http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/...ssippi+record/
Looks like some Mississippi guys caught one for the record books- 700lbs!
Also quoted in the article "American alligators, whose range is from the southern U.S. throughout much of Central America, were once hunted to near-extinction but now thrive.
The recovery of the American alligator in Mississippi from an endangered species to a population that now has reached levels to sustain limited hunting status is a true wildlife conservation success story."