Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 5 - Regulations regarding alligators › Rule 40-2-5.2 - ALLIGATOR HUNTING SEASON FOR PRIVATE LANDS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. An
				American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) hunting season, hereby referred
				to as the "Private Lands Alligator Hunting Season," will be opened on private
				lands, according to restrictions below:
B. Location: Private lands only of Adams,
				Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Claiborne, Copiah, Grenada, Hancock,
				Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence,
				Leake, Leflore, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl
				River, Rankin, Sharkey, Simpson, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Warren, Washington,
				Wilkinson, Winston, and Yazoo Counties.
C. Dates: Starting at 12:00 Noon CDT on the
				last Friday in August and ending at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, 24 days
				thereafter.
D. Applicant
				restrictions and requirements:
1. Only one
				(1) application may be submitted per property.
2. The applicant's property must contain a
				minimum of 20 acres of privately owned permanent surface water in an open
				county to qualify for an Alligator Harvest Voucher. (Public water is not
				eligible).
3. Alligator Harvest
				Vouchers will be issued at the rate of one (1) voucher for the first 20 acres
				of surface water and one (1) additional voucher is available for each
				additional 100 acres of surface water in contiguous ownership by the
				applicant.
4. Upon receipt of the
				application, surface water acreage of the applicant's property will be
				evaluated by the MDWFP. The rate of permit issuance may be increased or
				decreased based upon supporting biological information as provided by the
				Department.
5. Applicants must
				obtain and submit an application with the following information by July 1:
a. A private lands alligator hunting permit
				application.
b. Proof of ownership
				by providing a copy of the landowner's current property tax receipt for the
				property for which the applicant is submitting.
c. A copy of the property deed with a
				complete property description.
d.
				In addition to the above, a leaseholder may submit applications signed by the
				landowner and must provide a copy of a current exclusive hunting rights lease
				agreement, and each of the following:
i. A
				legible map or aerial photo of the property labeled with property boundaries;
				and
ii. A county map indicating the
				general location of the applicant's property within the county.
6. Obtaining
				Applications: Applications are available on-line at
www.mdwfp.com/alligator
. They may
				also be obtained at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and
				Parks (MDWFP) Jackson Office, or at any MDWFP Regional Office Monday through
				Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Completed applications must be received at the MDWFP
				Jackson Office by July 1. Incomplete or illegible applications will not be
				considered.
7. Mail completed
				applications to: MDWFP - Wildlife Bureau, Attention: Private Lands - Alligator,
				1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS 39211-6374.