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The Iguana Hunt | a film about airguns

In The Iguana Hunt Atlas Airguns LLC travels to south Florida to hunt iguanas and to participate in the Extreme Field Target event held there. Buy airgun related products at: https://www.atlasairguns.

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[Pesty3782]

Sure looks fun!!!!!!

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[Billm]

It does look fun. Floridas version of ground hogs lol.

 

[pan60]

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[Roamin Greco 1]

What do they do with 60 pounds of iguanas?

Do they taste like chicken?

 

[AtlasAirguns]

What do they do with 60 pounds of iguanas?

Do they taste like chicken?

Freeze them and throw away

 

[Danman]

Freeze them and throw away

Excellent video. I assume they freeze them just in case any of them are carrying eggs?

 

[pan60]

Excellent video. I assume they freeze them just in case any of them are carrying eggs?

thats what I was think as well.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

Excellent video. I assume they freeze them just in case any of them are carrying eggs?

I would have to double check with Jessica but I believe it's just so that they don't stink up the block before she can ethically dispose of them, but in truth it was last year that I had asked that same question. Interesting some of the illegal aliens at the job site next to her work take some of the iguanas off her hands to cook . I thought that was great. Wish I could have gotten that on film

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

Something has been nagging at me ever since ai watched the amazing iguana hunt video yesterday.

I want to say first, I mean no disrespect. I'm just trying to learn, and if my questions are dumb, I'm sorry in advance.

So there's a spot in the video where somebody says that the idea is to use a tree or something like a concrete wall as a back stop. OK, I get that, but then I see iguanas sitting on top of a hedge, iguanas at the peak of a roof, iguanas in the branches high up in a tree, and I can't see that any of those had a backstop. In the extremely rare, almost nonexistent case that a pellet (slug?) misses the iguana's head, where does the pellet go?

Also, it seems like the shooters are roaming around in public, but thankfully, no other people around. But still, in an urban area, how do you know someone won't just pop around the corner just as a shot is taken?

Finally, how do you not get the cops constantly called on you when you are running around holding a gun?

 

[Billm]

Something has been nagging at me ever since ai watched the amazing iguana hunt video yesterday.

I want to say first, I mean no disrespect. I'm just trying to learn, and if my questions are dumb, I'm sorry in advance.

So there's a spot in the video where somebody says that the idea is to use a tree or something like a concrete wall as a back stop. OK, I get that, but then I see iguanas sitting on top of a hedge, iguanas at the peak of a roof, iguanas in the branches high up in a tree, and I can't see that any of those had a backstop. In the extremely rare, almost nonexistent case that a pellet (slug?) misses the iguana's head, where does the pellet go?

Also, it seems like the shooters are roaming around in public, but thankfully, no other people around. But still, in an urban area, how do you know someone won't just pop around the corner just as a shot is taken?

Finally, how do you not get the cops constantly called on you when you are running around holding a gun?

I also was wondering about the backstop. I’m pretty sure there’s probably quite a few pass throughs. I’m not criticizing the content, because it’s really hard to know what the actual facts are. I’m sure that Jessica has it all worked out. I was impressed with her carbine. Seems like an ideal environment for sub 20fpe .177. Not to mention the fact that she’s an expert shot. All conjecture on my part. I’m jealous of all the adventures in pesting that I keep seeing.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

Something has been nagging at me ever since ai watched the amazing iguana hunt video yesterday.

I want to say first, I mean no disrespect. I'm just trying to learn, and if my questions are dumb, I'm sorry in advance.

So there's a spot in the video where somebody says that the idea is to use a tree or something like a concrete wall as a back stop. OK, I get that, but then I see iguanas sitting on top of a hedge, iguanas at the peak of a roof, iguanas in the branches high up in a tree, and I can't see that any of those had a backstop. In the extremely rare, almost nonexistent case that a pellet (slug?) misses the iguana's head, where does the pellet go?

Also, it seems like the shooters are roaming around in public, but thankfully, no other people around. But still, in an urban area, how do you know someone won't just pop around the corner just as a shot is taken?

