Florida wildlife officials plan to issue more permits than ever for the state's public alligator hunting season, now in its 20th year. ...more

May 7, 2008

LORIDA — A Lorida hunter whose Web site touts him as "Florida's Exclusive Guide and Outfitter" and who has been featured on several nationally televised hunting shows, is facing second-degree misdemeanor charges for attempting to take an alligator without a permit. Daniel Santangelo, 42, of 5229 Bluff Hammock Road, was cited by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officials on Aug. 16, the first night of the 2007 Phase I alligator hunting season, in the Kissimmee River at Bluff Hammock. The officer who pulled over the airboat said he saw one of Santangelo's passengers standing on the boat with a harpoon as he approached the vessel, according to Highlands County Courthouse records. ...more

October 9, 2007