Looks like its ok to shoot Iguanas in Florida.

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  • 500grains
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2024
    • 121

    Looks like its ok to shoot Iguanas in Florida.



    Invasive species.
  • 500grains
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2024
    • 121

    #2
    Guided iguana hunt: shoot 50 to 100 iguanas per day.

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    • Solid Snake
      Forklift certified
      • Oct 2024
      • 389

      #3
      Is this the result of idiots dumping their exotic pets in the Everglades and other swamps?

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      • GimpyPaw
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2024
        • 408

        #4
        Originally posted by Solid Snake
        Is this the result of idiots dumping their exotic pets in the Everglades and other swamps?
        yes, same as pythons in the Everglades growing so large they are eating deer and gators

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        • aviator
          Administrator
          • Oct 2024
          • 2170

          #5
          Yes, it's not only legal to kill them but the state encourages you to do it as they are a non native invasive species. see my thread: https://www.dirtydozensbunker.com/fo...-days#post8621

          I will not engage them in Sanibel Island because being a wildlife refuge some asshole may report me to the authorities and give me a hard time, so be it.
          Sometimes I wish I had a Harry Potter's wand and make people go up into smoke.

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          • Pogo
            Mystic Knight of the sea
            • Oct 2024
            • 620

            #6
            What damage do they do? I know those capybaras dig holes in the banks of canals which cause erosion.
            We have met the enemy and he is us.

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            • 4thIDvet
              Slug
              • Oct 2024
              • 1666

              #7
              Originally posted by Pogo
              What damage do they do? I know those capybaras dig holes in the banks of canals which cause erosion.
              I have not seen any this far up in Fla. yet but that does not mean their not here? Bears, bobcats, pumas, gators will love it if they do show up here. Pogo the little I know about them I guess like the wild hogs their tearing up farms and eating the farmers crops. Youtube has vids. of the farmers encouraging hunters to stop and use their property to pop them..
              Guess the shooters had to be a bit stealthy as they seem to have caught on quick that stick the humans are carrying seems to be culling their herd a bit..

              Iguana Hunting in Florida with Air Rifles!

              I went Iguana hunting with an air rifle in south Florida! They're sometimes referred to as chicken of the trees and are an invasive species that cause significant environmental and economical damage. Their population numbers are out of control, which makes hunting them with air rifles a ton of fun.

              Iguana Hunting in Florida with Air Rifles!​

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              • aviator
                Administrator
                • Oct 2024
                • 2170

                #8
                That's right they do a lot of crop damage down here. They love to eat tropical fruits.
                Sometimes I wish I had a Harry Potter's wand and make people go up into smoke.

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                • Sanders
                  Moderator
                  • Oct 2024
                  • 1525

                  #9
                  When I was visiting down there, everywhere I went there were some kind of orange/red bellied lizards I was told are also an invasive species and residents are encouraged to kill them. When I say everywhere I went, I mean everywhere. Even in the grocery store parking lots they were running around.

                  I never saw any iguanas, though - like gators, I didn't see any live ones until the day we left in a ditch beside the highway. Didn't even see any gators on our Everglades airboat tour.
                  Last edited by Sanders; 07-15-2025, 09:28 AM.

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                  • dinkydow
                    Moderator
                    • Oct 2024
                    • 720

                    #10
                    So.... no..."Fuck You" lizards?

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                    • aviator
                      Administrator
                      • Oct 2024
                      • 2170

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Sanders
                      When I was visiting down there, everywhere I went there were some kind of orange/red bellied lizards I was told are also an invasive species and residents are encouraged to kill them. When I say everywhere I went, I mean everywhere. Even in the grocery store parking lots they were running around.

                      I never saw any iguanas, though - like gators, I didn't see any live ones until the day we left in a ditch beside the highway. Didn't even see any gators on our Everglades airboat tour.
                      Pogo and I had lunch at Bass Pro in Dania FL a few years back and they were all the place there. There are more now. As you exit the Florida's Turnpike into US-1 to go to the Florida Keys, one building displays a huge sign "Got an iguana problem? Call us" I know a lot of indigenous folks from south and central America eat them.
                      Sometimes I wish I had a Harry Potter's wand and make people go up into smoke.

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                      • rto
                        Moderator
                        • Oct 2024
                        • 787

                        #12
                        Originally posted by dinkydow
                        So.... no..."Fuck You" lizards?
                        I hope that we don't get those little bastards here, we have enough lizards already.

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                        • 4thIDvet
                          Slug
                          • Oct 2024
                          • 1666

                          #13
                          Originally posted by dinkydow
                          So.... no..."Fuck You" lizards?
                          Or the "Re-Up' ones.. 😀

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                          • 55chevy
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2024
                            • 188

                            #14
                            There is a lady that takes care of these critters. she has a youtube site. Fun to watch. Search for
                            Iguana Solutions.

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                            • 500grains
                              Senior Member
                              • Oct 2024
                              • 121

                              #15
                              Originally posted by 4thIDvet
                              Cool beans! Let's go.

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