Mississippi alligator hunting
Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks Alligator site
Application Dates: Applications will be accepted from June 1-7, 2018 via the MDWFP website
Age and residency requirement: 16 or older, Must be resident
Hunting Season: August 31 – September 10, 2018
Hunting Hours: Alligators may be hunted 24 hours
Legal Methods Of Take: Capture methods are restricted to hand-held snares, snatch hooks (hand-held or rod/reel), harpoons (with attached line/buoy), and bowfishing equipment (w/ line attached from bow to arrow or line/buoy, bowfishing arrow tips only, no broadheads, and no tips containing cartridges, or other explosive devises). No bait is allowed. Before dispatch alligator must have a noose or snare secured around the neck or leg in a manner that the alligator is controlled.
Mississippi Alligator Links
Harvest Summaries
2018 ALLIGATOR HUNTING GUIDE
2018 REGULATIONS - (Dates, Zone Descriptions, Methods of Take/Harvest, etc)
2018 Public Water ZONES MAP
Public Waterways Map per MS Department of Environmental Quality