Tragedy strikes Swamp People today as beloved cast member Mitchel Guist is pronounced dead

RIP MITCHEL YOU WERE LOVED

Today is a sad day indeed. We have lost an entertainer, role model, brother and friend. Mitchell Guist has died today doing what he loved best. Apparently succumbing to a seizure Mitchell fell from his boat into the waters of the Belle River. Attempts to revive this hero of ours using CPR were to no avail as Mitchell was pronounced dead at the local hospital. Sources say the cause of death is unknown at this time and it is still undecided as to whether or not an autopsy will be performed.

Mitchel is survived by his brother Glenn who will continue to carry out their agelong tradition of being swampers through and through. Brothers who lived off the land their story is one of friendship and family along with survival in one of the harshest environments.

Mitchel and his brother Glenn joined the cast of Swamp People during its second season and they have been a staple ever since adding their humor and flare to the watered down bayou. Swamp People, a show that documents the life of swampers as they hunt alligators in the bayou now in its third season will never be the same without the delightful duo.

This tragic news has spread like wildfire lighting up the socialsphere with tags like “swamp people” and “Mitchel Glen Dead”. One thing is for sure is that its times like these that bring us closer together. Mitchel’s fans have come together to share their remorse on facebook pages and our inbox is full of messages of prayers and well wishes. Rest in Peace our brother Mitchel you died doing what you loved surrounding by a land that you loved. You will forever be in our hearts.

An Introduction of the Swamp People Season 3

What is the Swamp People? Well, this is actually an American TV series that has aired at History Channel for several years now. Basically, this show is about a group of people challenged to live for several months in the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp in Lousiana.

While there, they must make do with available resources in order to survive, they must cooperate with each other to accomplish certain pre-determined tasks and challenges,  and they must, at the same time, try to outwit each other in  order to be declared as the winner for every season.

However, one of the main reasons why the Swamp People series is most sought after by its avid watchers is that the participants in the reality show must hunt for American alligators. Indeed, they need to hunt down one of the world’s most elusive and most dangerous creatures which have the power to actually snap any man into two with one bite.

Its History

Before we discuss about the show itself, let us first have a bit of a historical background discussion as to the inspiration for this show. For several centuries, the Louisiana swap had been considered home by the Cajuns, an Indian tribe which lived and flourished in the area for several centuries. Basically, these people were alligator hunters who did so for the leather and the meat of the infamous alligators. The swamp, of course, is not really a very friendly place to live in. Besides dealing with the alligators themselves, those who lived here also dealt with a whole range of other challenges like mosquitoes, pesky insects, the occasional bears, and, of course, the not-so-occasional poisonous snakes like the cotton mouth. Indeed, it was truly a challenge living here. But, history remembers the people who lived here precisely because of their courage, and also because of the fact that those who did manage to deal with the wide variety of out-of-this-world difficulties become wealthy. After all, alligator leather was considered to be very precious back in their days. Even today, the leather of the American alligator is still pretty expensive.

In order to remind the modern American about these people and their proud culture, History Channel has created a show that would bring together people with the same inherent interest: live life to the fullest by colliding head on with nature. Indeed, the first season of the Swamp People TV show has attracted a lot of individuals who love to challenge nature and all things within; of course, it does not really imply that they want to start a fight with nature. Basically, they simply appreciate what nature gives, and they want to be in communion with nature by living in the natural state in the same way as the Cajun tribes did several hundred years ago.

The Popularity of the Show

Now, the Swamp People is on its 3^rd season. This only means that the United States’ viewers have appreciated and loved the concept of the show and they keep coming back and demanding for more. As a matter of fact, nothing comes close to the Swamp People in its time slot, making it one of the top shows in America, and making it History Channel’s pride.

Just like season 1 and season 2, Swamp People Season 3 promises a wide range of activities that would ensure adrenalin boost all throughout the 1-hour show. What makes Swamp People Season 3 unique is that people are there, the alligator hunters are there, despite and in spite of the dangers, because they want to make money – a lot of money.

How They Make Money

So, how much do they earn in the show with all their alligator hunting activities? And how do they earn money in the first place? Well, it is not really that complicated, but neither is it that simple. After all, the business of skinning alligators is a pretty sensitive and a pretty well guarded business. Basically, the price of alligator leather can swing wildly: the price may be high, or it may be low. Just like any other business, the fortune of alligator skinners will rise and fall along with the market value of the goods they are selling.

