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Alligator hunting season proposed for North Carolina
The last of nine public hearings on proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations took place last night in Rocky Mount. […]
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Summerville party kills 13-foot 7-inch long Santee gator
On the evening of October the 9, a group of alligator hunters put in at Blacks Camp Marina on their first ever gator hunt with hopes of tagging out on the last evening of the season. They Summerville party met their goal, killing a 13-foot 7 1/2-inch gator. […]
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Another big gator killed at Santee
With the hopes of tagging a big gator on the morning of September 26th, Michael DuPre of Moncks Corner, and three of his hunting buddies pulled up to a gas station to fill up their boats. […]
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Big gator killed by Pack’s Landing hunting party on Santee
Chad Huffman of Greer killed the second gator of his life last week, but this one was much different than his first one, which he killed in 2011. “That first one was about nine-and-a-half feet long, but he didn’t weigh much at all in comparison to this one,” said Huffman. […]
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SCDNR taking applications for public alligator season
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will begin accepting online applications for the 2015 Public Alligator Hunting season and the Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Alligator Hunting Season at www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html. The deadline to apply is June 15. […]
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SC hunters take two 11-foot alligators shortly after opening of season
Hunters across the Palmetto State flooded its swamps and marshes on the opening weekend of alligator season, and two lucky parties’ seasons ended about as quickly as they began. […]
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Deadline to apply for South Carolina alligator season tags approaches
Hunters have one more week to apply for a tag for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ 2014 public alligator season and WMA season. The deadline is June 15. Applications are accepted at www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html. […]
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WMAs and gators
Most alligator hunting is done on large tracts of public land such as lakes and rivers, but not specifically designated as a WMA. But Patty Castine, the SCDNR’s lottery hunt coordinator, said two WMAs do have specific alligator hunts. […]
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Sumter hunters strike again; another 12-foot Santee gator bites the dust
On Thursday night, Sept. 19, Jim Strong and Ronnie Jackson became the third group of Sumter outdoorsmen to harvest a 12-foot-plus alligator in less than a week, and like the previous two, this one also came from the upper reaches of Santee Cooper. […]
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Another big Santee Cooper gator makes waves
Two men from Sumter took a 12-foot johnboat on an alligator hunt to the Santee-Cooper lakes on the evening of Sept. 17. While Joe Parmenter and Wesley Ridgill weren’t the most well-equipped hunters, they managed to boat a 12-foot-5 beast that weighed 656 pounds. […]
