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Mississippi’s alligator season opens Aug. 30
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. […]
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Alligator season, regulations set
The application process for Mississippi’s 2019 alligator hunting season will begin May 31, with only electronic applications accepted through June 6. […]
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Live frozen gators spotted at North Carolina nature park
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. […]
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9-foot gator landed — from a ‘yak!
In the inshore kayak community, the Hobie Pro Angler 14 is a beast in the marsh, perfect for pursuing specks, reds, bass and more — and stable as a rock if standing up and sight-fishing is your thing.
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Gator season opens Friday
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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Alligator application process starts June 1
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will accept electronic (internet) applications for Mississippi’s 2018 public alligator season between June 1 and June 7, with the drawing expected on or about June 13.
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Gator application period opens June 1
Mississippians wishing to legally hunt alligators during the 2018 public waters season take note: The application period begins Friday (June 1) and will end on June 7.
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Muddy Water Maniacs set gator record for length
The Muddy Water Maniacs, a team of alligator hunters from Rankin County, cut loose two big bulls overnight, not impressed by their measurements.
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Gator season opens Friday at noon
For about 3,500 Mississippi sportsmen, Friday is the biggest day of their year — opening day of the public waters alligator hunting season. It opens at noon.
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Gator time
Alligator hunting permits are precious in Mississippi, as hard to get as a ticket to Hamilton on Broadway. And, if you are lucky to get a permit, it can be about as expensive in obtaining all the gear needed to battle with the most frightening creature that can be hunted in the Magnolia State.
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Enough big ol’ good ’uns to go around
Every alligator region in Mississippi is capable of producing a giant reptile for hunters, as statistics from the 2016 season show. Only the Northwest zone, which has the least habitat and the fewest gators, failed to produce a 12-footer and it did have a respectable 11.25-footer taken.
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It’s gator hunt application week
Applications for the 920 available alligator tags for the 2017 Mississippi public water season began being accepted at 10 a.m. Thursday, and sportsmen have until 10 a.m. on June 7 to apply.