As temperatures rise, alligator hunting season will begin in more than half a dozen states, which officials say helps keep the population of reptiles in check.

Bills creating an annual recreational alligator season from October through December have begun advancing through the state ...

Louisiana's alligator population has exploded to over 3 million, leading to a bill for a new recreational hunting season.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Mississippi woman got her first taste of alligator hunting this season on the Pascagoula River in August. Not only did she get ...

Louisiana may expand its wild alligator harvesting opportunities to recreational hunters if the Legislature passes a bill that secured unanimous approval in a committee hearing March 11. Franklin ...

The South Carolina alligator hunting season, which ended in early October, brought in applications from nearly every corner of the U.S. The season, which spanned Sept. 13-Oct. 11, is important for ...

A Mississippi woman got her first taste of alligator hunting this season on the Pascagoula River in August. Not only did she get to experience the excitement of the hunt, she got engaged to be married ...