Alligators eat everything. My question is why can’t the residents kill the lizards themselves? Why do people have to pay to shoot them.?
Maybe most people regard it as a pest control problem and want someone else to do the job?
Feral pigs are a huge problem in Texas, too, and the season on them is open year-round. No limit. Kill as many as you can! You’d think Texas would be a destination for anyone wanting to shoot elusive game year-round or there’d be a thriving business in eradicating them. Some people do go after them. But not nearly enough.
Mot enough people to,hunt them. Not a lot of hunters these days compared to times past. Used to be lots of kids hunted. Not so much anymore. Plus folks just don’t have time if they work.
It’s probably safer having pro,hunters do it as they know where and when to,take the shot, and are almost always cognizant of where other people are and when it is safe to take the shots. Inexperienced hunters will shoot without thinking, and a ,ot of times pellets will pass right through and ricochet, so,you have to be aware of where you are shooting at all times. Inexpeirn3nced hunters get too excited to make the shot without considering these things sometimes. Thougn thatnis changing as more states now require hunter safety courses before one gets a license to,hunt, but with pellet rifles there is no requirement as it is not considered and regulated like a firearm is.