The final day of the alligator hunting season is Nov. Meeting that requirement is essential to qualify for the opportunity to apply for an alligator harvest permit next year.
Since , Florida's statewide alligator harvest has been nationally and internationally recognized as a model program for the sustainable use of a natural resource. Each year, alligator management units are established with appropriate harvest quotas to provide recreational opportunities for Floridians and non-residents who are at least 18 years old to take up to 2 alligators per permit. Applicants who are awarded a permit must pay for two CITES tags and an Alligator Trapping License, or provide proof of possession of an Alligator Trapping License valid through the end of the alligator harvest season.
A Florida hunting license is not required to participate in the statewide alligator hunt. Find information about rules and regulations, equipment and methods, safety, and more by checking out these free resources:. Within 24 hours of harvesting an alligator and prior to taking it to an alligator processing facility, you must complete an alligator harvest report form. Learn more about what is required after the harvest.
Countywide alligator harvest unit information what is a "countywide alligator harvest unit? Most Florida counties are established as alligator harvest units.
Individuals permitted to take alligators in the countywide harvest units will be allowed to take two alligators from any area they could legally access in the specified county, including public and private lands and waters, but excluding specific water bodies established as AMUs, private wetlands permitted for alligator management, and other protected public properties exclusions are detailed below.
Application and permit issuance procedures and participation requirements for the countywide harvest units are the same as for other harvest units. Who can participate? Any person at least 18 years old by Aug.
What fees are required to apply for a permit? The fees for countywide harvest units are the same as for the traditional harvest units. Where can I harvest alligators in my county? It is strongly recommended that you know specific locations where you can legally harvest alligators in a county prior to applying for a countywide permit.
If you receive a countywide alligator harvest permit, you can hunt on any area that you can legally access in the specified county. Harvesting is prohibited in the following areas: in privately-owned waters and wetlands, except where access has been granted by landowners; in water management district-owned WMD waters and wetlands, except as designated or where access has been granted by the WMD; in federally-owned lands, wildlife refuges, and parks, except where access has been granted by the managing federal agency; in state-owned parks, preserves, reserves, and wilderness areas, except aquatic preserves that may be designated; in Indian reservations and lands leased to Indian tribes, except as designated or where access has been granted by the landowners; in wildlife management, wildlife environmental, and public small-game hunting areas, except as designated; in incorporated cities and municipalities; in publicly owned waters closed for scientific study or protection of alligator populations; in privately-owned waters and wetlands included management programs governed by Rule 68A We have an online alligator harvest data search feature where you can see where alligators have been taken in past years in different counties.
Can I hunt on a wildlife management area? Some countywide alligator harvest units allow alligators to be taken on specific WMAs. WMAs where you can hunt can be found in the specific harvest unit description.
They can't just flood an area temporarily and call it wetland habitat. The lottery system allows more than Louisiana hunters to harvest an estimated gators on nearly 40 wildlife management areas and public lakes throughout the state. Some hunters choose to get one tag, while others can get as many as 10 for this area. Once a gator has been harvested, hunters can choose to process the gators themselves or call Tony Howard, the only licensed nuisance wildlife removal hunter in the region, according to Hasapes.
Gotta choose your battles, I suppose. The worst part is I had good tags. It was actually my last selection on the application. The last time I returned alligator hunting tags was in or The 4th Period Polk was a suck draw that year.
Great plans for private land hunts always seemed to fall through. Public lakes were hunted hard. I filled one tag on Tiger Lake. The other goes back to Ocala where I hope it chokes and dies. Which reminds me. Paper permits can stay.
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