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Originally Posted by LAFwUs
Very valid point.
Id suggest it could have something to do with keeping a certain number of them within the natural eco-system. An open bounty on them, could/may/might totally destroy the entire population over time.
Think of it similar to deer season, or other similar seasons that allow control over the population without wiping them all out.
It could also have something to do with not wanting to pay a "per-head" bounty, which can be exploited.
There was a fisherman in TN. I think it was, that made a fulltime job of catching and turning in the invasive carp, that had a $5. per head bounty on them.
He is reported to have pulled in some $65,000 a year, fishing all day! and that was just one guy, there were plenty of others doing it as well!
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also, the invasive carp in TN. are unlikely to kill a small child or small dog like a Florida python possibly could. The carp are just a threat to other more desirable fish species by eating their eggs. It is also UNLIKELY that ANY amount of hunting pressure could cause the extinction of pythons in Florida. The pythons would have too many places to hide and there are too many of them. I wonder if the hunters can SELL the python meat?