Alligator Permit Application Schedule

AMZ 1

• 12 permits for Millwood Lake (nine alligator quota)

• 5 permits for Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc WMA

• 2 permits for Little River

• 1 permit for Lake Erling

AMZ 2

• 1 permit for Bragg Lake
• 2 permits for Lake Columbia

AMZ 3

• 11 permits for the Lower Arkansas River Wetland Complex (Arkansas River backwaters near Arkansas post)
• 2 permits for Yellow Lake (Pine Bluff Arsenal)
• 5 Permits for The Delta Wetland Complex

Public Land Alligator Permit Application Requirements

• Only Arkansas residents with a Resident Sportsman Hunting License or holders of a Lifetime Sportsman’s Permit may apply.
• A $5 nonrefundable application fee is required to apply.
• Applicants must be 16 or older in order to apply or participate in the hunt (including assistants).
• Applicants with 18 or more violation points are ineligible to apply.

Public Land Alligator Hunt Details

Public land alligator hunts are held on designated areas of the Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc WMA, Sulphur River WMA, Little River below Millwood Lake, Millwood Lake, Lower Arkansas River Wetland Complex, Yellow Lake (Pine Bluff Arsenal) and the Delta Complex. All other public areas are closed to alligator hunting.

Note: The permit for Yellow Lake on the Pine Bluff Arsenal requires the permit holder and assistants pass a background security check administered by the Pine Bluff Arsenal prior to the hunt.

The Delta Complex is comprised of five waterbodies (Lake Chicot, Wilson Brake Lake, Lake Wallace, Lake Enterprise and Grand Lake) in AMZ 3. Permit holders may hunt any of these designated waterbodies.

Millwood Lake now has a quota system in place. 12 permits are available to fill 9 tags. Hunters need to call in or check agfc.com before hunting each night to see if the quota has been filled. Once all 9 tags are filled, hunting on Millwood Lake will be closed.

Private Land Alligator Permit Requirements

• Permits will be sold through the online license and permitting website.
• Permits will be added to the hunter’s license.
• There is a $5 application fee.
• Applicants must be 16 or older in order to apply or participate in the hunt (including assistants).
• It will be up to the hunter to obtain landowner permission in accordance with AGFC Code of Regulations.

Private Land Alligator Hunt Details

The Private Land Alligator Hunt takes place only in Alligator Management Zones 1, 2 and 3. All private land alligator permits will be purchased through the AGFC online license and permitting website. The quota-based hunt system will be used for all AMZ’s. Each day, hunters must call the AGFC Wildlife Hotline (833-345-0398) and select option 2 (Alligator Management Zone Quota Status) to determine if the season zone quota has been met. All harvested alligators have to be checked online at AGFC.com within 12 hours of harvest. The private land alligator season ends early if the quota is reached. Limit of one alligator greater than 4 feet per person, per year.

Statewide Alligator Hunt Information

• Alligator Hunt Orientation and Training Manual
• Watch | Learn about Arkansas alligators and their biology from one of the AGFC’s biologists who helps manage the species in The Natural State.
• Watch | Experience the thrill of an Arkansas alligator hunt from a 2018 hunt at Sulphur River WMA near Texarkana.

Subduing and capturing an alligator

• Watch | Proper method for rigging a snare.
• Watch | Proper rigging of a handheld harpoon.
• Watch | Use of a shotgun bang stick to dispatch an alligator.