According to the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council, the value of alligator skin has actually doubled and tripled in the last couple of years. In the 1960s, for instance, the value of alligator leather was at $9 a foot. However, in the 1980s, the value has significantly risen to $40 a foot. If this is not a good reason enough to attract people to this business, then I do not know what is.

However, the said Council also made mention that the value increases and decreases without warning. According to them, there came a time when the overall value of a gator went down to $400 (compare that to the $40/ foot). Still, some people consider the swamp as a gold mine; this is most especially true if you know how to tackle and wrestle with a gigantic gator.

Season 3

The Swamp People Season 3 promises to bring in more and more audience at the opening of its season. People are just so hooked up to the show, which, for some is quite enigmatic. Basically, we cannot really help but compare the Swamp People against the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. These two shows are about people trying to make a living in the world’s most hostile environment. The latter, for example, is about groups of men in fishing boats in the middle of the hellish Bering Sea where they expect constant battering from the sea and the ice itself. Indeed, people love this show because of the thrill of watching, because few could actually endure what they endure and do what they do in order to make money. Well, the Swamp People Season 3 also attracts the same audience using the same psyche.

But, the similarity ends there.

The fishermen who catch Atlantic crab go home after each season at least with 20 thousand US dollars – a value that most of us would envy (if not for the God-forsaken northern sea, most of us would go there). On the other hand, the participants, the alligator hunters – of the Swamp People Season 3 do not earn that much – not even close to it. The American public knows the lifestyle of the hunters, we all know that most of us at the middle-income class cannot live the kind of lifestyle that they live, yet we still continue to embrace the show.

The most logical explanation for this is plain and simple: we appreciate the alligator hunters in the Swamp People not because of their wealth and their affluence, we appreciate and love them not because they love money, but we love them and appreciate them because of their way of life, because they have always been consistent, and because they have not been affected by the constant ups and downs of the world.

We’re thinking Season 3 starts February 9th! Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah!!

Swamp People TV Show: Watch it to believe it

No, do not go by my words as any amount of praise or good remarks about the popularity of Swamp People, a reality TV series being shown on History Channel comes to nothing as it is better to verify for yourself by watching this amazing TV series. It would suffice to say that for all those who are on the lookout for action and adventure, this is a presentation that they may never have imagined in their dreams. How would you react if told that you could catch the action involved in alligator hunting live on TV? This is what Swamp People is all about.

Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana is famous for thousands of kilometers of marshy wetlands where natives known as Cajuns have traditionally survived as a hunting and gathering tribe for hundreds of years. These Cajuns have mastered the art of hunting alligators. There was a time not so long ago when alligator population had dwindled to alarming levels in the basin and even Cajuns were asked to suspend hunting of alligators. But rehabilitation program of Louisiana State authorities was so successful that gator population swelled to a level where it was deemed fit to allow gator hunting to keep their numbers in check. Licenses are issued to hunters who can become part of the cast and crew that is involved in hunting of alligators.

The reality TV series has attained such levels of popularity that history channel is today known because of Swamp People and fans talk of both in the same breath as Swamp People History Channel. If you are adventurous by nature and think you have seen it all, wait till you see this amazing reality show on History Channel.

The serial debuted last year and currently season 2 of this series is going on. But the producers of the program are already busy casting for the 3rd season and all hunters eligible to take part in Atchafalaya basin are being asked to audition for the program. The hunting season is very short and starts early September and lasts for just 30 days.

These days there is a lot of buzz about Swamp People shirts. These T-shirts come in many attractive colors and have slogans printed on them that are utterances of participants that have become very famous. Fans of the program wear these shirts with pride while watching the activities of the hunters in their operations. In fact, these shirts are selling like hotcakes in various parts of the world today.

It is a fact that Swamp People TV show is not everyone’s cup of tea. There are many who find wounding and killing of animals very bad in taste. If you belong to a category of people who are soft hearted and cannot bear cruelty to animals in any form, Swamp People TV show is certainly not cut out for you. However, whatever detractors of the program may say, it is a fact that the reality series is today extremely popular in many parts of the world.