Sale of Alligators Only lawfully harvested alligators may be sold and only to a licensed wholesale dealer or alligator farmer. It is unlawful to take an alligator by means of firearms from, in, on, across, or over public water. Means and Methods In non-core counties, no person may employ more than one taking device at any time. Alligators may only be taken on private property. Alligators may be taken from public water, however, the person and the taking device MUST be on private property.
Hook and line line set must be secured on private property with a portion of the line above water. Minimum lb. If you receive a countywide alligator harvest permit, you can hunt on any area that you can legally access in the specified county. Harvesting is prohibited in the following areas: in privately-owned waters and wetlands, except where access has been granted by landowners; in water management district-owned WMD waters and wetlands, except as designated or where access has been granted by the WMD; in federally-owned lands, wildlife refuges, and parks, except where access has been granted by the managing federal agency; in state-owned parks, preserves, reserves, and wilderness areas, except aquatic preserves that may be designated; in Indian reservations and lands leased to Indian tribes, except as designated or where access has been granted by the landowners; in wildlife management, wildlife environmental, and public small-game hunting areas, except as designated; in incorporated cities and municipalities; in publicly owned waters closed for scientific study or protection of alligator populations; in privately-owned waters and wetlands included management programs governed by Rule 68A We have an online alligator harvest data search feature where you can see where alligators have been taken in past years in different counties.
Can I hunt on a wildlife management area? Some countywide alligator harvest units allow alligators to be taken on specific WMAs. WMAs where you can hunt can be found in the specific harvest unit description.
You should review the appropriate WMA brochure for access restrictions. The county I want to hunt has a river as a county boundary. Can I hunt in that river? In many instances, county boundaries follow the center line of a river. For counties that have a river or other waterbody as a boundary, the countywide alligator harvest permit allows trappers to hunt both sides of the river immediately adjacent to the permitted county.
How many alligators can you take? Each permittee will be allowed to take two 2 non-hatchling alligators. Can I cross through a different harvest area to a place where I can legally hunt? If you must travel through an area where you not permitted to hunt alligators, then you should stow away or take down all alligator harvest equipment. For example, harpoon points should be removed from the harpoon pole and stowed away; snatch hooks should be removed from fishing poles and put away, etc.
When will the licensed trapper be able to hunt alligators? Each trapper will be assigned to one of four periods based on availability and on the order of preference that they indicated on their application. The harvest permit will specify the harvest period. The permittee and all individuals assisting during the hunt must possess a valid Alabama hunting license. M on the first Tuesday in June.
A minimal administrative fee will be charged for each hunt area application submitted. There is no charge for the Alligator Possession Tag. Registration will end at A. The drawings for each area will be held on the second Wednesday of July. If a tag is not accepted the next name on the list will be notified and given 24 hours to respond. These notifications will continue until all vacancies have been obligated. Only one 1 application shall be allowed per person per zone. Applications shall be in accordance with the procedure set out at www.
The system increases the likelihood of repeat registrants being selected for a hunt as long as the applicant continues to apply. The more years an applicant participates in the registration, the higher the likelihood of being selected. If an applicant ceases to register for the hunt in a given year or is selected and accepts a possession tag for a hunt, the preference point status is forfeited. The videos will be available for viewing HERE. The official course will be available on the applicant's status page upon login.
Alligators must be captured and brought adjacent to the boat, bank or dock prior to shooting or otherwise dispatching the animal. It is unlawful to shoot at or kill an unrestrained alligator. Restrained is defined as an alligator that has a noose or snare secured around the neck or leg in a manner that the alligator is controlled.
No use of bait is allowed. All alligators must be dispatched immediately after capture, culling is prohibited. If he ends up pulling out a small gator, he might not even be able to recoup the costs of his tag and all the supplies he used in hunting the swamp creature down. No luck is better than bad luck when you're in the swamp.
It's the tag business that makes alligator hunting such a touch and go operation: no matter what, if you catch a gator, then you need to use one of your precious tags on it, unless you own your own hunting grounds. Then you can harvest as many gators as you want, they are on your property, after all. Distractify is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
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