{"id":115170,"date":"2019-09-01T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=115170"},"modified":"2024-08-03T20:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:53:52","slug":"mississippi-15th-gator-hunting-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/mississippi-15th-gator-hunting-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Celebrates 15th Gator Hunting Season!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mississippi this week is celebrating its 15th alligator hunting season. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running now through Sept. 9th, permit recipients will have the opportunity to hunt the state\u2019s public waterways within certain specified zones to score a gator.&nbsp; For details on the seven \u201cgeographical public water alligator hunting zones,\u201d click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdwfp.com\/wildlife-hunting\/alligator-program\/public-water-alligator-hunting-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-15th-gator-hunting-season\" title=\"Mississippi Celebrates 15th Gator Hunting Season!\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, a total of 960 tags were issued, 33 more than 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the official launch of the season, which is the last Friday in August each year, hunters were already trolling the waters to locate potential record-breakers. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe went scouting a couple of weeks ago,&#8221; Sterling Walker told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbt.com\/2019\/08\/31\/mississippis-th-annual-alligator-hunting-season-opens\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-15th-gator-hunting-season\" title=\"Mississippi Celebrates 15th Gator Hunting Season!\">WLBT<\/a>, a local news station. &#8220;We know where some big ones are but we ain\u2019t going to tell nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t slept in two nights,&#8221; added fellow hunter Bill Parks. &#8220;Just like a kid at Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricky Flynt, the alligator program coordinator for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries &amp; Parks, recounted the state records for weight and size.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFourteen feet and a half-inch I think is our length record,&#8221; said Flynt. &#8220;About 826 lbs is the weight record. With records now, those levels of records now have reached a point where it\u2019s going to be pretty hard to break those. So, last year was the first year in a long time that we didn\u2019t have a record broken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of friends known as \u201cTeam Gatorslayer\u201d was lucky enough to break two records in the past. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve told people it\u2019s kind of like when a bull comes out of the shoot at the rodeo,&#8221; said Elizabeth Greer. &#8220;I would think it would feel the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re in for a trip because they\u2019re mad and they want it off and they\u2019re going to do anything they can,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And you just have to hold on and be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who missed out on Mississippi&#8217;s 2019 gator season can sign up in the Spring next year.&nbsp; Typically, permits are offered during the first week in June at the cost of $200. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be eligible one must be at least 16 years of age and possess a valid license, e.g. Sportsman License, All-Game Hunting\/Fishing License, Small Game Hunting\/Fishing License, Apprentice Sportsman License, Apprentice All Game License, Apprentice Small Game License, Senior Exempt License, Disabled Exempt License, or a Lifetime License.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" title=\"Mississippi Celebrates 15th Gator Hunting Season!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MississippiGatorHuntingMetrics-1024x667.png\" alt=\"Mississippi Celebrates 15th Gator Hunting Season!\" class=\"wp-image-115172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MississippiGatorHuntingMetrics-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MississippiGatorHuntingMetrics-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MississippiGatorHuntingMetrics-400x261.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MississippiGatorHuntingMetrics-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MississippiGatorHuntingMetrics.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Alligator Harvest History from 2015-2018.  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