I live in central Florida, I had no idea how many of these things there are!! My gosh!!! Keep up the good work :) And who are these morons calling the cops on you??? You'd think they'd be saying "THANK YOU" and making you lunch!!
Man that’s a dream job. When I was younger and into air gun, I made my own slugs press on a lathe for .25cal. None of the neighborhood squirrels stood a chance on Benjamin marauder .25 lol. That was considered illegal hunting…but to be legit like you guys and get paid too? Dream job!
I love squirrels! 😟😟😟 I know in the south they eat them and in Scotland my friend said there’s some red ones that are taking over and killing the native ones.
seems to be, after hearing the Cop. You should BEFORE attending a Contracted site, call the Police Office. Tell them who you are, your team members, what you are using, and how long you will be there. getting hired by the Association is fine, but law enforcement has to attend "what you appear as". It ain't about you being colored people, its all about the shape of the weapon you carry.
Good interaction with the police that is awesome. Whoever called is probably watching dad and steaming over it but hey. Better to be pissed off than pissed on. you know
The amount of ignorance I see in your videos from other people is astonishing, you guys keep fighting the good fight and cleaning our eco systems. People need educated.
I see a lot more piss-poor gun handling skills than I do people complaining about the hunting. Flagging each other, muzzle on foot, no trigger discipline. And then he talks about "safe, ethical shots"... LOL
@@knokname6466exactly, I have no problem with the iguana removal. They are invasive and need to be removed. But these guys have very poor gun handling skills, a lack of safety, and poor community interaction.
As somebody that cat traps every summer for my town, it seems like nobody reads emails from the village or reads the newsletter letting them know. I get yelled at every year for doing it, even on village property.
@@RuralRootsLiving yeah there's always neighbors that ignore emails and snail mail. We even have a small electronic board entering our neighborhood and still neighbors ask questions that are on it 🤦🏻♂️.
Just to add...if you all wore khaki cargo shorts and the same bright shirt and vest, that would not only add a bit more legitimacy, but also look more professional. Neighbors seeing "uniformed" people versus dudes in striped shorts and shirts with no sleeves make it appear less pro. While these guys are wearing safety vests (which I applaud for that), the vests don't even match one another. T-shirts are cheap, Target sells cheap cargo shorts, and you'd probably have the cops called on you less. Just my opinion, for whatever that's worth.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that videos like yours has educated a lot of the cops in Florida. Hopefully it will be a common thing for you when you have to deal with law enforcement and the public. I’m not going to be holding my breath on the public yet.
You might want to let law enforcement know that you've been hire to exterminate iguanas in a certain area, before you head to that area. So that don't send the calvary when someone freaks out and says you're using AR-15 in a residential neighborhood. Hunting iguanas looks like a lot of fun. Enjoy your job guys!
Same as when you're minding your own business shopping and open carrying a pistol, in my state it is fully legal! Then some donut calls the cops and says you're waving it around threatening people.
Excellent shooting. I sincerely appreciate the professionalism of the police in dealing with you all. Glad to see you all wearing vests to identify yourselves. Hope you follow up with calls to the non-emergency lines and maybe some pink tape on your guns. You’re doing an awesome job.
As previously mentioned in two comments, your uniforms and cooperation with the homeowner associations helps prevent misunderstandings. Please contact local authorities, too. I believe some PETA thinking locals are calling the police to harass you.
A lot of people don't understand how much damage the iguanas and other invasives are doing. And iguanas are native in lots of Spanish speaking countries and they're protected. Costa Rica for example. So they don't understand why people kill iguanas. I would be happy to explain it for these guys in Spanish.
these issues will get worse as people from CA move to FL and dont understand the laws, you see alot of people who think using an air rifle is illegal.... when most places its not... here the ONE time cops came to check, it was an out of town relation of a gal down the street just sure we were breaking the law... the fact that the cops actually hung with us for a few and tried out rifles out... and left...really upset her... she was a life long CA City Dweller, when her own husband had to explain that, this was normal for our part of the world.. unless somebody is harming or damaging property/people.... air rifles are quite normal to see people using... she still didnt like it... even less when we got him to take some shots at rotting apples on a tree... trying to knock them down... was fun as hell... but also funny watching her get more and more upset... as nobody else was at all bothered...
PETA means well but they are an extremist organization. Ask any real animal-loving biologist/ecologist and they will tell you that invasive iguanas are a net negative for all species. As with the wild hogs in Texas, these invasive species decimate the natural population of species through direct competition and/or destruction of habitat. They absolutely need to be removed to restore the natural balance.
It seems like all of the videos you have posted that involve the cops it always seems like a positive interaction with them. Kudos to all of the municipal Florida police departments.
They have no choice - The Florida Wildlife Commission has encouraged Florida residents to humanely kill Iguanas, on one's property or with permission of a homeowner. Sate law overrules any community lasw.