Finally, how do you not get the cops constantly called on you when you are running around holding a gun?

Thanks for your questions. I'll try to answer them to the best consistency I got from the shooters down there. But first let me put some context here for you. (Quick shout out to HAM because I don't usually get this descriptive so here we go)

First, the EFT event in this video actually had about ten iguana removal businesses participating in the event there. Of the some odd ten business owners present, I did actually ask them many of the same questions I have asked Jessica and Orion the Iguana Hunter previously (see podcast discussion with Orion here:

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). What I found out was that Jessica and Orion's protocols are largely followed by all professional iguana businesses in South Florida. Of these protocols, most call the police ahead of time and notify them of their location. Most of these iguana removal businesses are careful about their backdrop, but of course often an iguana has water or other backdrops but to be safe most shoot 12-20fpe pellets only and of course after securing the job site. Jessica is contracted by the HOAs and will tell them the times and frequency that she comes, and when she arrives her first order of business is to make the residents aware that iguana removal is present and then she thinks about how to catch them. What doesn't make it in these videos? All the traps and hand catches she does, and ditto with other removing agents I'm sure. Most of the time the iguanas are euthenised after being captured just by hand or snag or trap. Florida is in a difficult place because we have half the state overrun with salmonella pooping invasive iguanas that eat bird eggs and destroy business, roads, sidewalks and the ecology, but to effectively thin the numbers (impossible to eradicate) we need more Floridians traping. But the state is very populated. My concern? Think of a Venn diagram with three circles interacting in the middle. In the one circle we have iguana problem got it. Other circle we have Florida got it. Third circle is we have Florida man . Interesting to see how they all handle it. Kinda happy I don't have to deal with iguanas this far North

I hope I answered all your questions. Feel free to ask any more or if you wanted more clarification of the gist of the problem down there. I am near Georgia so we are completely removed from the problem. Crazy how Iguanas and Burmese Pythons and everything else down here is just taking over.

Side subject: I've raised about 20 iguanas though my life. They are my favorite pet! I had one iguana for 16 years, and she would come to me by name! Iguanas are a very habitual and fascinating animal. And FYI, they are horrible pets but as a reptile guy iguanas were always my jam.


Oh and PS: the narration is just me talking. I narrate my own videos. There are a lot of other shooters other than Scotty, Jessica, and Terry - but I did not want to bog down the video with long interviews or names constantly flashing in the screen etc. IDK if that makes sense but I think that would have made the video a bummer.

Cheers

 

[Billm]

Thanks for your questions. I'll try to answer them to the best consistency I got from the shooters down there. But first let me put some context here for you. But first quick shout out to HAM because I don't usually get this descriptive so here we go

First, the EFT event in this video actually had about ten iguana removal businesses participating in the event there. Of the some odd ten business owners present, I did actually ask them many of the same questions I have asked Jessica and Orion the Iguana Hunter previously (see podcast discussion with Orion here:

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). What I found out was that Jessica and Orion's protocols are largely followed by all professional iguana businesses in South Florida. Of these protocols, most call the police ahead of time and notify them of their location. Most of these iguana removal businesses are careful about their backdrop, but of course often an iguana has water or other backdrops but to be safe most shoot 12-20fpe pellets only and of course after securing the job site. Jessica is contracted by the HOAs and will tell them the times and frequency that she comes, and when she arrives her first order of business is to make the residents aware that iguana removal is present and then she thinks about how to catch them. What doesn't make it in these videos? All the traps and hand catches she does, and ditto with other removing agents I'm sure. Most of the time the iguanas are euthenised after being captured just by hand or snag or trap. Florida is in a difficult place because we have half the state overrun with salmonella pooping invasive iguanas that eat bird eggs and destroy business, roads, sidewalks and the ecology, but to effectively thin the numbers (impossible to eradicate) we need more Floridians traping. But the state is very populated. My concern? Think of a Venn diagram with three circles interacting in the middle. In the one circle we have iguana problem got it. Other circle we have Florida got it. Third circle is we have Florida man .

