I’m currently in south Florida killing iguanas. AMA

[Anonymous]

No questions, but find this fascinating!. We were in Naples for Thanksgiving a few weeks ago and saw a huge iguana there. My kids thought it was the coolest thing ever- I didn't know that the little (well, big) buggers were invasive and that people are encouraged to kill them whenever possible!

Good luck with your hunt.

[Anonymous]

Does something inside of you feel sad when you kill one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Before everyone starts freaking because 'Florida', please know that this is a south Fl thing. I live in the Tampa Bay area and have never seen an iguana. They are in S. Fl and are invasive, and I'm glad you got some OP!

In fact, I've never even seen an gator in the wild (those are there though).

What? How could you have never seen a gator? I remember seeing them in drainage ditches next to restaurants or highways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do they taste like?

Chicken. Yes, really.

In Panama we called them “pollos de los arboles”, for good reason.

Tree chickens, I gather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Before everyone starts freaking because 'Florida', please know that this is a south Fl thing. I live in the Tampa Bay area and have never seen an iguana. They are in S. Fl and are invasive, and I'm glad you got some OP!

In fact, I've never even seen an gator in the wild (those are there though).

NP. Im surprised. My family is in Sarasota/Venice/Ft. Myers and gators are everywhere. That’s not far from you. I see them every time I visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Before everyone starts freaking because 'Florida', please know that this is a south Fl thing. I live in the Tampa Bay area and have never seen an iguana. They are in S. Fl and are invasive, and I'm glad you got some OP!

In fact, I've never even seen an gator in the wild (those are there though).

NP. Im surprised. My family is in Sarasota/Venice/Ft. Myers and gators are everywhere. That’s not far from you. I see them every time I visit.

One time I was golfing in the Orlando area and just saw a gator randomly sunning on the golf course in the middle of the day...he was big too.

[Anonymous]

NP. I have not gone to Ft Lauderdale for this purpose, but I have done the same in Puerto Rico. Just killed fetal iguanas though. No adults. Figured the world should know there’s more than one of us out there on DCUM. I have also lit forests on fire for pay (it’s good for them - whole ecosystems, and the species that live in them, disappear when there are not regular burns on the landscape).

[Anonymous]

So you are doing this for sport and the thrill of the kill? I’m pretty sure that no matter how many you kill, there will be countless others to replace them. They don’t like the cold weather so better hurry and spear + club as many now while it’s still warm as they lie frozen when there is a cold spell, wouldn’t want to spoil your fun,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:South Floridian here. When it’s cold the iguanas are stunned and drop from the trees.

Yeah, we couldn’t coordinate our trip with a cold snap, so we’ll have work a little harder, haha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does something inside of you feel sad when you kill one?

Nope. Not even a little bit. I’m not that kinda guy. Neither is she.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Before everyone starts freaking because 'Florida', please know that this is a south Fl thing. I live in the Tampa Bay area and have never seen an iguana. They are in S. Fl and are invasive, and I'm glad you got some OP!

In fact, I've never even seen an gator in the wild (those are there though).

What? How could you have never seen a gator? I remember seeing them in drainage ditches next to restaurants or highways.

This makes no sense to me either. We lived in St Johns (near Jax) and saw Gators all the time. We had a 6 footer in our backyard pond for a long time. I saw them every time I went kayaking. We live near Ocala now and I see Gators all the time here as well. There was a small one on the golf course we back up to yesterday. The foursome just played through and the alligator ran for the water. Just like they always do.

I haven’t seen iguanas here. But I knew they were invasive. I have eaten them at Clark’s Fish Camp up near Jax. They taste a lot like chicken.

[Anonymous]

Does the seafood seller sell them as FISH? Or does he have an Iguana stick. Does he hate it when you eff up the meat?

[Anonymous]

They are so fast and small. How do you get them before they dart off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the seafood seller sell them as FISH? Or does he have an Iguana stick. Does he hate it when you eff up the meat?

I really don’t know how the sell them. I just know the buyer meets us at the boat ramp when we’re done for the day and weighs/pays. Believe me, no one is breaking even killing iguanas! The $40 we got today doesn’t even cover gas for the boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are so fast and small. How do you get them before they dart off?

They’re fast, but they are NOT small. Biggest one we got today was 54” and 6 lbs. They probably average 36-48” and 3-5 lbs The littles that are 12-18” are definitely faster, but even the big ones can really move. The little ones don’t have much meat on them though.