After years of being on the federal list of endangered species, the alligator population in Alabama has grown to the point that the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources now allows a limited hunting season. In southwest Alabama, 150 applicants are randomly drawn by a computer to receive an Alligator Possession Tag.

Lee Wright of Daphne had been trying for a long time to win the right to go hunting in the swamps. According to a recent story about his adventure (tinyurl.com/j9hfwdz), he could not believe the news when he got a letter from the DCNR.

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(Submitted) The team of (left to right) Alvin Nelson, Jackson Woodson, Phillip Brooks and tag holder Lee Wright got more than once chance at this monster alligator that was finally subdued on the final night of the season in the Southwest Alabama Zone. The gator measured 12 feet, 10 inches and weighed 684 pounds.

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