Harvest trends / Texas

Texas Alligator harvest, 2025

Texas alligator hunters reported 139 animals in 2025 — rose 13.0% from 123 in 2024. That puts 2025 at 93% of the 2020 peak of 150.

139
2025 harvest
+13.0%
vs 2024
9
Years of record
150
Peak (2020)
77.4%
Avg success
2017: 64172018: 148182019: 119192020: 150202021: 138212022: 143222023: 147232024: 123242025: 13925
Reported harvest by season year. Latest year in orange; 2020 peak shaded.

Season by season

SeasonHarvestChangeUnits
2025139+13.0%3
2024123-16.3%3
2023147+2.8%5
2022143+3.6%5
2021138-8.0%5
2020150+26.1%6
2019119-19.6%6
2018148+131.3%5
2017646

Statewide totals summed from official Texas harvest reports and subject to agency revision. Reporting rules differ by state, so these figures are comparable across years within Texas, not between states.