I hope I answered all your questions. Feel free to ask any more or if you wanted more clarification of the gist of the problem down there. I am near Georgia so we are completely removed from the problem. Crazy how Iguanas and Burmese Pythons and everything else down here is just taking over.

Side subject: I've raised about 20 iguanas though my life. They are my favorite pet! I had one iguana for 16 years, and she would come to me by name! Very habitual and fascinating animal. And FYI, they are horrible pets but as a reptile guy iguanas were always my jam.

“Florida Man” is a myth! I’ve lived in Florida for half of my life (32 years) and I’ve never seen one. You should do a documentary on the “Search for Florida Man - The Southern Big Foot”. In all seriousness: Nice response to the questions.

 

[Luis Leon]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video, Jessica is awesome. Love the work they are putting in with the Atomic and Pathfinder XRs. That they are the primary tools of use for them is a testament to the BRK brand.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

“Florida Man” is a myth! I’ve lived in Florida for half of my life (32 years) and I’ve never seen one. You should do a documentary on the “Search for Florida Man - The Southern Big Foot”. In all seriousness: Nice response to the questions.

I maybe should detail more of the backdrop of safety and other means of retrieval, and I have even considered doing a documentary about Invasive species here in Florida. I have been doing longer and longer videos so maybe I can do that in the future, but I would like it to be from different removal business and maybe FWC state officers and other angles to think about - a real documentary about it and yes a bit about airguns as tools but show the full scope of the problem. What do you think? I already have most of the persons lined up for it but I guess I have to leave my family and film for a weekend haha.

Yes Florida man. Hey someone has to keep that torch burning!

 

[AtlasAirguns]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video, Jessica is awesome. Love the work they are putting in with the Atomic and Pathfinder XRs. That they are the primary tools of use for them is a testament to the BRK brand.

So glad you see that! Brocock is indeed a fantastic work platforms and stand up to real life torture tests. Another thing that didn't make it in this video? Jessica casually tossing the gun off a roof so she could jump down. Atomic held zero instantly after. Now try with ________ brand. There is a short list of guns that can pass that test. Let alone pass it such that you could have confidence that if you did it again it wouldn't break again (she had tossed that atomic around many, many times she told me, and yes off of roofs before, and ladders and falling off truck and so on).

 

[Billm]

I maybe should detail more of the backdrop of safety and other means of retrieval, and I have even considered doing a documentary about Invasive species here in Florida. I have been doing longer and longer videos so maybe I can do that in the future, but I would like it to be from different removal business and maybe FWC state officers and other angles to think about - a real documentary about it and yes a bit about airguns as tools but show the full scope of the problem. What do you think? I already have most of the persons lined up for it but I guess I have to leave my family and film for a weekend haha.

Yes Florida man. Hey someone has to keep that torch burning!

There is definitely a story there. When you bring in the FWC you open it up to all kinds of nuisance critters. I have a friend that was part of the SNAP program (nuisance alligators). Black bears are getting to that point now. There’s definitely a documentary there.

I’m getting the Peter McKinnon/Matti Haapoja vibe lol.
I definitely have a Pathfinder on my list, maybe an Atomic now- just what I need another airgun.

 

[Billm]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video, Jessica is awesome. Love the work they are putting in with the Atomic and Pathfinder XRs. That they are the primary tools of use for them is a testament to the BRK brand.

It’s actually the ideal scenario for those airguns, very enticing.

 

[pan60]

no real knowledge but as for where the pellets could go if theres was not back stop?
seem I recall her talking about that in one of her older videos where she made herself aware of what over there so to speak parking lot housing water boats how far and is it safe.
at least thats the basics of what I recall?

 

[TerryE1]

I would have to double check with Jessica but I believe it's just so that they don't stink up the block before she can ethically dispose of them, but in truth it was last year that I had asked that same question. Interesting some of the illegal aliens at the job site next to her work take some of the iguanas off her hands to cook . I thought that was great. Wish I could have gotten that on film

Kill it and grill it!