You guys are awesome and doing the right thing. That said uniforms and repainting the air rifles to get rid of the fire arm military look and a very courteous speaking would help in dealing with homeowners. The loud shouting and celebrations should be kept to a minimum quiet calm cool professionals with plenty of signs showing your company name would be worth while
Hi guys great job love your videos I just bought a Beeman under lever my first air rifle I'm loving it hopefully one day I could join you guys for one of them hunt's great job keep it up with them videos 👍 👍 👍
Been watching your vids, from California. Your iguana problem needs to be explained to others in a way they might understand better. Invasive species is not brought up enough and I have doubts some people even know what that means. The rate they multiply is scary. Texas explains their hog issue as an estimated population of 1.5 million feral hogs. They need to harvest 66% of that number to just to keep the population stable. Rats.. 2 rats left unchecked can potentially turn into 1250 in one year. Iguana numbers appear to be in the 30-50 eggs / clutch and they reach maturity 2-4 years then if they have a 8 year life span ( probably severely under counted) that gives a female say 5 years to lay eggs, that low number is 150. High could be 250 eggs ( for this conservative example). When you talk to the public, it needs to be explained that EVERY female iguana can be dumping at least 30 babies every year. And yes, that number is again probably extremely low. And...... just like the 2 species mentioned above, rats and hogs, it’s not a personal problem that one household will have. It’s the whole community. It’s everyone’s problem, and everyone has to pitch in or your not really addressing the problem. Hit a whole neighborhood with a planned time ( the best you can). Florida has so many non native species that are out of control that there are serious problems in the future. Your work is important.
the Burmese pythons and iguanas, Nile monitors, savanna monitors, bearded dragons to name a few and I was in the per trade for 40 years and we would plead with pet owners that don't release them in the wild and return it to the store you purchased it from. the state of Florida has protocol for this.
Many of these old people (women) don't want you to explain anything. They're so anti hunting, and think this is a Disney movie where the animals sing and talk. Just alert the police of your activity. Then, old miss Busybody can just stand there with her hands on her hips looking angry.
@@garywilliams7905 also because the exotic pet stores got damage during Hurricane Andrew back in 1992 and damn near everything got free and they have completely multiples times 10since then, , that was the biggest reason, yes people release their pet all the time and that definitely doesn’t help any at all, but this mess was mainly from the pet stores being hit during the hurricane.
I haven't the time to tell the stories of how I learned this, but wearing a tie, or uniform, makes it so you catch less flack from the public, and police. If a batch of mismatched individuals showed up in my back yard, I'd be shooting first, calling the cops afterward. If you all wore something that looked "official", and uniform, I'd think you had authority to be there. An ounce of image sort of thing. (Don't get me wrong, I'm very down with what you guys are about. Would love to party with ya'all sometime.) Matching shorts, matching shirts, matching hats, and in big letters on the back, and sleeves, letters that said, "Iguana Control Agent", people might offer you cookies, or beer, instead of calling 50? You can also cut the small talk with unhappy individuals by carrying business cards, and telling unhappy individuals to call that number if they have any complaints. Happy hunting. Peace.
all good valid points .Always try to look professional and authorised. and always do the police the common curtesy of informing them prior to starting the shoot times/local etc
@@safetyfirstintexas Here in New York, lake front property owners bug out about people being on "their beach", but forget that the 30-year flood zone is public property. That means if in the last 30-years the lake has swelled into their yards, anyone who wants to can venture there.
Have you tried calling the departments ahead of time? We have people do the same thing. They call ahead so when we get calls about it the dispatcher can filter it out.
@@darrenpreston9102 It was 6 months ago... I don't remember... But sometimes I make a comment on one post, then see it appear on a completely different one.
Not trying to be funny, but why don't you guys call the local police jurisdiction and let them know when and where you will be shooting, that way if someone calls in on you they will already know. That would help cut down on the friction when shooting.
Loud bros out having a hoot shooting guns and upsetting neighbors. "Everybody is notified what's going on." Yet the cops show up because they haven't been notified. Neighbors are calling the cops because they haven't been notified. Could have printed up some flyers explaining to residents several days before....or just show up dressed like gang members, carrying what looks like high powered weapons, talking loud like drunk bros going wild. Yup, you have permission. But I can't see your business lasting. After the residents get done calling the cops and learn their HOA hired you their next 20 calls were to the HOA officers to scream at them. Won't take too long for HOAs to find a more professional company to hire.
pretty cool stuff. just yesterday someone posted an article on fb where some park system in the everglades are looking for people to shoot pythons with shotguns. i think you guys would be perfect for the job
There are native iguanas on every island near Florida. It's likely they were native in the not too distant past. Probably wiped out by humans like most of the other large animals about 10,000 years ago.
Why? The call probably just said someone's shooting iguanas by the canal. No falsehoods stated. It's the police's job to come find out what the situation is, not a civilians job to approach someone with weapons.
