Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2352884)

Dogs cause more human injuries and deaths than do Alligators by a long shot and no one is hunting them down.

Originally Posted by thelegges (Post 2352887)

It’s catch and release so only thing eating fish in TV is the gators

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2352877)

Yes, so was the ice age. Time progresses only in one directions. I personally think small gators under 4 feet are fine. Once they become a possible threat, that is different.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2352884)

Dogs cause more human injuries and deaths than do Alligators by a long shot and no one is hunting them down.

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2352804)

I don't know if alligators are a real danger as long as you use common sense. They're pretty timid creatures except the bulls during mating season. They just want to be left alone. The incidents I've heard or read about were about people who ignored some basic rules, like the guy who allowed his dog to run unleashed near the water at a dog park. Dogs like water and 'gators definitely see dogs as on the menu so you can't blame the gator for that. I also heard some years back that a golf course employee doing some landscaping work got a little too close to one and got bit. I'd certainly not favor removing them because some people are stupid.

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star (Post 2352990)

Dogs in United States: ~87 million

Gators in United States: ~ 5 million

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star (Post 2352990)

Dogs in United States: ~87 million

Gators in United States: ~ 5 million

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2352996)

Who counted the gators?

Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 2352987)

Like the people who move from the cities, to rural areas, and want the bears removed.. maybe they should move back to where they came from.

Originally Posted by Ozzello (Post 2352728)

Having read some threads on these subjects, please help me understand:

Many people want "the locals" free to hunt and remove the 'gators from the ponds and lake in The Villages... but not allow them to catch and release fish?

With all the spraying of herbicides, and the run-off of pesticides (and who knows what else) in the TV water bodies, I wouldn't consider any Villages fish or gator to be edible. Ya'll just bump those amenity fees up and hire some trappers to make your pretend wildlife sanctuaries even more void of life.

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2352877)

Yes, so was the ice age. Time progresses only in one directions. I personally think small gators under 4 feet are fine. Once they become a possible threat, that is different.

Originally Posted by Ozzello (Post 2352728)

Having read some threads on these subjects, please help me understand:

Many people want "the locals" free to hunt and remove the 'gators from the ponds and lake in The Villages... but not allow them to catch and release fish?

With all the spraying of herbicides, and the run-off of pesticides (and who knows what else) in the TV water bodies, I wouldn't consider any Villages fish or gator to be edible. Ya'll just bump those amenity fees up and hire some trappers to make your pretend wildlife sanctuaries even more void of life.

Originally Posted by defrey12 (Post 2353104)

They’re only a “possible threat” if you’re stupid enough to go near them. Just leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone.

Originally Posted by Switter (Post 2353113)

I've been here for over a year and have seen exactly one alligator in the villages. That was like a couple days ago down by Spanish Springs. I was actually getting kind of disappointed, lol. I thought there would be gators everywhere from the way some people make it sound.