A Texas-based boot maker is taking custom-made alligator boots to the next level by giving customers the full experience of hunting their own bootleather. Starting this fall, Republic Boot Co. is ...

The Houston outfitter has started selling a gator hunt experience package where customers will go on a guided alligator hunt to provide the hide used to create their own pair of custom boots.

But about an eight-foot alligator that we have out in Anahuac—it's perfect for boots." Republic is already taking reservations for the fall season, and demand is high. The company expects to ...

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