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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. —

Starting later this week, people can begin applying for permits for the season that runs from mid-August to November.

But a change is coming. Permitted hunters can now hunt 24 hours a day if they want.

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“We took this one from the river,” Kevin Brotz said about a 12-footer from a past hunt.

Brotz is an alligator hunter who also guides others trying to land one. He’s not sure how many people will hunt midday now that it’s OK to do so for permitted hunters during the season.

“An hour or two here or there would have been maybe a better option because that middle of the day…