Arkansas Hunters End First Alligator Season Segment with Large Haul
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 09.26.13
It was a big weekend for alligator hunters in Arkansas. Hunters picked up 31 gators with the largest measuring just over 13-feet 9-inches.
The season began 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 20 until 30 minutes before sunrise on Monday, Sept. 23. The final season is from 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 27 until 30 minutes before sunrise on Monday, Sept. 30.
Successful hunters this season included:
| Zone | Length | Location | Hometown | ||
| Jeremiah Diffee | 1 | 10′ 2″ | Millwood Lake | Branch | |
| Chad Barber | 1 | 11′ 8″ | Big Slough HC | Hot Springs | |
| Drew Baker | 1 | 13′ 9¼” | Lost Lakes | Little Rock | |
| Chris Easter | 1 | 9′ 9″ | Millwood Lake | Benton | |
| Chris Townsend | 1 | 11′ 11″ | Yellow Creek | Texarkana | |
| Larry Frost | 1 | 6′ 10″ | Bois D’Arc Lake | Bismarck | |
| Randall Denzer | 1 | 11′ 7½” | 51 Cut-off | West Fork | |
| William Moody | 1 | 13′ 1¼” | Mays Lake | Rosston | |
| Melissa Vickers | 1 | 12′ 0″ | Kitchens Farm | Hope | |
| Kyle Naples | 1 | 12′ 2½” | 3 Lakes | Hindsville | |
| Josh Vinson | 1 | 9′ 9″ | Mocasin Bayou | Little Rock | |
| Justin Little | 1 | 10′ 8½” | YellowCreek Ran. | Prescott | |
| Steven Lewis | 3 | 9′ | Arkansas River | Batesville | |
| Randy Maddox | 3 | 7′ 10″ | Arkansas River | Searcy | |
| Christopher Morgan | 3 | 7′ 8¾” | Hampton’s | Stuttgart | |
| Phillip M. Word | 3 | 5′ 9¼” | Old Merisach | England | |
| Harris Gerlach | 3 | 10′ 8″ | Earl Wells | Holly Grove | |
| James A. Matthews | 3 | 6′ 4½” | Buck Acorn HC | Little Rock | |
| Brandon Scallion | 3 | 7′ 5¾” | Old Merisach | Conway | |
| Richard Gore | 3 | 7′ 6½” | Berry (Post Bayou) | Little Rock | |
| Lynn Russell | 3 | 8′ | McGahhey Res. | England | |
| Gerald Tillman | 3 | 12′ 3″ | Arkansas River | Pine Bluff | |
| Greg Hunthrop | 3 | 10′ | Arkansas River | Rison | |
| Rudolph Busen | 3 | 7′ 4½” | Arkansas River | Rogers | |
| Timm Lane | 3 | 7′ 4″ | Silver Lake | Hot Springs | |
| Richard Malabanan | 3 | 12′ 6″ | Arkansas River | Clinton | |
| Justin Foyil | 3 | 10′ 2½” | Arkansas River | Rison | |
| William Jones | 3 | 11′ 7″ | McComb Break | Hamburg | |
| Adam Rutledge | 3 | 6′ 2½” | McClendon’s | Little Rock | |
| Martin Lee Walt | 3 | 8′ 4½” | Mud Lake | Dumas | |
| Jason Daniel | 3 | 11′ 5¼” | Tillar | Little Rock | |
