Illegal does not always equate with morality or ethics. That is the source of stupendous irony throughout American history. The Jim Crow Laws are an example. Another one is blood sports that are still legal in some places. No, I would not compare the morality of pushing the last 14 or 16 foot alligator to extinction for a few bucks and some bragging rights with growing pot or manufacturing alcohol (which is sometimes legal). We live in a culture that glorified running moonshine and made a legal multi-billion dollar industry with NASCAR. Same game, different race track.