Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Leesburg man loses hand while fishing
View Single Post
 
Old 03-14-2024, 01:28 PM
Pairadocs Pairadocs is offline
Soaring Eagle member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Here, there, a lot of time in the Caribbean and keys, not much time spent in cold climates
Posts: 2,317
Thanks: 1,777
Thanked 2,078 Times in 893 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
There is a pond near our post office. I have seen gators and people fishing. The Villages should ban fishing!
Perhaps, but that would also open up quite a Pandora's Box. Among the things considered by The Villages administration might be, and not saying the things on this list are valid, but

1. Reluctant to advertise any hobby or leisure activity not encouraged, after all, many do not golf ?

2. Don't want to showcase any "dangers", even though they might exist ?

3. Time and expense incurred in trying to stop retired fishing enthusiasts from fishing near their own homes ?

4. IF it is banned, should not walking dogs on trails that include walking near water also be banned since that is a MAJOR attraction for gators ?

Just some random thoughts as to why The Villages might not do that.