They ARE moving cougars north

gladesman

That's the way easements work.

FloridaOD

Skink

Turner River Terror

Interesting...
I've got 5 Acres and I'll sell the Easement for 100 K , What the Heck..

gladesman

From what an attorney I know told me - government often pays half the land's full value to get an easement - my guess is that varies but haven't heard anything except 1/2 of the value. Good idea Terror but it looks to be a large landowner game. Imagine the set up - person A learns parcel X is a very desired for panthers, water storage etc. ; tells his friend a large landowner or real estate pro; owner  goes and proposes developing it or speculator gets ahold of it and does same; agency gets all shook up and offers a bunch of $$$ since they're now sceered the panther won't get it; big bucks pay an artificially inflated value due to proposed development ; person A gets FAT finders fee and the beat goes on and on and on - what a scam - that cat ain't never being delisted and dump this $$$ feeding trough; keep sayin' you want more panthers y'all or maybe get on the gravy trail too.

Turner River Terror

Too much Money in them Cats now.
Lot's of jobs depend on them.

HUNTINTHEWILD

Shoot, shovel, shut up

gladesman

And here's another typical "purchase" not easement project (5500 acres with another 65,774 in their sights) to benefit get the hybrid cats North  - https://www.naplesnews.com/story/money/business/local/2019/04/02/florida-purchase-5-500-acres-alico-inc-conservation/3341718002/

gladesman

FloridaOD said:

Skink

What's that mean?

FloridaOD

gladesman said:

FloridaOD said:

Skink

Skink

What's that mean?

Carl Hiaasen’s work...... Florida Governor, “ Skink” retreated to Florida Wildlands, wore a tracking collar that emitted signal from time to time.
reading this convoluted Thread reminds me of such scenarios.

shemp

Always wonder why he wore a shower cap

nofishtoday

shemp said:

Always wonder why he wore a shower cap

 Toaster Cover 👍

FloridaOD

If I ever produce a novel characters will include Governor Desantis, political operative Susie Wiles and a batch of Planners & Consultants, wailing environmentalists, feeble news organization persons,a FWCC Commissioner that owns sizable south Florida acreage,halftrack and airboat enthusiasts,a “ hunter conservationist” that hunts with an Audubon director however the fact that they rent a motel and clean game in the motel tub rather than camp diminishes their effective outreach,and a toll road promoter that smuggles south Florida Cat to north Florida for reasons unknown for a realtively short rime.

Walker Dog

Sounds like a NYT Bestseller. LOL

tampaspicer

What a bunch of crooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FloridaOD

Skink no longer wears a shower cap- now four layer tinfoil hat and trash can lid slung across upper back..... 

gladesman

FloridaOD said:

Skink no longer wears a shower cap- now four layer tinfoil hat and trash can lid sung across upper back..... 

or a cap with eyes painted on the back of it to let panthers know your watching for them in the rear.

tunaman

For food I great.y prefer deer, but I find hog hunting more fun, guess because I see far more hogs. But like cyclist said....if it was only about the meat....I’d stay home..

fishinbug

gladesman said:

or a cap with eyes painted on the back of it to let panthers know your watching for them in the rear.

That only works against tigers.

MRichardson

Only against stupid tigers, at that.
That whole thing was invented by those guys' masters to get them to get out there and harvest. 

FloridaOD

Turner River Terror said:

Interesting...
I've got 5 Acres and I'll sell the Easement for 100 K , What the Heck..

A State Conservation organization utilized a five acre tract in Collier county to great effect, and it wasn’t about a bloated selling price.

Turner River Terror

It was the RIGHT 5 Acres I'd assume...
If I'd have owned 20 acres Highway frontage on State Road 29 where the Cat Fences are I'd be rich.....
50 Ft. by 5 miles .