🤔♦️🧶☝️🦖🐊🦎 la vida es injusta dice la canción que sacaron Los dos carnales pero en Sí estamos viendo de que nuestros países del matar una iguana o cualquier Eso es una especie en extinción y Aquí estos nomás por causa de deporte matan a los pobres animalitos el cual eso es un gran alimento y a la vez medicinales.???💯🌓🇸🇻🐕🦮🐕🦺🎭🃏
8:20. Thank you for teaching something new. Grab them by the back legs and squeeze their legs into their body and they won't turn to scratch or bite you. Interesting.
I killed a 123 pound iguana back in 2017 in a bayou in southern Louisiana. I had the animal skinned out by a local resident, he then cooked the tail of the iguana on his grill, to me it had a taste like nothing I’ve ever eaten, it was delicious. ❤. The two men I was with later met a man and women at a local store just down the road from the bayou we were fishing and hunting from, with my boat that is. The women reported us to the game and fish officer for the area, the cops and game wardens locked us up, took my boat and my truck. We bonded out 2 days later . The 3 of us took a plea and come 2025 I’ll be finished up with my probation period and the officer that collects 250.00 each month. It’s different in Lafoosh and grand isle Louisiana than in Florida. Iguanas are a protected species in southern Louisiana. Had we not skinned out the animal and not cooked it on the grill our sentence would have been less. 😊
The numbers of these blow my mind! I'm truly sorry for the stupidity you have to put up with. I'm a reptile lover, but conservation of our natural resources can't be compromised by invasive species. Thanks for your dedication!
@@maitrekake8505 The thought of eating those things make me sick to my stomach. I am sure you could catch diseases just from handling these reptiles, so eating them should be out of the question.
I KNOW THEY'RE INVASIVE, BUT THERE SHOULD BE A LAW OF HOW MANY U CAN HUNT OR KILL AT ONCE. THIS IS TERRIBLE! WAY TOO MANY TO KILL AT ONCE. AND THE WAY 'IGUANA MAN' TREATS THEM IS INHUMANE! 😢 TAPES THEIR LEGS UP, MAKES THEM SUFFER, BEFORE DEATH! 😡
Double standards of youtube, shame on youtube , if in some videos u just touch a rooster they ban ur channel and here we go, shooting beautifull creature bt still youtube is ok with it.
Have guy thought of putting a airsoft cameras on the guns to where they zoom out and see where the person's shooting to get some better shots I'd love to come out there and like watch you guys do this it sounds so interesting
The police were so professional, they really deserve more credit. It's amazing with hundreds of thousands points of contact with civilians, there are so few negative interactions. We need to fund and support our police. The woke approach is turning our country into a total s show.
Funny, people in Costa Rica / Panama use to eat them. The governments made it illegal to kill and eat as they almost became instinct. Maybe you can sale them to Costs Rica / Panama.
This is how Cop's should act be polite don't be an asshole if a crime isn't being committed don't make up a crime just cause u can not all cops are bad cop's
You guys really got to work on your firearm safety. You' are muzzle sweeping the hell out of each other and everything around you waving those guns around like that.
not sure what cal you are running. i have found for pest control around the golf course i use a 30 cal or 35 and dial it down. i get good energy and big holes with out over penetration
I understand why you do what you do. I get the invasiveness probems you guys down there face. But I am a huge iguana lover and this hurts my heart to see all these beutiful creatures being put to death just because they are trying to survive. This is the fault of all the carnivals and fairs that used to give them out hand over fist as prizes, and they should have to pay sharp penalties for this. Keep up the good work and keep being ethical in the euthenization techniques. I feel like I should build a huge buiding in southern Florida and have them live caught and brought in for housing.
Many of the islands around Florida have native iguanas. It's likely there were native ones in Florida in the past. They were probably wiped out by humans like so many other animals about 10,000 years ago. Also, they're less harmful to the environment than rabbits.
Being a retired 30 year veteran LEO , 11 years years as a command officer, I give the responding officer and the other officers a 10 for their professionalism and their interaction. However, being that the group disposing of the lizards were operating under a legal contract and were legally present, asking for a time limitation for their presence was not required nor enforceable. To inform the complainants that the group would be leaving at a certain time would present an expectation, and if the group were still present past the time they were told would/could invite further unfounded complaints. As a command officer I would instruct officers to advise complainants that the group were legally present and were not in violation of any state or city laws....period.
Asking how long someone will be in the area is not a "time limitation." He was simply trying to get an idea as to how long they'd be around. As an alleged "command officer" you should understand his desire to get a time frame for their presence. He never said they were restricted to being there based on what they told him.
@@maximusextreme3725 And if the subjects who are legally present, engaging in lawful activity, decide to stay much longer then the time frame they estimated?
Can't blame the neighbors for being concerned about a bunch of methed out looking people walking around with air rifles. HOA should have done better notifying people.
Iguana man and iguana Ninja and the helpers great video awesome new air rifle iguana man . And the cops was super cool about the whole situation and that's the way it should be . But the people need to stop calling the police they need more education on this iguana invasion .. High '5s all around good work men . P.S. need to see more work with the dream line PCP ...
Florida has an invasive species problem exacerbated by hurricanes and irresponsible pet owners that release unwanted pets like snakes and lizards. These guys are doing something positive for the environment with their " air guns".
