Florida Iguana problem.

I keep getting people forwarding me about the iguana problem in Florida. If any of you members have a problem down there myself and some other members on this forum will stop short in Florida Instead Of The 1800 Miles To Puerto Rico and reduce the herd. Two men and a spotter/range caller took 297 in a day on a Puerto Rico cattle farm and many more on yucca /plantain plantations. I would be glad to hunt with a FloridIan if the invite is there. We usually rent a house and stage from there.
 
Wow! that's a lot of Iguanas Monkeyshine. I may have taken down a few hundred through the years, but in a day, the most would have to be 15. I shoot the ones that comes on the bank of the canal next to our property, and the ones in the yard etc. I have yet to shoot any on public lands. However, the new laws are opened to hunters killing them on public areas. You don't need an invite to come kill Iguanas in Florida.
 
Here's the scoop: There is no iguana season. In Florida's public lands, no permits or licenses are required for airgun hunting. I started my iguana jihad about two years ago with a Benjamin Titan NT. I took upwards of 125 over that time just from my backyard which is on the Bel-Aire Canal. Now with my Hatsan PCP, I'm taking little side trips about 15 minutes away and hitting them by some canal banks. An hour's worth of poking around gets me ten or twelve kills. I've been meaning to take pics, and finally did today. These are little ones, I'll take more pics going forward.

The situation you see in Puerto Rico is that the agricultural business is taking a beating from the iguanas. It's not as big a problem here in FL. They do these guided trips where they slay pooploads, and then BBQ them and serve them to the guests. You can have mine. Forever. But if you're in the area, hit me up. I'll put you on iguanas.



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Here's the scoop: There is no iguana season. In Florida's public lands, no permits or licenses are required for airgun hunting. I started my iguana jihad about two years ago with a Benjamin Titan NT. I took upwards of 125 over that time just from my backyard which is on the Bel-Aire Canal. Now with my Hatsan PCP, I'm taking little side trips about 15 minutes away and hitting them by some canal banks. An hour's worth of poking around gets me ten or twelve kills. I've been meaning to take pics, and finally did today. These are little ones, I'll take more pics going forward.

The situation you see in Puerto Rico is that the agricultural business is taking a beating from the iguanas. It's not as big a problem here in FL. They do these guided trips where they slay pooploads, and then BBQ them and serve them to the guests. You can have mine. Forever. But if you're in the area, hit me up. I'll put you on iguanas.



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Those things are really taking over ! Is it a problem in the entire state or is it just certain areas ?
 
Aim right I see the Galapagos Islands has the same trouble with rats eating all the bird eggs ,I guess they're using poison also.

How did iguanas get in Florida in the first place ? They aren't native. Between those and pythons the state is going to the reptiles.!

It’s from people keeping them as pets and then releasing them into the wild when they’re lazy to take care of them
 
Aim right I see the Galapagos Islands has the same trouble with rats eating all the bird eggs ,I guess they're using poison also.

How did iguanas get in Florida in the first place ? They aren't native. Between those and pythons the state is going to the reptiles.!

It’s from people keeping them as pets and then releasing them into the wild when they’re lazy to take care of them

That sucks ! Probably the same reason for the python proliferation.
 
Here's the scoop: There is no iguana season. In Florida's public lands, no permits or licenses are required for airgun hunting. I started my iguana jihad about two years ago with a Benjamin Titan NT. I took upwards of 125 over that time just from my backyard which is on the Bel-Aire Canal. Now with my Hatsan PCP, I'm taking little side trips about 15 minutes away and hitting them by some canal banks. An hour's worth of poking around gets me ten or twelve kills. I've been meaning to take pics, and finally did today. These are little ones, I'll take more pics going forward.

The situation you see in Puerto Rico is that the agricultural business is taking a beating from the iguanas. It's not as big a problem here in FL. They do these guided trips where they slay pooploads, and then BBQ them and serve them to the guests. You can have mine. Forever. But if you're in the area, hit me up. I'll put you on iguanas.



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Those things are really taking over ! Is it a problem in the entire state or is it just certain areas ?

Mostly the southern four counties. It gets cold enough further north for them to be killed off over a winter.
 
Here's the scoop: There is no iguana season. In Florida's public lands, no permits or licenses are required for airgun hunting. I started my iguana jihad about two years ago with a Benjamin Titan NT. I took upwards of 125 over that time just from my backyard which is on the Bel-Aire Canal. Now with my Hatsan PCP, I'm taking little side trips about 15 minutes away and hitting them by some canal banks. An hour's worth of poking around gets me ten or twelve kills. I've been meaning to take pics, and finally did today. These are little ones, I'll take more pics going forward.

The situation you see in Puerto Rico is that the agricultural business is taking a beating from the iguanas. It's not as big a problem here in FL. They do these guided trips where they slay pooploads, and then BBQ them and serve them to the guests. You can have mine. Forever. But if you're in the area, hit me up. I'll put you on iguanas.



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Those things are really taking over ! Is it a problem in the entire state or is it just certain areas ?

Mostly the southern four counties. It gets cold enough further north for them to be killed off over a winter.

Makes sense, since they are a tropical lizard.