park. Hunting gators requires a special permit.

2 comments:

Bryon Houlgrave said...

For someone who hates gators, you sure get a lot of gator assignments.

Mark M. Hancock said...

I've learned to hate crocs more than gators since I've been here. However, I don't anticipate ever having a pet gator.