This cache is located in the Spring Creek Greenway trail system. The best starting point is at the end of Glen Loch Drive. If you are really adventerous, you could also kayak down Spring Creek and find it as well.
Finding this cache is about as close to gator hunting that you can get without doing the real thing.
If, after you find this cache you want to do the real thing, then here is some advice taken from the Texas Parks & Wildlife web page:
Hunters' Checklist
•All hunters must have a valid Texas general hunting license
•One line or one method at a time per hunter
•Resource document needed for temporary tagging of the alligator
Means and Methods
Legal means for taking alligators in the wild are:
1.Hook and Line (line set). Line sets must be secured on private property. Hook-bearing lines may not be set prior to the open season and shall be removed no later than sunset on the last day of the season. Each baited line shall be labeled with a plainly visible, permanent, and legibly marked gear tag that contains the full name and current address of the person who set the line and the hunting license number of the person who set the line. Line sets shall be inspected daily and alligators shall be killed, documented, and removed IMMEDIATELY upon discovery.
2.Lawful Archery equipment (with barbed arrow) - longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow with reel device and arrows with line of at least 300# test securely attached to the barbed fish point.
3.Hand-held Snare – size No. 4 or larger with integral locking mechanism attached to 50 feet of at least 300# test line and a long pole.
4.Alligator Gig – may be used only when a line of at least 300# test is securely attached to the hook or head of the device in such a manner to prevent separation from the hook or head until the carcass is retrieved. The other end of the line must be attached to a stationary or floating object capable of maintaining the line above water when an alligator is attached. A line attached to an arrow, snare, or gig must have a float attached to the line. The float shall be no less than 6" x 6" x 8" or, if the float is spherical, no less than 8" in diameter.
Lawful Firearms:
Firearms may be used to take alligators only on private property. It is unlawful to take an alligator by means of firearms from, in, on, across or over public water. Centerfire only; rimfire unlawful, except for dispatch.
An alligator captured on a taking device (line set, lawful archery equipment, gig, or snare) must be killed immediately.
Scouting:
1.(eye & nostril exposure) The distance between the alligator's eye and nostril in inches is an estimate in feet to the alligator's total length.
2.Look for areas where the grass is matted down or the ground is barren.
3.Look for prints or crawl marks on levees and banks.
4.Look for alligators. For archery hunters, when an alligator is spotted and goes down suddenly be aware that in a few minutes it most likely will reappear close to where it was first sighted. This would give you a good opportunity to get out on the bank and wait for a good shot.
5.The best sign is seeing the alligator itself. Set your line and leave the area. Typically alligators are going to feed at night and early in the morning.
