>>reporter: in louisiana...there are around 1.5 million alligators and in a normal year dane ledet would gather about 60000 alligator eggs. last year, however, demand was so poor he didn't even bother to collect any...but he's hoping that strategy will eventually start playing in his favour... >>ledet: if the economy starts picking up a little bit the inventory won't be high so it should help the price per cm come up. >>reporter: as for bob fleming...he'd be happy just to see more of one particular customer...golfer darren clarke...who's already bought more than 400 of his belts... >>fleming: that's good business for you. that's great business. that's a one man economic stimulus plan. >>reporter: the alligator industry isn't everyone's cup of tea...but those involved can see nothing wrong with making money out of what is a renewable resource....and critics can at least take solace from the fact that no-one's making easy money... >>plott-redd: it's very cash intensive. it's very stressful. there's a lot of risk involved. >>ledet: hopefully it'll come back to where we can get $5.50 a cm an

>>reporter: in louisiana...there are around 1.5 million alligators and in a normal year dane ledet would60000 alligator eggs. last year, however, demand was so poor he didn't even bother to collect any...but he's hoping that strategy will eventually start playing in his favour... >>ledet: if the economy starts picking up a little bit the inventory won't be high so it should help the price per cm come up. >>reporter: as for bob fleming...he'd be happy just to see more of one particular customer...golfer darren clarke...who's already bought more than 400 of his belts... >>fleming: that's good business for you. that's great business. that's a one man economic stimulus plan. >>reporter: the alligator industry isn't everyone's cup of tea...but those involved can see nothing wrong with making money out of what is a renewable resource....and critics can at least take solace from the fact that no-one's making easy money... >>plott-redd: it's very cash intensive. it's very stressful. there's a lot of risk involved. >>ledet: hopefully it'll come back to where we can get $5.50 a cm and maybe get ba