A. An American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) hunting season, hereby referred to as the “Private Lands Alligator Hunting Season,” will be opened on private lands, according to restrictions below: B. Location: Private lands only of Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Claiborne, Copiah, Grenada, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Rankin, Sharkey, Simpson, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson, Winston, and Yazoo Counties. C.

A. An American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) hunting season will be opened in the public waterways of the State of Mississippi and is hereby referred to as the following with described restrictions. 

1. Legal public water for public water alligator hunting shall be any “public waterway”, as designated by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and all associated portions of each designated public waterway drainage that are not privately owned and which have navigable access from the designated waterway. 

Landowner permission is required to hunt, fish or trap on the lands of another. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Wildlife Management Areas are subject to special seasons and regulations which may vary from statewide seasons and regulations. Contact the MDWFP or area personnel for information about these areas.

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