The gripe and cheer line opens at 12 noon today. I think I am past dying from recent 2 spinal surgeries ( with gout ) and SEPSIS and no way was I giving up my preference points. So good luck and who is and is not chasing gators.

Permits are for sissys..................

Gator numbers have skyrocketed and they are all over the state now. It made sense a few decades ago, but the gator tag lottery is just an SSS generator these days.

Sheeet i guarantee They're down in my area! Every since the Covid BS, the river has been flooded with folks and it isn't unusual to see at least one or more Gators floating smdh......

Remember when you felt safe swimming in the Alabama River?

How do you know if you are drawn?

Not selected

Yeah before all the boaters 😄

Negative for Us 3 again.

Seriously I've heard of gators in north Alabama this year..I'm not sure if it's released pet's or what...

I kept forgetting to register. Oh well there goes all my preference points.

How many points did y’all have James?

There is a video of one being caught in Camp Sibert in Etowah CO last week. Looked to be about 3-4 feet long.

Havnt heard of that one yet but they was one in Huntsville couple weeks ago...I personally know of a few released here in years past, I hope there dead tho

I'll have to check Joe. I had maxed out points two seasons before finally be selected (selected for two zones) then i didn't put in for two seasons (that was 4 years ago i believe)

Ten four. I was at 65

The swamps along the Tennessee are infested with gators. The story I heard is they released some on Redstone Arsenal in the 70's to control the beaver population. They thought they would die off in winter, but their population has been growing ever since.

I think they are in every river in the state now. If not, they will be soon. Chuckie needs to get his head out of his arse and stop protecting an invasive species.

Annual rejection notice received


Not sure how many points I’ve accumulated, but I’ve got to be getting close


Which reminds me, I should be receiving my annual Masters ticket rejection any day now too

Which swamps along the Tennessee are infested with them?

Infested is a big word. That means a lot, as in you can't get around or go through there without seeing a lot of them. Which swamps and creeks are like that?

You're correct about the 1970s release. Former Wheeler NWR manager Tom Atkeson wanted to introduce some to see if they could survive the winters on the northern edge of their range. He and then US Rep. Ronnie Flippo cooked up the "control the beavers" narrative so Flippo could help it slide through easier. And they've been here since.


We have a woman here in Hsv who was recently quoted as saying the gators have been here for 100+ years. She's an idiot.


As for the gator hunt draw, I quit applying years ago. I don't trust the draw system and don't get my kicks out of paying for 2-3-4+ years and getting "points" for anything, especially a species like gators that need more culling.

Redstone Arsenal is the worst. I used to see them quite often behind the building I used to work in.

I see them on Wheeler occasionally, but see the slides everywhere. I would see them way more often if I wasn't intentionally making noise to scare them off, don't want them eating my dog. Just a theory, but I wouldn't be surprised if the snowy egret population on Wheeler starts to decline over the next few years.

I've seen plenty of gator sign along the Flint River and at Swan Creek, but infestation may be an overstatement in those places, for now.

My mom sees them constantly in her subdivision's pond located in South Huntsville. I'm guessing the subdivisions along Zierdt Rd have them too.

Edit: Don't normally share GPS coordinates on the forum, but here's a place where you will see a bunch: 34.61694, -86.87020