Florida wildlife officials on Tuesday approved increasing hunting hours for the statewide alligator hunt, as well as added a legal method of taking a gator.
Alligator hunting hours have now been increased from 17 hours a day to 24 hours a day in most areas, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) commissioners ruled in a meeting.
The increased hours permit those with an alligator trapping license/alligator harvest permit seven more hours a day of hunting opportunity and more flexibility when scheduling hunting trips, FWC officials said.
Wildlife officials also added precharged pneumatic airbows as a legal method of take in hunting, to help those with mobility issues or younger or smaller hunters with limited dexterity or strength.
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The new rules will be in effect for the 2022 statewide alligator harvest season. Click here for more info.
