Alligator hunting permits now available

Permits to hunt alligator are now being made available by the game and fish commission.  Applications for the 2022 gator season can be obtained through the commission’s website, at agfc.com.  There are 12 permits this year for hunting alligator at Millwood Lake.  An additional four permits are also available for Bois D’Arc Lake in Hempstead County.  Applicants must be at least 16 years of age the day the hunt begins, and only Arkansas residents or holders of an Arkansas Lifetime Sportsman’s Permit may apply. Applicants with 18 or more AGFC violation points are ineligible to apply. Alligator-hunt applicants must pay a $5 nonrefundable processing fee at the time of their application.

The application process is open through midnight on June 30th.