Not gonna lie< my soul hurts every time one gets killed...BUT I completely understand why it has to happen. However, I did not realize how MANY were out there now. They have really flourished... so sad.. Great job guys... Will be subbing and watching more vids.. TFS
Me too! But, such is the nature of life. Nothing can be perfectly fair. Not all animals can be saved. We must respect how mother nature works and help restore balance as needed. Ultimately, this is what benefits all species in the surrounding habitat.
They're not really a problem other that eating some plants. They're just easy targets for guys to feel like they're mighty hunters. Rabbits do a lot more damage.
Nice transition from standing to prone. Good fire discipline and background control. Maybe high vis clothing with animal control visuals would lessen the impact for those humans who have survived the environment and thank those who came before when it was more hostile and those who went out to feed the critters would end up on the supper table.
You should have standard dress attire and company shirts. Like tan cacki shorts or pants, work boots and company shirt. I see you have company safety vests. That's a good start. Keep up the good work. If I ever end up in Florida I know who to call lol
There are places that use to pay us kids to come out on summer evenings and mow down coyotes on farms. I do not like killing mammals, but i would love to get employed doing this job man...seems super cool. Nice weather days, target practice...whats not to love.
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I live in central Florida, I had no idea how many of these things there are!! My gosh!!! Keep up the good work :) And who are these morons calling the cops on you??? You'd think they'd be saying "THANK YOU" and making you lunch!!
With mass shootings all the time, people have every right to be jumpy seeing people with firearms.
Awesome job by the cops that’s how they act professionally and awesome job iguana man and company
You guys are doing a great job. Keep it up.
Man that’s a dream job. When I was younger and into air gun, I made my own slugs press on a lathe for .25cal. None of the neighborhood squirrels stood a chance on Benjamin marauder .25 lol. That was considered illegal hunting…but to be legit like you guys and get paid too? Dream job!
I love squirrels! 😟😟😟 I know in the south they eat them and in Scotland my friend said there’s some red ones that are taking over and killing the native ones.
The duck looking at all the iguana bodies drop infront of him 👁👄👁
seems to be, after hearing the Cop. You should BEFORE attending a Contracted site, call the Police Office. Tell them who you are, your team members, what you are using, and how long you will be there.
getting hired by the Association is fine, but law enforcement has to attend "what you appear as". It ain't about you being colored people, its all about the shape of the weapon you carry.
@@TheBowen747 They do anyway.
Disguising a hunting gun as anything else can lead to jail time. Even if those are air-powered pelletguns.
You or your company should have the HOA contact pass on the word ya'll gonna be in the neighborhood
Good interaction with the police that is awesome. Whoever called is probably watching dad and steaming over it but hey. Better to be pissed off than pissed on. you know
Almost never see a cop, but you go out to do your job, and a regiment shows up!
Dude walking around with all them messed up pellets dinging around in tin thats in his pocket 😂
Ha ha, can’t stop the pop
You so proud to do this job what you think if you were them and you know how you feel the dead is
Keep up the good work Guys ☺️
You boys need to look at Viperflex quad sticks ..shooting of them is so stable ..
The amount of ignorance I see in your videos from other people is astonishing, you guys keep fighting the good fight and cleaning our eco systems. People need educated.
I see a lot more piss-poor gun handling skills than I do people complaining about the hunting. Flagging each other, muzzle on foot, no trigger discipline. And then he talks about "safe, ethical shots"... LOL
People need educated lol
Ignorant lefties are another invasive species.
@@knokname6466exactly, I have no problem with the iguana removal. They are invasive and need to be removed. But these guys have very poor gun handling skills, a lack of safety, and poor community interaction.
Very impressed with the officer’s, very professional. Great Job to everyone. Love your channel. ❤️
Impressed with the officer's what?
And they say no good cops!
HOA should send emails and letters to home owners letting them know. Less of a hassle for you guys. Good job!
they probably did. notice the folks complaining aren't probably email savy.
HOA should be illegal.
@@allywilkeforsenate Why?
As somebody that cat traps every summer for my town, it seems like nobody reads emails from the village or reads the newsletter letting them know. I get yelled at every year for doing it, even on village property.
@@RuralRootsLiving yeah there's always neighbors that ignore emails and snail mail. We even have a small electronic board entering our neighborhood and still neighbors ask questions that are on it 🤦🏻♂️.
that officer was very polite and professional all of them handled that excellently
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Just to add...if you all wore khaki cargo shorts and the same bright shirt and vest, that would not only add a bit more legitimacy, but also look more professional. Neighbors seeing "uniformed" people versus dudes in striped shorts and shirts with no sleeves make it appear less pro. While these guys are wearing safety vests (which I applaud for that), the vests don't even match one another. T-shirts are cheap, Target sells cheap cargo shorts, and you'd probably have the cops called on you less. Just my opinion, for whatever that's worth.
Maybe some tactical uniforms… they are really professional. That wouldn’t scare anyone…
Good point
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At this point…. Floridians know what time of day it is… no excuse for ignorance. These ppl who call the police are being over the top.
