JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- North Carolina wildlife officials are again considering whether to allow hunters to kill alligators in the state.
Officials say population control is needed along coastal parts of the state.
The state Wildlife Resources Commission will hold six meetings in June about alligator hunting. The meetings will take place in Hampstead, Dublin, Bolivia, Jacksonville, New Bern and Washington.
Two years ago, the commission considered a proposal but ultimately rejected rules that would have allowed hunters to kill one alligator during the month of September.
Officials say hunting would only be allowed on the southeast coast.
North Carolina last allowed alligator hunting in 1973.