RELATED: 750-pound alligator found in Jupiter has new home in Gatorland. A photographer flying over Cross Lake (or Lake Conroe) in a news helicopter belonging to TV station KTBS of Shreveport, Louisiana. Try fishing for redear sunfish with wigglers along the cypress edges. Sept. 1, 2022-Feb. 20, 2023. We were biking around Big Pine Key and stumbled upon this spot. To answer the question, News 6 went to Gatorland. Two years later in. The three coastal dune lakes that you can see in Grayton Beach State Park are Alligator Lake, Little Redfish Lake and Western Lake. We also saw two species of water fowl. If you live in Central Florida, alligators can show up anytime, anywhere. Water depth varies from a few inches to over 10 feet. The adjoining 5,000+acres were purchased in subsequent years through 1969. for Child. This alligator is most likely over 50-years-old and from the behavior described above in the IG caption it sounds like all of the other alligators in the area give this one space. Areas with the highest removals are in and around Tampa, Sarasota, Orlando, Fort Myers and Jacksonville. LDWF Trip Ticket Staff Available During Upcoming Remote License Sales Deer Archery:Sept. 24, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023 And officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission disclaimed the Lake Martin explanation: Although the caption indicates that the alligator is in Lake Martin, officials at the Alabama Forestry Commission said that's not true. Fish & Wildlife Service. This gator is well known and his name is Humpback. The main access route to the waterfowl hunting area is by gravel road atop the west levee to the 7-mile lateral and from that point boats are required. An "Alabama Forest Service guy on daily fire patrol" at Lake Martin, Alabama. Fact check: Game wardens did not shoot a 28-foot alligator in Florida