by Associated Press Published: May 28,2013
Tags: alligator, ecosystem, environment, hunt, hunter, hunting, hunting permit, hunting season, outdoors, park, reptile, state agency, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will issue 920 lottery-based permits for seven hunting zones for the 2013 alligator season. The 10-day season runs from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. A private lands season is also available to landowners whose properties meet specific qualifications within 28 open counties. Applications for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2012
Tags: alligator, animal, environment, game management, habitat, harvest, hunt, hunter, hunting, hunting season, outdoors, reptile, sportsman
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — When state wildlife officials decided to expand alligator hunting this year — not once but twice — local officers got a tiny bit worried. At first, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said the hunt could take place on public waterways across two-thirds of the state, including all of southwest [...] [...]
JACKSON — A Senate committee has killed a bill that would have revised the dates for deer hunting seasons in Mississippi. The Senate Wildlife and Fisheries Committee met March 2 and chose not to vote on the bill. That killed it because March 2 was the deadline for House and Senate committees to act on [...] [...]