CDFW Should just turn to the hunting community!

[Ocurtis]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/0...tlands-and-theres-talk-about-eating-them.html

 

[WaterDawg]

I saw the report and thought the same thing.

 

[Aeon]

Not kidding but I saw one in Plaster city. Swam near my decoys then saw us and took off.

 

[Gspman]

So since they are rodents can we shoot them on site?

 

[Ocurtis]

I think the answer is yes! They should have an air rifle Derby with prizes for most, etc. that would get rid of them!


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[TRICER]

Unless they allow trapping we will never be able to stop nutria. Shooting them is not the answer trapping is and that will never happen. Look into how much damage they did and do in the Chesapeake Bay Area. They were brought to the states for their fur and then when the fur trade died all the nutria farms just let them go.

 

[ilovesprig]

Yep......How's that year round, no limit deal worked on Euros.......lol

 

[Fowl Play]

The only way to stop them would be to eradicate them now when their population is low. Grew up hunting those suckers in Louisiana and they repopulate faster than rabbits since they don't have many predators. The picture in that article is of a small one. A full grown 30lb+ version will take your dog on and win. They have teeth like beavers. We would ride around in airboats and shoot them all day long to collect the bounty ($5 a tail) and you wouldn't put a dent in the population. Only thing that did was Hurricane Katrina -- and their population rebounded quickly.

 

[WaterDawg]

Maybe we should release a bunch of Burmese pythons to eat the invasive nutria.

 

[WaterDawg]

Yep......How's that year round, no limit deal worked on Euros.......lol

If the nutria hole up in posted feed lots we will indeed be screwed lol.

 

[TonyS]

Whoever transplanted those things needs castration. Talk about wrong.