Iguana Eradications

Bagged 12 today in about 90 minutes. The HW44 in .22 is fantastic to 20yd, crazy accurate. My wildcat in .25 needs a touch more work beyond 50yd.

Understand your position. Very few are wasted. I'm not into leatherworking, iguana skin is not exactly in demand in this area. 



I am not sure it translates just how incredibly dense the these invasive populations have become in S. Florida. The main area i shot today was along 1000 linear feet of canal, easily spotted 100 on each side. Thats 1 every 10 feet. 

ZILLA

Kermit got hit and he went BEZERK, that I found the frames was a hilarious accident. Going to be hard to one up the dragon I slew today.

Florida Fish & wildlife wants them eradicated. No limits. Past 7 days shooting my count is over 50, and that's shooting in 'spared time'. 

250!! Dude, they should give you a badge 

Orion! An iguana slaying Rockstar is complimenting me, woohoo! Your videos inspired me brother. No Mercy and congrats on your 100yard headshot from earlier this week.

Today was overcast, first time hunting them without clear blue skies. The cold bloods definitely react differently without a full battery. Still had a great day, 2 of us shooting for 1 hour bagged 12 of them. For those who again may not understand the infestation level, have a look at this picture while this was a 'hot spot' it is far from uncommon and very indicative of just how on top of each other they are. That is 6 of them in 10 feet. We had 1 goner today take a fatal shot at the base of its skull and crawl over another to die, who got shot next with a humane followup shot for both, they just are everywhere.



Best shots of the day for me were two iguanas hunkered down behind a culvert. I think they recognize my truck now. They had only 2/3 of their heads exposed at a very shallow shooting angle. it took 1 high and 1 low to find the sweet spot to slip it in for a headshot at 60 yards. I took the second lizard down on the next shot, and if you look closely at the image you can see them in between.

Sun is getting low way early these days, but my hunting buddy and I still got after them for about 35 minutes. 9 in total on the night, the best shot award goes to my buddy @45 yds in dusky conditions where he coerced this orange one (one of the dominant breeding males) to take a 1 shot dirt nap. Approx 42 inches long this was a beast lying low between tall grass and it's sandy burrow is visible behind him.

2 Great shots today by my hunting buddy. 57yd and 25yd respectively-THIS is how it is done





And my best shot of the day here, 55yd

Back on the Lizards today. 2 of us took down 20 in 2.5 hours. Shooting a new rifle today so no scope cam, and testing .22 Polymag shorts out of the HW44 (still prefer the Hades)

Both these shots are from the pistol at 30yd. These are the results we hope for.