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Mississippi’s 2024 alligator hunting season opens Friday

By Kristopher White,

15 hours ago

JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Mississippi’s public water alligator hunting season will begin on Friday, August 30.

According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), the season will begin at noon on August 30 and will end at noon on September 9.

Permits, which are no longer available for the season, are limited to a specific hunting zone.

Only public waterways within each zone, as defined by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), will be open to hunting. No other public water will be open to alligator hunting, except the lakes within the Northeast, Northwest, West Central, and Southwest Zone.

MDWFP officials said alligator harvest reporting is mandatory. Click here to report your harvest.

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