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I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that videos like yours has educated a lot of the cops in Florida. Hopefully it will be a common thing for you when you have to deal with law enforcement and the public. I’m not going to be holding my breath on the public yet.
You might want to let law enforcement know that you've been hire to exterminate iguanas in a certain area, before you head to that area. So that don't send the calvary when someone freaks out and says you're using AR-15 in a residential neighborhood. Hunting iguanas looks like a lot of fun. Enjoy your job guys!
ROFLMAO Not AR-15, they are air guns. Not able to shoot fire arms in the city in the first place.
This is how sad it’s gotten. Populace have been brain washed so much by main stream media.
Same as when you're minding your own business shopping and open carrying a pistol, in my state it is fully legal! Then some donut calls the cops and says you're waving it around threatening people.
@@TheWabbit exactly
@@LoneWOLF-ku7mf Yeah, but they resemble an AR-15 just enough, that non-hunting concerned residents will cal the LEOs anyway.
Excellent shooting. I sincerely appreciate the professionalism of the police in dealing with you all. Glad to see you all wearing vests to identify yourselves. Hope you follow up with calls to the non-emergency lines and maybe some pink tape on your guns. You’re doing an awesome job.
Excellent.wtf
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As previously mentioned in two comments, your uniforms and cooperation with the homeowner associations helps prevent misunderstandings. Please contact local authorities, too. I believe some PETA thinking locals are calling the police to harass you.
A lot of people don't understand how much damage the iguanas and other invasives are doing. And iguanas are native in lots of Spanish speaking countries and they're protected. Costa Rica for example. So they don't understand why people kill iguanas. I would be happy to explain it for these guys in Spanish.
these issues will get worse as people from CA move to FL and dont understand the laws, you see alot of people who think using an air rifle is illegal.... when most places its not... here the ONE time cops came to check, it was an out of town relation of a gal down the street just sure we were breaking the law... the fact that the cops actually hung with us for a few and tried out rifles out... and left...really upset her... she was a life long CA City Dweller, when her own husband had to explain that, this was normal for our part of the world.. unless somebody is harming or damaging property/people.... air rifles are quite normal to see people using... she still didnt like it... even less when we got him to take some shots at rotting apples on a tree... trying to knock them down... was fun as hell... but also funny watching her get more and more upset... as nobody else was at all bothered...
@@AshenTechDotCom these people live in a bubble, and try to put anyone on the outside in
Rather let veryone know the time and date you are going to do this. Then they expect you.
PETA means well but they are an extremist organization. Ask any real animal-loving biologist/ecologist and they will tell you that invasive iguanas are a net negative for all species. As with the wild hogs in Texas, these invasive species decimate the natural population of species through direct competition and/or destruction of habitat. They absolutely need to be removed to restore the natural balance.
It seems like all of the videos you have posted that involve the cops it always seems like a positive interaction with them. Kudos to all of the municipal Florida police departments.
They have no choice - The Florida Wildlife Commission has encouraged Florida residents to humanely kill Iguanas, on one's property or with permission of a homeowner. Sate law overrules any community lasw.
Like that's actually a job!!! That is awesome!!! I wanna move to Florida just for that!
be nice to have you down, I have fun going out in my Boat doing this
killer mentality.
You guys are awesome and doing the right thing. That said uniforms and repainting the air rifles to get rid of the fire arm military look and a very courteous speaking would help in dealing with homeowners. The loud shouting and celebrations should be kept to a minimum quiet calm cool professionals with plenty of signs showing your company name would be worth while
Correct. They should have on uniforms. Paint the guns. Call police in advance.
The police probably go a number of calls wasting their time for service pertaining to iguana’s so they appreciate what you guys are doing.
Police: "This is 911, what is your emergency"?
Caller: "An iguana is in my swimming pool".
Police: Click.
Police: "This is 911, what is your emergency"?
Caller: "An iguana is in my swimming pool".
Police: Click.
I want to now if people eat those lazàŕd repĺy ýes or nò
Hi guys great job love your videos I just bought a Beeman under lever my first air rifle I'm loving it hopefully one day I could join you guys for one of them hunt's great job keep it up with them videos 👍 👍 👍
Been watching your vids, from California. Your iguana problem needs to be explained to others in a way they might understand better. Invasive species is not brought up enough and I have doubts some people even know what that means. The rate they multiply is scary.
Texas explains their hog issue as an estimated population of 1.5 million feral hogs. They need to harvest 66% of that number to just to keep the population stable.
Rats.. 2 rats left unchecked can potentially turn into 1250 in one year.
Iguana numbers appear to be in the 30-50 eggs / clutch and they reach maturity 2-4 years then if they have a 8 year life span ( probably severely under counted) that gives a female say 5 years to lay eggs, that low number is 150. High could be 250 eggs ( for this conservative example).
