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Flint54 Member
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:22 am Post subject: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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grimel Member
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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Call your state trappers assoc for help on how to trap nutria ($ for the hides).
You might want to consider a shotgun if the hides are crap (which they are this time of year). A LEE shotgun reloader is cheap. Unless you can find a cheap source of BB - 2 shells, imp-mod choke, and a good repeater (I wouldn't feel bad with a NEF/H&R except the recoil).
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delboy Member
Joined: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 240 Location: London England
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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Have shotgun - will travel (Don't have any chess pieces though)!!
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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I know it is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. What guns are you using? I suspect I would take a 16 or 20 gauge pump shotgun and a handgun. Better yet, I would assemble a few friends into a mobile fire team. All the best...
Gil
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Knifeboy Member
Joined: Feb 09, 2005 Posts: 165 Location: The Arizona desert
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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I can see this post being a really fun one. Take a 22rimfire and that will really help out with the whole accuracy thing.
Good luck, I wish I was there to help.
Knifeboy
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Flint54 Member
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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calsibley Super Member
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:23 am Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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The nutria is a prime example of what happens when humans start messing with nature. They were imported from S. America some years ago to keep down the vegetation in some of the southern waterways. There were some imported into Oregon also for their fur, which proved almost worthless. Now both areas have a problem and it's spreading like wildfire. Apparently these critters have no natural enemies in the wild and pretty much live a life of leisure. As for cotton mouthed moccasins, forget it. I lived in an area of Virginia that was crawling with them. They can be nasty buggers, very hard to get rid of. We're relatively safe up here because of the brutal winters. I don't know if the nutria can hibernate or not. If so, we could also become infested with them. Snakes are rarely a problem, a few rattlers here and there, nothing alarming. I don't envy you guys your task. Let's hope some nutcase doesn't decide to import large numbers of scorpions and tarrantulas. We've had some problems with foreign fish species that are now in the Great Lakes but that's about it. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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grimel Member
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:28 am Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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_________________ But.....ain't many troubles that a man caint fix
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Flint54 Member
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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grimel Member
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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Ever thunked about a 357 max? I loved my 7-30W, but I sold it to buy a 223 for the grandson.
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Flint54 Member
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grimel Member
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 8:16 am Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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You do realize nutria is an oversized rodent and breeds accordingly?
About the only predators they would have in NA are gators, coyotes, bears, wolves, and cougars with the odd dog (feral or pet). IOW, they are pretty free to breed to massive populations.
Flint's hosting a shoot'm up! We crash at his place. BBQ on him (the Cajuns will eat nutria). If we talk real nice he might even spring for ammo!
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Knifeboy Member
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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Hey flint,
Lets see some photos of these crazy critters called nutria. I dont think we have them here in AZ. If your buddie does end up hitting one with the .50 BMG will there be anyghing left to photograph for an amazing photo post. LOL
Knifeboy
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: At WAR with Nutria and Cottonmouths |
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Arent Nutria the same thing as Muskrats? I am pretty sure thats correct... we have tons of them out here in Utah. They can be found in almost any slow moving current stream or pond.
I've shot alot with .22's and had a hoot... trapped alot when I was a kid (used pelts for fly tying materials). They are sneaky things and pretty fun to try and jumpshoot. IMO if I were in the situation of trying to rid an area of them I'd be using the new 17HMR, seems like a fun solution to the problem. If the area was really remote and noise isnt a problem maybe I'd bring along the old .22-250 although I'd worry more about bullets skipping.
As for the snakes... I hate snakes expecially the ones with fangs. For those I'd want my double barrel .410... and it would work well for close shots on the water rats as you peek over the river bank edge.
Man how would it be to have a problem of too many critters to shoot... I'd love it!
-DallanC
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