Lol, i didnt even watch it myself i did however have a producer contact me about it when they were seeking people on here and agreed to chat , about 30 seconds into the phone call i realized it would be a chit show haha oh well...
We got rid.of directv couple.months ago and now stream all TV through WiFi I guess but there's literally hundreds of diy hunting and fishing channels about half are garbage but I've found a few that show it exactly how most people enjoy the outdoors. There's even a channel 24/7 about only tying fishing knots if someone gets that bored
I went to sleep the other night watching a guy build a cabin in the woods from scratch w/hand tools. TY channels have replaced tv. I hope TV as we know it know just dies.
I have never seen live bones, but I know that they are often used by rich people to decorate the interior.
We got rid.of directv couple.months ago and now stream all TV through WiFi I guess but there's literally hundreds of diy hunting and fishing channels about half are garbage but I've found a few that show it exactly how most people enjoy the outdoors. There's even a channel 24/7 about only tying fishing knots if someone gets that bored
There's one on youtube I like. It's called the hunting public.
Honestly, I didn't think it was utterly unwatchable, even though I almost stopped 20 seconds in when he was rolling around on the ground and 'letting' a snake bite him on the wrist.. pretty hokey. And misinformation, can't stand that. Take em a few years to get rid of all the snakes lol Save Florida lol And since when is Myakka the Everglades?? lol
But the cast seems like fairly good and decent people imo. Not quite comfortable on camera yet was my impression. I'm sure those LA producers will turn them all for the worse. I'm sure it won't be long before I can't even stomach watching it.
fwiw, I think the rates they are getting for the snakes is pretty interesting. I took the class and applied for the permit a year or so back. And never heard ANYTHING back. I guess like everything else, they only want to pay a select few and keep it in the family... As opposed to actually trying everything possible to fix the problem. You'd think they'd be permitting anyone with interest/motivation. And opening gates....
The most recent episode states that there are only 25 people permitted to remove pythons under the fwc program!
I know there is nothing stopping me from hunting snakes independently but they are only going to pay a chosen few. Not only that, they will only get data from the chosen few. Now I know why I didn't receive a permit and my follow up inquiries went unanswered. Total BS!
The guy on the show actually complains about the competition being 'bad for his bottom line'......
Does FWC and the state want to fix the problem or just create an industry for a few privileged individuals??
And the misinformation of the show continues.... so much. It's actually blatantly embarrassing. Ughhhhhhh
The most recent episode states that there are only 25 people permitted to remove pythons under the fwc program!
I know there is nothing stopping me from hunting snakes independently but they are only going to pay a chosen few. Not only that, they will only get data from the chosen few. Now I know why I didn't receive a permit and my follow up inquiries went unanswered. Total BS!
The guy on the show actually complains about the competition being 'bad for his bottom line'......
Does FWC and the state want to fix the problem or just create an industry for a few privileged individuals??
And the misinformation of the show continues.... so much. It's actually blatantly embarrassing. Ughhhhhhh
25 permited trappers yes and those guys can get threw gates you and i cant . they dont make a living off it at all .
They gotta keep all the redneck "any snake is a dead snake" out. And you've seen the quality of species ID (for anything - fish, bird, snake) on this board. If that's an example of the greater population of "sportsmen," and I think it is, best to keep them out of the swamp where they'd kill ever **** snake they found.
I have never seen live bones, but I know that they are often used by rich people to decorate the interior.
Well, there was an application process where you needed to demonstrate competency.. guess that's not enough....
And, you've got to bring them to check in alive. So....
lol
I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.
until fwc pays hunters a bounty to drop off the snake at there davie location not many guys gonna fire off a round first thing in the morning or start slinging 35.00 a piece arrows at a snake and risk screwing up there deer hunt trying to whack off a pythons head with a machete. only 25 people getting paid money for each snake they kill and none off them are guys who hunt the glades on a regular basis archery muzzleloader gen gun small game just a bunch of guys riding the levees with this plan more snakes being born every year than being killed great news for the 25 getting paid bad news for the native wildlife.
until fwc pays hunters a bounty to drop off the snake at there davie location not many guys gonna fire off a round first thing in the morning or start slinging 35.00 a piece arrows at a snake and risk screwing up there deer hunt trying to whack off a pythons head with a machete. only 25 people getting paid money for each snake they kill and none off them are guys who hunt the glades on a regular basis archery muzzleloader gen gun small game just a bunch of guys riding the levees with this plan more snakes being born every year than being killed great news for the 25 getting paid bad news for the native wildlife.
i would think almost any hunter who sees one will try to kill it no matter what they are doing . and more like 50.00 a arrow.
