Residents who do not have access to harvest alligators on private lands may be able to harvest alligators on public lands or lakes. If applicable, a legal alligator hunting lease may be submitted.The landowner's signature indicating permission for the hunter to harvest alligators on the property.A map outlining the property to be hunted.Proof of property ownership (tax receipts or bill of sale) containing parish, township, range, section, and acreage.A completed alligator hunter license application form.Alligator tags are only issued to licensed alligator hunters and are nontransferable. Licensed alligator hunters apply for alligator tags prior to the start of the season each year. LDWF issues alligator harvest tags for private lands containing sufficient wetland habitat capable of sustaining an alligator harvest. Alligator Hunter License applicatioN Alligator Helper License Application Alligator Sport Hunter License Nonresident Alligator Sport Hunter Licenses cost $150. Sport hunters must always be accompanied by a licensed hunter or helper. Nonresidents who do not own land may only harvest alligators for sport as a licensed Alligator Sport Hunter while accompanied by a guide (a licensed alligator hunter, or his or her helper, who possesses alligator harvest tags). There is no cost for alligator tags for private lands. Nonresident Landowner Alligator Hunter Licenses cost $150. Alligator hunters must also have their license in possession to possess or sell wild alligators, their skins, or parts. Tags are property specific and must be used on the property indicated on the hunter’s license. Hunters must carry on their person their license as well as one or more current alligator harvest tags for the property on which they are hunting. Nonresident landowners may hunt alligators on private lands they own with an Alligator Hunter License and alligator harvest tags. Resident Alligator Sport Hunter Licenses cost $25. Residents who do not have access to either private or public lands/lakes may harvest alligators for sport as a licensed Alligator Sport Hunter while accompanied by a guide (a licensed alligator hunter, or his or her helper, who possesses alligator harvest tags). Alligator hunters who pay for their license online will still be required to pick up their license and tags in person at their tag-issuing LDWF office. PLEASE NOTE: This is not an option for new hunters who have not previously been issued an alligator license. Only residents may apply for a Helper License.Īlligator hunters who have already applied for an Alligator Hunter or Helper license may now pay for their license online at the link below. Anyone solely acting as an observer, or who is not otherwise actively involved in the pursuit, capture, or killing of the alligator, does not need an alligator license. A Helper License costs $25 and must bear the name and license number of the associated hunter(s). ![]() Anyone actively participating in the take of alligators by baiting or checking lines, dispatching alligators with a firearm, snaring the alligator by hook and line, shooting the alligator with a bow and arrow, or any other activity that leads to the take of the alligator, must be properly licensed. Individuals harvesting alligators for a licensed alligator hunter must possess a Helper License. Licensed helpers can hunt independently of the licensed alligator hunter. Fees to harvest alligators on public lands/lakes vary in cost, depending on the program (lottery or commercial bid) and the agreed-upon value for each alligator harvested. There are no additional fees to harvest alligators on private lands. Resident Alligator Hunter Licenses cost $25. ![]() They must have a valid Alligator Hunter License and alligator harvest tags. Residents may hunt alligators on private lands they either own or have permission to hunt or on public lands/lakes with access granted via bidding or lottery.
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