When you talk to the public, it needs to be explained that EVERY female iguana can be dumping at least 30 babies every year. And yes, that number is again probably extremely low. And...... just like the 2 species mentioned above, rats and hogs, it’s not a personal problem that one household will have. It’s the whole community. It’s everyone’s problem, and everyone has to pitch in or your not really addressing the problem. Hit a whole neighborhood with a planned time ( the best you can).
Florida has so many non native species that are out of control that there are serious problems in the future. Your work is important.
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the Burmese pythons and iguanas, Nile monitors, savanna monitors, bearded dragons to name a few and I was in the per trade for 40 years and we would plead with pet owners that don't release them in the wild and return it to the store you purchased it from. the state of Florida has protocol for this.
@@garywilliams7905 Also Beavers and Ball Pythons
Many of these old people (women) don't want you to explain anything. They're so anti hunting, and think this is a Disney movie where the animals sing and talk. Just alert the police of your activity. Then, old miss Busybody can just stand there with her hands on her hips looking angry.
@@garywilliams7905 also because the exotic pet stores got damage during Hurricane Andrew back in 1992 and damn near everything got free and they have completely multiples times 10since then, , that was the biggest reason, yes people release their pet all the time and that definitely doesn’t help any at all, but this mess was mainly from the pet stores being hit during the hurricane.
I haven't the time to tell the stories of how I learned this, but wearing a tie, or uniform, makes it so you catch less flack from the public, and police. If a batch of mismatched individuals showed up in my back yard, I'd be shooting first, calling the cops afterward. If you all wore something that looked "official", and uniform, I'd think you had authority to be there. An ounce of image sort of thing. (Don't get me wrong, I'm very down with what you guys are about. Would love to party with ya'all sometime.) Matching shorts, matching shirts, matching hats, and in big letters on the back, and sleeves, letters that said, "Iguana Control Agent", people might offer you cookies, or beer, instead of calling 50? You can also cut the small talk with unhappy individuals by carrying business cards, and telling unhappy individuals to call that number if they have any complaints. Happy hunting. Peace.
I would be wearing a Steve Irwin type uniform with lots of patches .
all good valid points .Always try to look professional and authorised. and always do the police the common curtesy of informing them prior to starting the shoot times/local etc
The waterway and the treeline off the waterway are the drainage district property therefore there is no trespassing in your yard.
@@safetyfirstintexas Here in New York, lake front property owners bug out about people being on "their beach", but forget that the 30-year flood zone is public property. That means if in the last 30-years the lake has swelled into their yards, anyone who wants to can venture there.
Iguanabusters! We're ready to believe you!
Clearly a great team. Thank you for doing your job in a responsible and humane way.
Have you tried calling the departments ahead of time? We have people do the same thing. They call ahead so when we get calls about it the dispatcher can filter it out.
Thanks for doing your environmental duty, dudes 🤘
Your welcome
This is the most LEGAL Florida man thing I’ve ever seen
Almost guarantee you if there were no cameras around, those cops wanted a try
Tell us you're a criminal without saying you have along criminal record.
@@GregMoress what r u saying
@@darrenpreston9102 It was 6 months ago... I don't remember...
But sometimes I make a comment on one post, then see it appear on a completely different one.
What power are you using i see the FX can go to 30flb but not sure of the regulations where you are. Over here in England max power is 12flb
doing a great job, keep up the good work.
I love how that one guy thought that repeating himself in English with a Spanish accent would somehow make it Spanish lol
Not trying to be funny, but why don't you guys call the local police jurisdiction and let them know when and where you will be shooting, that way if someone calls in on you they will already know. That would help cut down on the friction when shooting.
@Ed Snowden True that Ed, but then once they shoot you, you know the saying, "I felt my life was in danger or threaten"
Loud bros out having a hoot shooting guns and upsetting neighbors.
"Everybody is notified what's going on." Yet the cops show up because they haven't been notified. Neighbors are calling the cops because they haven't been notified. Could have printed up some flyers explaining to residents several days before....or just show up dressed like gang members, carrying what looks like high powered weapons, talking loud like drunk bros going wild.
Yup, you have permission. But I can't see your business lasting. After the residents get done calling the cops and learn their HOA hired you their next 20 calls were to the HOA officers to scream at them. Won't take too long for HOAs to find a more professional company to hire.
pretty cool stuff. just yesterday someone posted an article on fb where some park system in the everglades are looking for people to shoot pythons with shotguns. i think you guys would be perfect for the job
Love what you're doing iguana team, keep up the amazing work!
You guys are doing amazing work for our ecosystem thank you very much
There are native iguanas on every island near Florida. It's likely they were native in the not too distant past. Probably wiped out by humans like most of the other large animals about 10,000 years ago.
Whoever called the cops needs cited for false police report.
Why? The call probably just said someone's shooting iguanas by the canal. No falsehoods stated. It's the police's job to come find out what the situation is, not a civilians job to approach someone with weapons.
Dang that sucks 😕 people don't just get it
So sad pure evil
Love those rifles. You should invite the cops to join you, bet they would have fun
Should have let the cops try!
