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[dogtag]

Putting a bounty on these agricultural pests seems
to me a better idea than having just six people
trying to coax these huge rodents into traps.
Why do live trapping ? Shoot the bloody things.
But I forget, this is California so the liberals rather
than allow shooting them will just like they did with
some stupid fish species, uphold their PC ideals
ahead of the farmers interests.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/nutria-California-invasive-rodent-Delta-river-rat-13155943.php

[dryheat]

Now, where did those things come from?

[bruce]

Been in Louisiana for years and years. Shoot them w/ a .30-06 using 130 gr. JHP's over a nice charge of RL-7. Boom baby! Nothing left but fur and fog! Sincerely. bruce.

[dryheat]

HolyCats bruce!

[Vern Humphrey]

Yep -- he's right. They were imported from South America for their fur, and were supposed to be better than the native muskrat. They were released in the bayous and underwent a population explosion..

[dogtag]

Yep -- he's right. They were imported from South America for their fur, and were supposed to be better than the native muskrat. They were released in the bayous and underwent a population explosion..

Are you referring to the Rats or our undocumented friends ?

[Allen]

They've been here in Alabama since before my time. The only place we see them here is along the causeway which crosses Mobile Bay. They feed on the reeds that grow in the marshy areas. Referred to as rats because of the skinny tail and they ARE of the rodent family, they look more like a beaver otherwise. They eat vegetation and not the krap that rats eat. When I worked at the refinery in Mississippi we would see 2 or 3 of them near the front entrance eating clover in the evenings. They didn't bother anyone and no one bothered them. They are a clean animal as far as rodents go and they are eaten in some parts of the world (not here). I've never heard of anyone complaining about crop damage. Like most anything imported, we'd be better off without them but as long as their numbers stay down they don't seem to be doing much harm, at least here. In areas like LA where sugar cane and rice are grown in wetlands I can see where they would have a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

Per the above article: "According to the U.S. Geological Survey, nutria were first introduced the United States in California, in 1899." Then to LA, TX and other semi tropical regions.

[Roadkingtrax]

Are you referring to the Rats or our undocumented friends ?

Didnt we kick you out a few times?