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‘Swamp People’: Troy Landry Gets Tough With Team Ahead of Big Gator Hunt

At the start of Season 17, Troy Landry tightened discipline and set quotas because he faced 740 more tags to secure, assigning targets to Team Landry including deckhand Cheyenne 'Pickle' Wheat.
Empty lines put crews on edge, heightening urgency after a hot streak stalled, while low water and micro bayou conditions pressured Don Brewer, second-year captain, and Calum Landry, Troy's nephew.
To ensure results, duos were ordered to set 300 lines and some boats set 100 lines in Grand Bayou while teams switched to amberjack heads and treble hooks.
Meeting the per-boat target produced several large gators that changed the day, with Cheyenne 'Pickle' Wheat relieved after meeting the daily quota and Willie 'Little Willie' Edwards landing the final gator.
The season's unpredictable waters produced safety and legal tensions as teams planned a night trip for intel despite Louisiana law banning nighttime gator hunting, while Don Brewer's shooting and a boat propeller incident highlighted risks.

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