The one-month open season is big business for fishermen and people like Tony Howard, a nuisance alligator hunter. He legally hunts alligators year-round. Inside the walk-in cooler behind his house in rural Sarepta, La. Howard runs a processing business on the side. He says the cost of a whole alligator could jump 10 percent over last year.

This is just a commodity, and you have to shop it, and try to get the best price you can out of the commodity.

About 34, wild alligators will be harvested from Louisiana this year. Meanwhile, luxury goods companies are buying alligator and crocodile farms and tanneries around the world. They want more control over their raw material. Christy Plott Redd, vice president of sales at American Tanning and Leather in Griffin, Ga. Demand is strong, and Redd is trying to get an edge over other buyers. Like grading diamonds, according to Redd, there are good ones and make fast money dead frontier ones.

A typical handbag may take two or three alligators. European craftsmanship drives up the price. Soaring prices are driven by how much money does an alligator hunter make strong demand from luxury consumers in Asia, Serdari says.

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