Troy Landry from ‘Swamp People’ ticketed after alligator hunting incident: Reports
A well-known star from the reality TV series “Swamp People” encountered legal trouble last month for not tagging an alligator properly, as per various reports.
Troy Landry, featured in 15 seasons of the History Channel’s program centered around alligator hunters in Louisiana, was stopped by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on September 19 after they received an anonymous tip about illegal gator lines on Lake Palourde in Saint Mary Parish. This was revealed in an incident report from the LDWF, which was shared with Outdoor Life and local news outlet WAFB.
YSL News has contacted the department for the report.
Report mentions Landry was observed during surveillance
After monitoring the lake for over six hours, two game wardens saw Landry and two accomplices approach an allegedly unauthorized alligator line, where they speared an alligator and brought the dead animal onto their boat.
According to the incident report acquired by Outdoor Life and WAFB, Landry informed the wardens that he had permission to hunt in that area and was only scouting. While this claim was verified, an inspection of Landry’s boat revealed inconsistencies in the tags he was using for the alligators. These tags are issued to licensed hunters and are linked to specific regions.
“I questioned Mr. Landry about the alligator we observed him taking off the first line,” one game warden noted in the report. “Mr. Landry insisted that they hadn’t taken an alligator from that property. After it was demonstrated that we had been watching him the whole time, he confessed that he had taken the alligator from that region but couldn’t find the tags he was supposed to use. Because he was unable to locate the correct tags, he used a tag designated for Iberville Parish. Mr. Landry also admitted that before the agents approached him, he had released a deceased ‘stiff’ alligator from his line and allowed it to float away.”
Landry received a citation for not properly tagging an alligator, which in Louisiana can result in a punishment of up to 120 days in jail and a fine of $950.
Following the incident, Landry told WAFB that he had “nothing to say” concerning the matter.
