Arkansas alligator hunting
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Alligator site
Application Dates: Applications may be submitted online June 15, 2015-June 30, 2015 Apply Here
Age and residency requirement: Hunters must be 16 or older to apply and be a resident
Hunting Season:
30 minutes after sunset, Sept. 21, through 30 minutes before sunrise, Sept. 24.
30 minutes after sunset, Sept. 28 through 30 minutes before sunrise, Oct. 1.
Hunting Hours: 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise during the approved alligator seasons (Night Hunting Only)
Legal Methods Of Take: Alligators must be snared or harpooned and subdued using a hand-held snare or harpoon and hand-held restraining line before dispatching. The use of any other equipment is prohibited. Once subdued, an alligator may be dispatched using only a shotgun or shotgun shell-loaded bangstick using shot no larger than no. 4 common shot.