Alligator Hunting History in MS
The first public water alligator
hunting season in Mississippi was initiated in September
2005. In 2005, there were 50 permits available to a 13 mile
stretch of the Pearl River north of Ross Barnett Reservoir and 30
alligators were harvested. 
The first private land
alligator hunting season was initiated in 2007 and was available to
3 open counties with a set number of permits available in each
county. Alligator hunting opportunities have expanded each year as
represented in the chart below.
The greatest expansion occurred in 2012. For 2012, there were 6 geographically based public water alligator hunting zones with a total of 810 available permits, which compromises nearly two-thirds of the stateand the season was extended to include 10 consequetive days in early September. For 2013, an additional zone, the Northeast Zone, was added allowing some statewide opportunity with 920 permits in 7 Zones.
| MS Alligator Season Harvest History - Since 2005 |
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| YEAR | # Permits |
# Applications |
PEARL ZONE | PASCAGOULA ZONE | PVT LANDS | #
Open Counties |
| # Harvested | # Harvested | # Harvested | ||||
| 2005 | 50 | 719 | 30 | NA | ||
| 2006 | 100 | 1205 | 47 | NA | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 200 | 1233 | 66 | 68 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 240 | 1636 | 58 | 72 | 22 | 7 |
| 2009 | 240 | 1626 | 96 | 58 | 59 | 13 |
| 2010 | 260 | 2086 | 132 | 92 | 86 | 17 |
| 2011 | 480 | 2858 | 91 | 91 | 99 | 25 |
| 2012 | 810 | 7,212 | 513 (Statewide 6 Zones) | 104 | 28 | |
| 2013 | 920 | - | - (Statewide 7 Zones) | - | 28 | |
| TOTAL | 1,414 | 266 | ||||
