Bruce was born July 13, 1960 and grew up in Ponchatoula, LA as the oldest of five brothers and sisters, including him. Although he would help take care of his two brothers and two sisters, he was always a prankster. Family get-togethers now consist of remembering the many practical jokes played on family and friends, and of course, pulling new pranks. Bruce's mother, father, brothers and sisters and their families are very close and try to get together as often as possible.

While working at the alligator farm, Bruce was asked by the A & E Network if would like to participate in a documentary on the History Channel. Being that the History Channel was (and still is) the most watched channel in the Mitchell household, how could he say no. From there Bruce and "Swamp People" were connected.

Bruce spends his wild gator season working from daylight to dark (and sometimes later), the full 30 days. He gets up around 3 a.m. eats his oatmeal and drinks lots of coffee. He packs up his water ( it's so hot you can't risk dehydration ), he and Tyler head out for the water. He then unloads and skins his gators (which includes de-boning and packaging the meat) and then he's back out to set lines again for the next morning. By nightfall, he's gets home, showers and sleeps his few hours to get up and do it all again.

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