In FL GAtor hunting is legal, but is tightly regulated. When it first started the huntws were only on certain bodies of water and you had to go into a drawing to get a permit and there were a certain number of gators you could take.
to Buff: unless you are a vegan meaning you do not use or eat anything animal related then get over it because the meat you eat, leather worn had to have an animal die. Yes the conservation aruguement works. If hunting ended then animals would over populate and starve and diseases would effect humans(you think lyme disease is a concern now). I agree animals should not be killed and left in the field, if you hunt or spearfish then you should eat what you kill. I personally enjoy going out and sitting in the woods, watching the wildlife, relaxing, and yes even killing deer, ducks, quail, dove, and squirrel. I do eat everyone of those animals that I hunt. Man is a meat eater and he is part of the food chain, and without man's intelligence man would be no match for the wildlife. It is not like people kill something everytime they go, I have not killed a deer in 4 or 5 years even though I have gone hunting each year. So as long as hunting is legal then don't preach to me about hunting. Sorry this turned into a rant, I hope ya'll understand.