alligator Archives - Page 6 of 9 - Mississippi Sportsman

Under a proposed plan for the alligator hunting season in Mississippi, hunters will have to be quick instead of lucky to get a permit to chase monsters like this. The process will change from an application and draw to an online first-come, first-serve basis on July 14.

Gator season to undergo major change

March 19, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s alligator hunting season and permit process will undergo its biggest change in its 10-year history, under a plan approved Wednesday by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

This photo was used by a website to claim that a 185-year-old, 910-pound alligator killed by Mississippi hunters was found to have Civil War bullets in its hide. The photo was taken in 2012 of the then-state record gator, weighing 697.5 pounds, taken by Tom Grant (second from right).

Civil War gator story ‘a hoax’

December 3, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

The biologist over the state’s alligator program has labeled as a “hoax” an online report of Civil War bullets being found in the body of a 185-year-old, 910-pound gator killed in Mississippi. […]

As permit holder, Brian Montgomery of Starkville (left) gets official credit for Mississippi's new 792-pound state record alligator caught early Tuesday morning on the Mississippi River, but he readily admits that Scott Berry (center) of Raymond did most of the work. The third member of the party was Jesse Phillips (right) of Starkville. Berry was also leading the party that set the record at 756 pounds on Saturday.

Gator record now at 792 pounds

September 2, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Give Scott Berry credit for his gator hunting skills; just don’t make it official credit. […]

Jay Leggette and Robert Mahaffey, both with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office, kneel beside Mahaffey's 756-pound Mississippi state-record gator caught early Saturday morning in the Southwest Zone in an unidentified feeder creek off the Mississippi River.

State-record gator killed opening night of season

August 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

It didn’t take long for Mississippi’s state alligator record to fall.

Last night — opening night of the public waters season — three friends hunting together in the Southwest Zone took a 756-pound gator in an area they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, identify. […]

The 1,011.5-pound, 15-foot gator was pulled from the Alabama River in Wilcox County, Ala. after an epic five-hour battle.

Bama gator fuels Mississippi fever

August 20, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Within hours after the news broke about a team of Alabama hunters taking a monster alligator early in that state’s season, it created envy — and some anxiety — among Mississippi sportsmen with permits for the Aug. 29-Sept. 8 season. […]

After destroying one winch, officials used a backhoe to weigh-in this big gator harvested near Camden, Ala. Saturday. The alligator, which tipped the scales at 1,011.5 pounds, had a 70.5-inch girth and a 16-inch snout.

Potential world-record gator harvested Saturday morning in Alabama

August 19, 2014 From News Reports

Everything’s bigger in Texas – except alligators, apparently.

A 1,011.5-pound, 15-foot gator was pulled from the depths of the Alabama River in Wilcox County, Ala. after an epic five-hour battle that started Friday night and ended early Saturday morning. […]

The Pascagoula crew depends on a heavy Penn spinning combo, an aluminum gaff, a weighted treble hook attached to a length of 650-pound nylon rope, a Bowie knife and an externally powered spotlight to ensure success.

Getting geared for gators

August 15, 2014 Sam Davis

Before teams hit the water for Mississippi’s public alligator season, they search the stores and the Internet to find the gear they will need to tangle with giant reptiles that can exceed 14 feet in length and 700 pounds in weight. […]

Before an alligator can be dispatched it must be secured properly. The mandatory training class for first timers covers recommended securing practices.

Nearly 7,000 apply for hunts

August 15, 2014 Sam Davis

Mississippi’s 2014 public alligator season runs from Aug. 29 through Sept. 8, but the drawing process was completed in June to fill the 920 permits available statewide. […]

Gator junkies — Tips for snagging a big alligator

August 1, 2014 Sam Davis

What do a couple of computer gurus, a mom and a pipe fitter do to occupy their time on muggy summer nights? […]

If you want in on the 2014 alligator hunting season, June 9 is your last day to submit an application.

Deadline for alligator-hunting applications

June 9, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Monday (June 9) is the final day for hunters to apply for Mississippi’s 2014 statewide alligator season, which will be held Aug. 29-Sept. 8 in seven zones. […]

Dustin Bockman of Vicksburg with the 13-foot, 4-inch, 727-pound gator taken during the 2013 Mississippi alligator hunting season on the Mississippi River.

Alligator applications pouring in

June 5, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Alligator hunters have been busy this week trying to snag permits through the online application process conducted by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Prospective alligator hunters have a week to get their applications for the 2014 alligator-hunting season that begins at the end of August.

Gator-hunting application process begins

June 2, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Within a minute after midnight early Monday morning, hopeful alligator hunters hit the web hoping to snag permits for Mississippi’s 2014 public lands hunt. […]