Alligators Articles

Application periods are open in both states for the summer seasons popular with big- game hunters seeking a unique experience.

Hunting South Florida’s apex predator — the American alligator — can produce a pucker factor that’s off the charts.

Arkansas officials reported 157 alligators killed by hunters during the state’s late summer season in six public areas and on private lands.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials are seeking more information about alligators in the southeast part of the state.

Alligator hunting has been expanded to Pelahatchie Bay on Ross Barnett Reservoir due to overpopulation.

Want to hunt an alligator? Here are nine states where pursuing your dream of killing an alligator can become a reality.

Alligators have expanded their range and are now confirmed to be living in west Tennessee, according to state wildlife officials.

What if a state held an alligator hunt in an area where residents have seen alligators regularly for years, but in a month's time no hunters saw any gators?

How do alligators survive winter? In the most amazing way.

The man who discovered the massive reptile had to do a U-turn to clarify what he was seeing. It then took a "great team effort" to capture the reptile.

A Boston sports anchor was more or less rescued from a small alligator while everyone laughed watching the light-handed anchor try to hang on.

A 13-foot, 686-pound alligator was pulled in for nearly two hours by a Mississippi woman and her six friends. The catch set a state record.

An alligator gave police quite a chase, re-emerging into the Atlantic Ocean nearly as quickly as it appeared on the South Carolina beach.

The discovery of a massive alligator in a garage leads to removal and relocation of the big animal.

The alligator that attacked a Florida woman in the Econlockhatchee River was quickly found and killed. It is the river's second attack in 3 years.

A 72-year-old man's decomposing body was identified several days after being eaten by an alligator in Florida.

A massive alligator has some wondering if it's the biggest ever in Florida while others wonder if it's fake. What do you think?

An alligator roaming a Charleston neighborhood not only climbed a home's front door but also reached for the doorbell.

A Florida hunters reportedly killed a 15-foot, 800-pound alligator that was thought to be feasting on the farm's cattle.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is holding public hearings about the possibility of having the state's first alligator hunting season.

An alligator that was 14 feet, one-quarter-inch long and weighing 826 pounds broke Mississippi records that other alligators had set earlier that day for length and weight.

The 13-foot, 6-inch gator weighed 920 pounds and was captured in Lake Eufaula on Aug. 14.

Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo manager Jamie Bridges told reporters that surveillance video shows to people wearing masks breaking into the farm after 2 a.m. Saturday and stuffing the alligators into bags.

Mississippi wildlife officials believe the spike in poaching is directly tied to more alligator hunting shows on TV. One official says they see the shows and just think it's cool.

Wildlife officials say a worker at a central Florida ecotourism attraction was injured in an alligator attack.

Officials say all 920 Mississippi alligator public water hunting permits sold within less than an hour of becoming available.

Wildlife authorities have been unable to find an alligator that attacked a black Labrador retriever named Haze after it chased a bird into the Hillsborough River in a Tampa park.

An 11-foot, 400-pound alligator game officials say was shot and killed without a permit has been identified as the beast that killed a late-night swimmer at a Southeast Texas marina.

The owners of a marina recently had spotted a large alligator on a few occasions, and put up a sign warning people to stay out of the water. They estimated that animal was longer than 11 feet.