Next time if they come out again
@@Rajtheiguanaman Hi guys are you sales the iguanas? I like to by some.
How much do you get paid per iguana? Just out of curiosity.
It put the iguana 🦎 to dream that they never come so closer to you guys. Great job 👏.
🤔♦️🧶☝️🦖🐊🦎 la vida es injusta dice la canción que sacaron Los dos carnales pero en Sí estamos viendo de que nuestros países del matar una iguana o cualquier Eso es una especie en extinción y Aquí estos nomás por causa de deporte matan a los pobres animalitos el cual eso es un gran alimento y a la vez medicinales.???💯🌓🇸🇻🐕🦮🐕🦺🎭🃏
Only thing i see is keep in line with each other. The guy on the ground was behind the guy standing. It's a safety thing. No matter the firearms.
8:20. Thank you for teaching something new. Grab them by the back legs and squeeze their legs into their body and they won't turn to scratch or bite you. Interesting.
I killed a 123 pound iguana back in 2017 in a bayou in southern Louisiana. I had the animal skinned out by a local resident, he then cooked the tail of the iguana on his grill, to me it had a taste like nothing I’ve ever eaten, it was delicious. ❤. The two men I was with later met a man and women at a local store just down the road from the bayou we were fishing and hunting from, with my boat that is. The women reported us to the game and fish officer for the area, the cops and game wardens locked us up, took my boat and my truck. We bonded out 2 days later . The 3 of us took a plea and come 2025 I’ll be finished up with my probation period and the officer that collects 250.00 each month. It’s different in Lafoosh and grand isle Louisiana than in Florida. Iguanas are a protected species in southern Louisiana. Had we not skinned out the animal and not cooked it on the grill our sentence would have been less. 😊
Very cool! About the cops...
Yeah, pesting is important there, those things will take over!
The numbers of these blow my mind! I'm truly sorry for the stupidity you have to put up with. I'm a reptile lover, but conservation of our natural resources can't be compromised by invasive species. Thanks for your dedication!
Officers amazing job working with your community. Great work you iguana snipers.
Crazy ass neighbors, like oh sure these fellas are gonna fire an Assault rifle in your backyard! Good job fellas!
Great job guys ! Question: what you do with them later ?
They will be eaten
@@maitrekake8505 The thought of eating those things make me sick to my stomach. I am sure you could catch diseases just from handling these reptiles, so eating them should be out of the question.
I KNOW THEY'RE INVASIVE, BUT THERE SHOULD BE A LAW OF HOW MANY U CAN HUNT OR KILL AT ONCE. THIS IS TERRIBLE! WAY TOO MANY TO KILL AT ONCE. AND THE WAY 'IGUANA MAN' TREATS THEM IS INHUMANE! 😢 TAPES THEIR LEGS UP, MAKES THEM SUFFER, BEFORE DEATH! 😡
Excellent work. Also Humane when you put the wounded iguanas down. Previous suggestions of matching uniforms makes sense. Keep up the good work
Double standards of youtube, shame on youtube , if in some videos u just touch a rooster they ban ur channel and here we go, shooting beautifull creature bt still youtube is ok with it.
All I can say as a kid that grew up with a crossman on his shoulder daily... What A GIG!
Amen
Have guy thought of putting a airsoft cameras on the guns to where they zoom out and see where the person's shooting to get some better shots I'd love to come out there and like watch you guys do this it sounds so interesting
The police were so professional, they really deserve more credit. It's amazing with hundreds of thousands points of contact with civilians, there are so few negative interactions. We need to fund and support our police. The woke approach is turning our country into a total s show.
I totally agree there are lots of great officers out there. it would be great if they turned in their bad co workers.
Couldn’t believe I saw Kenyan (spelling?) standing with the end of his gun’s barrel resting on his toe. 😳
Woops / get closer to your target with these weak weapons but your definitely helping to solve this problem 👏👏👏❤️
Lmao, stand in front of it and say that.
Funny, people in Costa Rica / Panama use to eat them. The governments made it illegal to kill and eat as they almost became instinct. Maybe you can sale them to Costs Rica / Panama.
Wow look, everyone was respectful and everything was chill…imagine that.
Does anyone speak Spanish?
El iguana removal- guy who just said the iguana removal 😐👍
This is how Cop's should act be polite don't be an asshole if a crime isn't being committed don't make up a crime just cause u can not all cops are bad cop's
You guys really got to work on your firearm safety. You' are muzzle sweeping the hell out of each other and everything around you waving those guns around like that.
You really should call the police departments before you go out for removal.
All residents should have been notified! I sure would not want those monsters in my back yard!
7:56 oooh is that a sexy Benjamin armada I see
not sure what cal you are running. i have found for pest control around the golf course i use a 30 cal or 35 and dial it down. i get good energy and big holes with out over penetration
Another great video.. maybe you need some small lawn signs in the areas you're working to give neighbors and Leo a heads up
I like the sign idea. At least this time he is wearing his vest.
You all should get some high vis shirts with your company design log and name on it made and look more professional😎
Have a look at approx 2 minutes in.
