Florida gator hunting season begins

Starting Monday, avid alligator hunter Greg Love will legally showcase his skills marking the start of Florida’s alligator hunting season.

Love and every other registered gator hunter has until Nov. 1 to legally hunt gators in Florida. Gator hunting season, ironically, is due to the successful gator conservation success story.

In 2022 there are an estimated 1.3 million alligators roaming the sunshine state. But, the American Alligator was placed on the endangered species list in 1967. And because Florida did so well protecting the species, now we can hunt them legally for periods of time throughout the year.

“I am an avid outdoorsman,” said Love. Love looks forward to this time of year the most because he does what he loves most of all.

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