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May is here, and so is the start of the Phase I application period for applying for

servation Commission's (FWC) Trophy-

alligator and fall quota, special opportunity and national wildlife refuge hunt permits.

Alligator hunt permits: Since 1988, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Catch program has a new Season 5 heaviest

Commission (FWC) has offered hunters the opportunity to take part in its annual statewide catch leader Dominic Montalto, with a 16

recreational alligator harvest that runs Aug. 15Nov. 1. These special night hunts provide a lb.12 oz. largemouth bass caught in a pri-

hunting adventure unlike any other. Alligators are a conservation success story in Florida. vate pond in Estero, FL on March 17, which

The state's alligator population is estimated at 1.3 million and has been stable for many comes close to the current certified state re-

cord of a 17 lb. 4 oz. largemouth bass caught

Phase I application period: The application period for the Phase I random drawing in Polk County in 1986. A team of FWC bi-

begins May 12 at 10:00 am and runs through May 22. More than 6,000 alligator harvest ologists verified the accuracy of Dominic s

scale, catch videos and photos.

permits will be available.

"When I first saw the fish, I thought

Hunters can submit their application for a permit that allows the harvest of two

alligators on a designated harvest unit or county. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age it was a log with a volleyball under it until

it moved," said Dominic. "Once I realized it

by Aug. 15 and have a valid credit or debit card to apply.

was a big bass, I started targeting it and just

Applications may be submitted at any county tax collector s office, license agent

kept trying until it took the bait."

(most retail outlets that sell hunting and fishing supplies) and at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.

Dominic was fishing from shore Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

Applicants must provide their credit card information when they apply. If you change your

around dusk using a Johnny Morris Tita-

mind on where you'd like to hunt, you are able to make updates to your hunt choices all the nium 8 heavy-action rod with a Bass Pro (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

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validation CITES tags cost $272 for Florida residents, $22 for those with a Florida Resident

Dominic is 19 years old and

Persons with Disabilities Hunting and Fishing License, and $1,022 for nonresidents. The learned to fish from his father, Joe. The

cost for applicants who already have an alligator trapping license is $62.

Montalto family refers to themselves as a

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On Franklin County's 11,400-acre St. Vincent Island, you can apply for primitive "fishing family," noting that they made the

weapons hunts for the exotic and enormous sambar deer. It's $5 to apply, and $37.50 to buy move from Illinois to Florida a year ago

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Lower Suwannee, in Dixie and Levy counties, has a $15 permit you can purchase on nearby fishing ponds. Anglers have until

that allows you to hunt the entire fall and spring season on the 53,000-acre refuge. You may Sept. 30, 2017, to submit their catches and

purchase this permit anytime between May 15 and up to the last day of spring turkey season. try to take the lead. For more information:

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