Massive 13-foot alligator among record 23 harvested in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A record number of alligators were harvested Thursday in Alabama’s West Central Alligator Management Area, with 23 alligators taken.

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division said that among the alligators harvested was a massive specimen measuring 13 feet 7 inches and weighing 620 pounds.

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The division attributed the increase in harvested alligators to more tags being issued this year.

Hunters are reminded that alligator check stations for the Lake Eufaula, West Central, Southwest, and Coastal Alligator Management Areas will be open from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the hunting season.