Statewide Alligator Harvest Program

Since 1988, Florida's statewide alligator harvest has been nationally and internationally recognized as a model program for the sustainable use of a natural resource. Each year, alligator management units are established with appropriate harvest quotas to provide recreational opportunities for Floridians and non-residents who are at least 18 years old to take up to 2 alligators per permit. Applicants who are awarded a permit must submit payment for two CITES tags and an Alligator Trapping License, or provide proof of possession of an Alligator Trapping License valid through the end of the alligator harvest season. A Florida hunting license is not required to participate in the statewide alligator hunt.

Program News and Information

Updated! All permits for the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program have SOLD OUT. If you purchased a permit, you should receive your license, permit, and tag package in the mail within 3 - 4 weeks of the date of purchase.

• Updated! Statewide Alligator Harvest Unit descriptions
• New! Statewide Alligator Harvest Training and Orientation Schedule
• Alligator Application Worksheet and Map
• 2013 Alligator Harvest Training & Orientation Manual
• Alligator Meat Processors listing
• FWC Outfitters and Guides list
• Updated! Statewide Alligator Harvest Data Search (2000 - 2012)
• Updated! Statewide Alligator Harvest Data Summary (2000 - 2012)
• Online Alligator Harvest Report Form. If you transfer your alligator carcass to a commercial alligator processor, you must also complete a hard copy of the alligator harvest report form and a copy of this form must be transferred with the carcass.
• Internet Mapping Resources
• Float Plan Form
• Boating Regulations
• FWC Public Boat Ramp Finder
• State-record alligator taken on last day of 2010 hunt!
• 2008 Florida Alligator Hunting Survey Report
• Summary Report of Online Statewide Alligator Hunt Permit Issuance Process Survey

Information for County-wide Alligator Harvest Permit holders

• Frequently Asked Questions 
  County-wide alligator harvest permit holders should read this document.
• Statewide Alligator Harvest Data Search
  Many records contain the location of harvest.
• Florida DOT County Maps
  The color PDF maps show incorporated areas and are a great resource for persons with a county-wide alligator harvest permit.
• USGS topographic maps, free for download
  (Click on "Map Locator & Downloader.")

Information about specific Alligator Harvest Units

• Orange Lake status
• Lake Okeechobee Boat Ramps (US Army Corps of Engineers)
• Information on STA alligator harvest units (including maps)