Applications for this season’s alligator hunt are due by midnight July 31. Only 850 applicants will be selected for the 2013 hunting season, which runs from September 7 to October 6. In 2012, 850 hunters harvested 247 alligators, at an average length of 99 inches. Visit www.georgiawildlife.com/hunting/alligator for more information on how to apply.

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Democrat Eric Gisler celebrated his Tuesday election victory at the Trappeze Pub in Athens, Ga. (AP)

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