When can you hunt alligators in 2026? Here are the application windows and season dates for all nine states with a regulated season — at a glance. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 6 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we…
Texas runs two different gator hunts: a hook-first season in the 22 coastal core counties and a firearm-legal season everywhere else. Here’s the 2026 breakdown. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 7 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn…
Louisiana is the gator capital — a long, tag-based season where firearms are legal (but never shotguns) and the classic method is a baited hook-and-line. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 7 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn…
Florida runs the South’s biggest gator hunt — about 7,000 permits — but you can’t shoot a free-swimming gator. Here’s how it really works in 2026. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 8 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may…
North Carolina’s alligator season returned after decades and stays very small: a permit lottery, a one-gator limit, and tight rules in the southeast. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 6 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn a small…
Arkansas runs one of the smallest alligator programs in the South — a limited permit draw, two zones, and night hunts on the last two weekends of September. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 6 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page…
South Carolina is restrain-first, and its popular 4–8 ft “slot tag” changes which gear you can legally use. Here’s the 2026 breakdown. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 7 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn a small commission…
In Georgia it’s unlawful to kill an unrestrained alligator. Here’s how the 2026 quota hunt works, zone by zone — and what gear it demands. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 7 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn…
Alabama is tag-limited, restricted-weapon, and hunted at night. With just 260 tags across five zones, it’s one of the South’s hardest draws. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 7 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn a small commission…
Mississippi is a catch-first, restricted-weapon state with a short public-waters season. Here’s how it works in 2026 — and how it differs from its neighbors. GBy the Get Out Mor editors · Updated June 2026 · 7 min read Get Out Mor is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this page we may earn…