$50 an arrow? What arrows are you guys shooting? I have bowhunted for 35 years. The last 10 years I have used 5575 Goldtip arrows and Slicktrick Magnum broadheads.. Less than $20 each, usually shoots thru deer and hogs leaving 2 nice holes and a bloody arrow stuck in the ground. No pythons up here so far, if I see one I will pick it up and put it in a bag...like the girl I saw on TV...
$50 an arrow? What arrows are you guys shooting? I have bowhunted for 35 years. The last 10 years I have used 5575 Goldtip arrows and Slicktrick Magnum broadheads.. Less than $20 each, usually shoots thru deer and hogs leaving 2 nice holes and a bloody arrow stuck in the ground. No pythons up here so far, if I see one I will pick it up and put it in a bag...like the girl I saw on TV...
easton axis arrow luminock and broadheads add up fast
until fwc pays hunters a bounty to drop off the snake at there davie location not many guys gonna fire off a round first thing in the morning or start slinging 35.00 a piece arrows at a snake and risk screwing up there deer hunt trying to whack off a pythons head with a machete. only 25 people getting paid money for each snake they kill and none off them are guys who hunt the glades on a regular basis archery muzzleloader gen gun small game just a bunch of guys riding the levees with this plan more snakes being born every year than being killed great news for the 25 getting paid bad news for the native wildlife.
i would think almost any hunter who sees one will try to kill it no matter what they are doing . and more like 50.00 a arrow.
Agreed - First and only one I've killed was at the end of a grueling day of photography out in eastern Big C just N of US 41 with a pro photographer environmentalist who had never killed a thing. We ran over a 14 footer first than spent an hour and a half chasing it and trying to kill it. I mean it was a war of wills - the thing just wouldn't die after being speared in the head (albeit off center a half inch) and run over by the photographer small SUV. Finally well after dark I got his head cut off to make sure he wouldn't do anymore harm. After the beheading the photographer John Bob said he never knew what hunting was like - so exciting - I said - well it isn't usually 1 1/2 hour hand to hand combat scenario.
no freaking way guys i know who have scouted found rubs,put out game cams ,are gonna climb down from there stand to kill a snake basically blow your whole morning hunt and area for nothing if there walking outa the woods maybe point is they should pay the bounty to who ever kills and checks in the snake thought the plan was to kill as many as possible.
I’d shoot every $40 arrow I had and throw my bow at that one in the pic above if it came crawling by.
Amen to that it must be what they call a phobia because any of them other than a garder snake is what's kept this fella out of the woods waiting for the first hint of light so I can see where I'm stepping and snake boots don't make me feel any better.spiders dont bother a swarm of bees dont until they're all over me. 10 foot gator doesn't bother me till he's chewing on my leg but can't get fear of snakes shook out of me I hate it.
Why arent the Pythons treated the same as the Lionfish? There are state sanctioned Lionfish roundups, contests, promotions, etc. etc. I hear and see the same message over and over "Go out and remove Lionfish"
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Remember when the channels that show this stuff used to show real nature shows, history shows, etc? So sad.
Natty lite and right
I was wrong
the show sucks
Wouldn't be surprised if somebody figures out seed stock gives them a raise.
Another president put a man in the Lady's bathroom.
Why arent the Pythons treated the same as the Lionfish? There are state sanctioned Lionfish roundups, contests, promotions, etc. etc. I hear and see the same message over and over "Go out and remove Lionfish"
Pythons? Gotta pay someone.
Man, the rack on that girl! LOL
Many things to do.
Knots to be unraveled
'fore the darkness falls on you