I’ve heard of people traveling to Costa Rica to hunt iguana with air rifles. Sadly, there were none when I was in S. Florida. A friend came back, recently, and said they’re all over the place. I’m surprised people aren’t eating them.
Ive heard of people traveling to Costa Rica to hunt iguana with air rifles.
There are a few that do eat them. Actually I am thinking of doing the same but must get over my initial revulsion. I remember when I was a kid and I hesitated about eating a raw clam but my father encouraged me to just do it. I did and have loved raw clams and oysters ever since. Perhaps the same will apply to iguanas... But I need to have a lot of rum in me to prepare me for that first time. I am thinking of hunting them with a blowgun. And then grill up iguana tail which is supposed to be the best part.
Make it perfectly legal to hunt them and advertise how good they are on the grill. Broadcast several good recipes in Spanish and English. Publish YouTube videos on how to skin and eat them. Let the low income folks know how easy they are to catch, cook, and eat to save big money on their EBT cards so they can buy more Boone’s Farm, Whipple, or Mad Dog. Yes; I remember those extinct wines. Put the word out they build big muscles and are great for prolonged erections and orgasms.
They will be gone by this time next year.