Meet 12 Mississippi River Animals You Should Know Before You Go

The Mississippi River hides a diverse array of elusive wildlife beneath its muddy waters, including bowfins, hellbenders, ...
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Alligator Gar Rodeo concludes with final weigh-ins in D’Iberville

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Over the weekend, anglers from across the Coast battled it out on the water in the annual Alligator Gar Rodeo in D’Iberville. Held under the I-110 bridge, the tournament ...
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Mississippi alligator hunting: MS hunters catch gator measuring almost 14-feet long

A group of Mississippi alligator hunters were willing to settle for anything 10 feet long or longer while hunting on the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg on Aug. 31. What they ended up with was a ...
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World Atlas says 6 Mississippi lakes, rivers are most alligator-filled water in the state

There's nothing quite like being neck-deep in water the color of good sweet tea when someone a few feet away says "Hey, I think these are fresh slide and gator tracks!" (Ask me how I know.) To avoid ...