The premise ofSwamp Peopleis simple. The History Channel serieswatches the day-to-day lives of alligator hunters of the Atchafalaya River Basin.The 30-day window to tag American alligators has been the focus of the fifteen seasons of the series, in addition to the other antics the alligator hunters embark upon, including fishing and hunting. Since Season 1,Troy Landryhas been one of the main stars of the show. The “King of the Swamp” has had some wild encounters on the Bayou, but there was one recent incident that shocked everyone.
With hunting in his blood, the Louisiana-based gator hunter has been celebrated for his time on the show, but has had his name in headlines as of late. While filming an episode ofSwamp Mysteries with Troy Landry, Landry and fellowSwamp PeoplestarCheyenne “Pickle” Wheatdiscovered something neither was prepared for: human remains. Bringing the discovery to a local archaeologist,it was revealed to be a jawbone, skull fragments, a scapula, and parts of a leg.
‘Swamp Mysteries with Troy Landry’ Finds Bones
As the breakout star and face ofSwamp People, Troy Landry, the man known for “Choot ‘em,” was given his own spin-off series,Swamp Mysteries with Troy Landry, in 2018. Now in its third season,Landy teams up with local experts in a wild chase to help save America from “hostile, menacing and often mysterious creatures.“Moving beyond the creatures from the flagship series, Landy takes viewers on a journey to the great beyond in the Bayou. Landry has battled “El Diablo,” “Garzilla,” sharks, pythons, and alligators across the South while exploring the myths behind them and the first-hand account of how devastating they can really be.
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In the Season 3 episode titled “Buried Secrets,“Landry and Pickle are on a mission to search for evidence of a lost Native American civilization in the swamp. Instead, they were shaken to their core when they found bones during their hunt. Starting with the jawbone, Landy stood back and simply said, “This blows my mind.” As Wheat said, “It’s a pretty eerie feeling that seeps in your bones when you have a person’s jawbone in your hand.You wanna kinda put it down and back up a little bit. “There’s a thick feeling in the air now, all of a sudden.” What started as a jawbone with “pearly whites” led to further body parts. It was an extremely exciting moment for the group, but a chilling discovery nonetheless. Now, was it part of the Native American civilization that they were searching for, or could it just be remains that may have washed ashore? Or worse, dumped there?
Troy Landry Found Himself In Trouble
Troy Landry has been a staple on both series since the start. WithSwamp Peoplenow in its sixteenth season, Mother Nature has played a part in the action. Landry continues to build up his fleet, adding 800 tags and two new boats.He continues to build upon his working relationship with Pickle.But it hasn’t always been perfect for Landry. In 2022,Landy was diagnosed with prostate cancer. As he said, his prostate was “ate up with cancer.’ Thankfully, he was able to overcome it and get back in the swamps.
Gator hunting is a world with rules, and Troy Landy allegedly didn’t follow them. Back in October, as reported by People,Landry was cited and charged with improper tagging of alligators. The incident occurred after a tip off to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that ‘“someone had been setting alligator lines in an area in Lake Palourde in St. Mary Parish that they did not have permission to be hunting on.“Landry claimed he had been “gifted” two tags, but agents “confirmed that none of the tag numbers matched any of the tags that were assigned for this area.” Additionally, a dead alligator was found floating in the lake “with the same line hanging from its mouth as the rest of Mr. Landry’s lines.” Despite the incident, Troy Landry and his recognizable voice are still going strong.Swamp Peopleairs Thursdays at 8:00pm on the History Channel. All episodes are available to stream on Hulu.
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