2:21 exactly
I understand why you do what you do. I get the invasiveness probems you guys down there face. But I am a huge iguana lover and this hurts my heart to see all these beutiful creatures being put to death just because they are trying to survive. This is the fault of all the carnivals and fairs that used to give them out hand over fist as prizes, and they should have to pay sharp penalties for this. Keep up the good work and keep being ethical in the euthenization techniques. I feel like I should build a huge buiding in southern Florida and have them live caught and brought in for housing.
Many of the islands around Florida have native iguanas. It's likely there were native ones in Florida in the past. They were probably wiped out by humans like so many other animals about 10,000 years ago.
Also, they're less harmful to the environment than rabbits.
I feel sorry for the iguanas.
Being a retired 30 year veteran LEO , 11 years years as a command officer, I give the responding officer and the other officers a 10 for their professionalism and their interaction. However, being that the group disposing of the lizards were operating under a legal contract and were legally present, asking for a time limitation for their presence was not required nor enforceable. To inform the complainants that the group would be leaving at a certain time would present an expectation, and if the group were still present past the time they were told would/could invite further unfounded complaints.
As a command officer I would instruct officers to advise complainants that the group were legally present and were not in violation of any state or city laws....period.
Asking how long someone will be in the area is not a "time limitation." He was simply trying to get an idea as to how long they'd be around. As an alleged "command officer" you should understand his desire to get a time frame for their presence. He never said they were restricted to being there based on what they told him.
@@maximusextreme3725 And if the subjects who are legally present, engaging in lawful activity, decide to stay much longer then the time frame they estimated?
@@maximusextreme3725 Dont be an ass!
Can't blame the neighbors for being concerned about a bunch of methed out looking people walking around with air rifles. HOA should have done better notifying people.
Agreed, I wouldn’t want a bunch of randos flinging pellets everywhere around everyone’s houses
Iguana man and iguana Ninja and the helpers great video awesome new air rifle iguana man . And the cops was super cool about the whole situation and that's the way it should be . But the people need to stop calling the police they need more education on this iguana invasion .. High '5s all around good work men .
P.S. need to see more work with the dream line PCP ...
Porque los matan ustedes no saben que vienes ambruna y esos animalitos se comen asados o en adobo
This actually looks like a rewarding job, doing good for the local ecosystem.
Florida has an invasive species problem exacerbated by hurricanes and irresponsible pet owners that release unwanted pets like snakes and lizards. These guys are doing something positive for the environment with their " air guns".
lol, cats are the worst. Let's see what happens if they go out and shoot cats. Iguanas are about as harmful as rabbits.
Not gonna lie< my soul hurts every time one gets killed...BUT I completely understand why it has to happen. However, I did not realize how MANY were out there now. They have really flourished... so sad.. Great job guys... Will be subbing and watching more vids.. TFS
Me too! But, such is the nature of life. Nothing can be perfectly fair. Not all animals can be saved. We must respect how mother nature works and help restore balance as needed. Ultimately, this is what benefits all species in the surrounding habitat.
Everyone was professional.
Keeping the invasive iguanas at a lower level helps with the problem.
They're not really a problem other that eating some plants. They're just easy targets for guys to feel like they're mighty hunters. Rabbits do a lot more damage.
Nice transition from standing to prone. Good fire discipline and background control. Maybe high vis clothing with animal control visuals would lessen the impact for those humans who have survived the environment and thank those who came before when it was more hostile and those who went out to feed the critters would end up on the supper table.
Need another sponsorship and do a iguana hunt giveaway. 5 days of hunting with you guys. That would be amazing
Sign me up 😛. 🦎👎
Of course the cops are cool with you guys! you’re both doing the lord’s work 😂🫶🏻
These people upset have obviously have never lived in FL..
Put up folding signs AIR RIFLES IN USE . Paint air rifles on bright vests. So there are no mistakes.please.
You should have standard dress attire and company shirts. Like tan cacki shorts or pants, work boots and company shirt. I see you have company safety vests. That's a good start. Keep up the good work. If I ever end up in Florida I know who to call lol
Shout out for the blue. Great job guys on iguana removal,and your respect for the cops.
Nice 👍
People call the cops for any fucking reason.
ps the cops were happy but idiots dont know better sorry
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There are places that use to pay us kids to come out on summer evenings and mow down coyotes on farms. I do not like killing mammals, but i would love to get employed doing this job man...seems super cool. Nice weather days, target practice...whats not to love.
Thank you for removing the envasavie species
Saking gak ada biawak Iguana yg Jadi sasaran 🤣
Holly hell ypu pump lead into some of these. Think you need to step up to some .25 cal guns. Shooting 1 a half dozen times is wasting $$$
If you don't like it remove them yourself really cry babies!
They're probably feeding them .
what’s that gun called in the 8 min mark
That is my Benjamin armada .25 caliber tuned for jsb exact king pellets @925 FPS. I’m using an ATN 5-20x scope with ABL 1000 yard range finder.