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This gator was harvested by Ned McNeely during a private land hunt in April 2021. (Photo courtesy of Cordray's Processing)

South Carolina gator gives up surprising stomach contents

April 9, 2021 Brian Cope

A South Carolina alligator harvested on April 8, 2021 showed a sampling of what it had been munching on throughout its lifetime. […]

Alligator season productive for Mississippi hunters

September 17, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Ricky Flynt, the alligator program leader for the MDWFP, saw several reports of alligators between 700 and 750 pounds this year. […]

Harvest tagged alligators gives Mississippi biologists some insights into species

September 17, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Biologist Ricky Flynt found evidence that ties alligator growth rates directly to habitat and available food sources. […]

Mississippi’s alligator hunting season opens Aug. 28

August 27, 2020 From News Reports

The 2020 Public Waters Alligator Hunting Season opens on Aug. 28. The season will be open for 10 days and will close on Sept. 7. […]

Warren County teens charged with alligator poaching

June 19, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

A month-long investigation resulted in charges being filed against five Warren County teenagers involving killing alligators in Issaquena County. […]

Gator draw process begins June 1

May 21, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Public-water alligator hunting permits are highly prized among a growing legion of Mississippi sportsmen. The process to get one for 2020 starts June 1. […]

Garmin’s Xero A1i sight (left) covers every need a bowhunter might come up with when he comes to full draw on a trophy animal. The author said the sight was instrumental in making a killing shot on this alligator (right) because of its ability to compensate for steep-angle shots. (Photo courtesy Randall Shaw)

Garmin’s Xero sight expensive but worth it

November 1, 2019 Sammy Romano

Its unique range-finding feature makes the Garmin Xero A1i sight a top-drawer sight for any hunter’s bow. Here’s the reason why. […]

The hunting party of Paul Edwards of Okolona tied the state record for the longest female alligator taken in public waters. The alligator was 10 feet long and weighed 289 pounds. It had a belly girth of 48 inches and tail girth of 34.5 inches. It was taken in the late-morning hours of Sept. 5 from the West Central Alligator Hunting Zone. The alligator was certified by Ricky Flynt, MDWFP alligator program coordinator, on Sept. 5. The hunters were, (l-r), Brandon Griggs, Marvin Griggs, Paul Edwards, Taylor Criddle, Hunter Griggs, and James Boyd.

Good weather makes for great gator season

October 29, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

To Ricky Flynt, alligator program coordinator for the MDWFP, the secret to a successful alligator season is as simple as weather. […]

Alligator season opens the end of August, and should produce some more outstanding — often both exciting and humorous — stories to share.

Mississippi’s alligator season opens Aug. 30

August 13, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s public-waters alligator season opens at noon on Aug. 30 and will close at noon on Sept. 9, with 960 permits issued to hunters. […]

Alligator hunters will have 960 permits for the 2019 season, up from 930 in 2018.

Alligator season, regulations set

May 13, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

The application process for Mississippi’s 2019 alligator hunting season will begin May 31, with only electronic applications accepted through June 6. […]

Alligators at Shallotte River Swamp Park prefer to stay in the water when it freezes. (Photo by Swamp Park)

Live frozen gators spotted at North Carolina nature park

February 11, 2019 Brian Cope

Alligators don’t often have to worry about the water freezing around them, but they don’t seem to mind it one bit. They just freeze themselves in, but keep their noses above the surface so they can breathe just fine. […]

Mississippi's 10-day gator season opens Aug. 31. Most permit holders have a lot of assistants to help tackle the big alligators.

Gator season opens Friday

August 30, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

It’s the start of Mississippi’s public water alligator season, and throughout the state, thousands of hunters are putting the final touches on preparations for the pursuit.

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