. >> reporter: even though gators are not endangered, there are critics who say this is a bloodsport,at wild alligators should be left in the wild. people who are watching this will say i'm not so comfortable with that. why are you killing alligators? >> we see this as a renewable resource. just like the trees that are growing here. i cut that tree down, it's going to regenerate itself. either from the acorn that falls to the ground and sprouts. or root sprouts. the same thing happens to the alligators, as well as any other wildlife species we manage through hunting. >> reporter: and the record-breaker, dustin bachman. >> an overnight celebrity. isn't set in. but everywhere i go, people recognize me. see if i can find a good one. >> reporter: dustin and his team are looking for a bigger catch tonight. >> hunting an animal, 700 pounds, is something that can eat you. thousands of pounds. it's very exciting. it's not a competition. but we try to take our older animal. that's what we're shooting for. >> reporter: four hours go by, without a bite. >> they're saying, maybe, i'd say 40 or 50