{"id":152325,"date":"2021-10-04T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T16:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=152325"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:33:58","slug":"hunt365-arkansas-hunters-harvest-near-record-number-of-alligators-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-arkansas-hunters-harvest-near-record-number-of-alligators-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Hunters Harvest Near-Record Number of Alligators This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"Arkansas Hunters Harvest Near-Record Number of Alligators This Year\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gator_hunt.jpg__800x450_q85_crop_subsampling-2.jpg\" alt=\"Arkansas Hunters Harvest Near-Record Number of Alligators This Year\" class=\"wp-image-152326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gator_hunt.jpg__800x450_q85_crop_subsampling-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gator_hunt.jpg__800x450_q85_crop_subsampling-2-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gator_hunt.jpg__800x450_q85_crop_subsampling-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gator_hunt.jpg__800x450_q85_crop_subsampling-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><em>Arkansas gator hunters had a great season. (Photo: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alligator hunters in Arkansas harvested 161 alligators over two weekends this year, falling just short of last year\u2019s record-breaking 174 alligators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biologists with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said all private land tags were filled and only \u201ca few\u201d public land tags went unfilled. They attributed the high level of take on private land to landowners being prepared when the season opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This was the second year of the new private land quota system, and it was the second time in a row that the private land zones reached their quota by the end of the opening weekend,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agfc.com\/en\/news\/2021\/09\/29\/arkansas-alligator-season-ends-with-161-successful-hunters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-arkansas-hunters-harvest-near-record-number-of-alligators-this-year\" title=\"Arkansas Hunters Harvest Near-Record Number of Alligators This Year\">said<\/a> Mark Barbee, AGFC wildlife assistant regional supervisor. \u201cI imagine quite a few of the gators taken on private land are landowners wanting to remove an alligator for nuisance purposes, so they\u2019re ready that first weekend and have the animal pretty well patterned by the time the hunt begins.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-utah-wildlife-board-pulls-trail-cam-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-arkansas-hunters-harvest-near-record-number-of-alligators-this-year\" title=\"Arkansas Hunters Harvest Near-Record Number of Alligators This Year\">Utah Wildlife Board Pulls Trail Cam Ban Proposal One Day After Public Comment Period Begins<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On public land, Barbee believes some hunters failed to fill all their tags because they were waiting for a big gator but ran out of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people in the public land hunts hold out a little for a bigger gator,\u201d Barbee said. \u201cWith only two weekends to seal the deal, some of those hunters don\u2019t find a gator they want to take or wait too late to go back and get one of the smaller alligators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal alligator hunting is a relatively new phenomenon in Arkansas. The species was listed as federally endangered in 1973, but like many other game species, the efforts of hunters and conservationists led to its rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, many healthy populations exist throughout the southwest. In Arkansas, 2,800 alligators were relocated to the southern portions of the state between 1972 and 1984. Those reptiles formed the basis for today\u2019s populations, and hunting began in 2007 with an eye towards conserving the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-ballot-initiatives-in-oregon-and-florida-would-ban-hunting-fishing-game-preserves\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-arkansas-hunters-harvest-near-record-number-of-alligators-this-year\" title=\"Arkansas Hunters Harvest Near-Record Number of Alligators This Year\">Ballot Initiatives in Oregon and Florida Would Ban Hunting, Fishing, Game Preserves<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbee related one incident that he believes demonstrates the ethical mindset of Arkansas alligator hunters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We had one incident where a hunter harpooned an alligator, but it submerged and hung up underneath a bunch of logs and limbs,&#8221; Barbee explained. &#8220;The hunter thought he had lost it, but it floated to the surface a couple of days later. They were able to recover the head for taxidermy and check the gator, but the meat and skin had already begun to decompose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really appreciate them calling and checking the animal even if they didn\u2019t get to use it. It\u2019s a great example of the sportsmanship and ethics we see in our hunters here in Arkansas,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, 15 alligators were harvested on public land and 146 on private land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alligator hunters in Arkansas harvested 161 alligators over two weekends this year, falling just short of last year\u2019s record-breaking 174 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