Alabama alligator hunting
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Alligator site
Application Dates: beginning at 8:00 A.M on the first Tuesday in June and registration will end at 8:00 A.M. on the second Wednesday of July. Apply Here
Age and residency requirement: 16 or older, Must be resident
Hunting Season:
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA - From Official Sunset Time on the second Thursday in August until Official Sunrise Time on the second Sunday in August, and from Official Sunset Time on the third Thursday in August until Official Sunrise Time on the third Sunday in August.
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA – From Official Sunset Time on the second Saturday in August until the Official Sunrise Time on the first Monday of September.
WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA - From Official Sunset Time on the second Thursday in August until Official Sunrise Time on the second Sunday in August, and from Official Sunset Time on the third Thursday in August until Official Sunrise Time on the third Sunday in August.
LAKE EUFAULA – From Official Sunset Time on the Friday preceding the third Saturday in August and run until Official Sunrise on the first Monday in October.
Hunting Hours:
Southwest, Southeast and West Central Zones - Official Sunset until Official Sunrise.
Lake Eufaula Zone - Daytime and Nighttime Hours.
Legal Methods Of Take: 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. Capture methods are restricted to hand-held snares, snatch hooks (hand-held or rod/reel), harpoons (with attached line), and bowfishing equipment (with line attached from arrow to bow or crossbow). No use of bait is allowed.
All alligators must be dispatched immediately after capture or released. Firearms used for dispatching an alligator are restricted to shotguns with shot size no larger than #4 and bangsticks chambered in .38 caliber or larger or shotgun (using #4 shot or smaller). All shotguns and bangsticks must be cased and unloaded at all times until a restraining line has been attached to the alligator. Except as otherwise provided herein, no other firearm or ammunition may be in possession of the permittee or hunting party. No firearm or bangstick may be discharged within 100 yards of any residence, building, boat ramp, or occupied campsite in Mobile/Baldwin Counties and on the Alabama River, Claiborne Lake, William “Bill” Dannelly Reservoir and Lake Walter F. George (Lake Eufaula). The Temporary Alligator Possession Tag, supplied by Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, must be attached to the alligator’s tail, as demonstrated in training course, immediatelyafter being dispatched and prior to moving or transporting.
Alabama Alligator Links
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