A 7-foot alligator spotted in Fayette County recently, as noted by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, is … RELATED: ‘That’s a once-in-a-lifetime alligator right there’: Mississippi alligator hunters capture 700 lbs. This led the Mississippi Legislature, later in 1987, to pass legislation giving the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife Conservation the authority to set regulations to manage alligators. ... “There… A seven-foot alligator was recorded on video in West Tennessee recently, and state wildlife officials say more of the river reptiles are slowly moving our way. 38,000 alligators live across 408,000 acres, ‘A living dinosaur.’ Boater reels in 12-foot, 450-pound gator in Mississippi Coast river. Alligators are cold blooded animals that cannot survive freezing temperatures. "I said, we have … A lone American alligator was spotted for over 10 years living in a river north of Atlanta, Georgia. There was a story recently of a 3′ alligator found in the Mississippi river south of Lake Pepin in Wisconsin. monster The most applications for alligator hunting are in the Pearl River/Reservoir Zone, the West Central Zone, and the Southwestern zone. According to For The Win a subsection of USA Today, alligators in the Mississippi River Delta region of Louisiana and Mississippi are growing at a rate around five times faster than alligators from other locations. (CNN)It was like a scene right out of Jurassic Park when two gator hunters pulled a massive alligator out of a Mississippi marsh. That is exactly what happened in an alligator tagging program in the Mississippi River. Mississippi estimates as many as 38,000 alligators live across 408,000 acres of wetlands. ... As long as people and alligators have shared Mississippi, there … Yes, there are gators in West Tennessee. The 12-foot one inch gator killed by hunters. "Due to the number of calls that time of year we have to prioritize our responses," Flynt said. The world knew of the vast Mississippi River, but had never considered the enormous gators that lived under its surface. Kevin Meacham, of Clinton, and guide Hughes … Derrick Radke and Cheryl McKenna were boating when they found a 3-foot-long alligator swimming in the Mississippi River, near an island where they had planned to camp. Two fishermen in Mississippi snagged the second-largest alligator gar ever caught with a bow in state history — a 182-pound, 7-foot-long behemoth.