Joe, as long as they get paid by the foot and there is no maximum size limit, you can hardly blame them. With the disasters Louisiana has undergone in the last several years, there are few ways to make a viable living. The lone hunter, who raises gators as well as hunting them, and stores hides to wait for better prices, seems to have the right idea. Note the designer was pleased with the size of the hide when he went along, because of the retail value of the larger pattern. The hunters have a limited number of tags, so size matters to them. It's a hard life in the bayous. Stan