The Nutria Are Here

Dallas Observer ^ | April 17, 2003 | Cheryl Smith

[Joe 6-pack]

We get $$ from the state for bringing in their tails. I've found CCI Stingers to be just the ticket.

[KantianBurke]

Allow people to kill them with impunity and with any and all means. That so hard for the govt to swallow?

[Larry Lucido]

The United States has Tabasco sauce heir E.A. McIlhenny largely to thank for the critters.

Hmmm. Nutria with Tobasco sauce.

[strela]

They're in the Trinity near downtown Ft. Worth as well. One of my cow orkers came back from lunch one day, swearing that she had seen a giant, hairy rat swimming in the river. From what she described, she saw a nutria.

They seem harmless enough. Might try some jerk sauce marinade over a slow fire on the next one I see.

[bruinbirdman]

Y'all just gotta trap those neuterrats like muskrats then make a fine gumbo like a coonass in Cajun Country

yitbos

[Redcloak]

5...

4...

3...

...counting down to the Nutria recipes.

[Humidston]

Wow. I used to live (almost) across the street from White Rock Lake...

[SC DOC]

Nutria Recipes

[bruinbirdman]

"Allow people to kill them with impunity and with any and all means."

Best neuterrat repellent: alligators

yitbos

[katze]

Heavens to murgatroyd, don't let PETA know about this. ;-)

[ChemistCat]

T--T-- L-K- -H--K--

"I'd like to buy a vowel, Pat. 'E'"
BLING! BLING! BLING!
"That's 3 E's! Are you going to spin?"

[PA Engineer]

Do they taste like chicken?

[snarkpup]

Article on Fox News from a while back:

It's healthier than turkey, as exotic as alligator and, no, it doesn't taste like chicken.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

http://www.nationaltrappers.com/nutria.html

Nutria usually have a negative impact on other wildlife species. Because they are colonial in habitat, nutria often overharvest edible plants within their small range, resulting in the killing of the desirable plant species. These "eat-outs" destroy productivity as often less desirable plants replace the more desirable ones. Large populations of nutria definitely have a negative impact on the ability of the habitat to support both muskrats and waterfowl.

Nutria are preyed upon by alligators, cottonmouth moccasins, hawks, owls and eagles. Juveniles are usually most vulnerable to predation. Parasites include flatworms, roundworms, fleas and lice. The seeds of beggarstick also plague nutria as the barbed seeds entangle in the fur and puncture the skin, resulting in infections.

The roundworms infesting nutria can cause health problems for man. The roundworm larvae is present in the water where nutria are found, and this larvae can penetrate human skin. Known as "nutria itch", severe inflammation can result, which requires medical attention.

The sale of nutria furs is an important source of income for many trappers in regions where nutria are numerous. Most pelts are harvested in Louisiana, and around 2 million pelts are harvested annually.

A nutria is considered as old at four years of age.

[AAABEST]

I've found CCI Stingers to be just the ticket.

Those things are brutal. I shot a dove with one once and blew it to pieces.

[tet68]

cow orkers ??
Is this some sort of Texas speciality?
Just how do you ork a cow?
I've seen urked cows, is this something similar?

[tet68]

. Known as "nutria itch", severe inflammation can result, which requires medical attention.

And she told me it was "nothing, just a rash."

[Clemenza]

Best neuterrat repellent: alligators

There is a good reason why beavers don't exist south of a certain point down in Florida. I doubt seriously if nutria would stand a chance either.

[Oztrich Boy]

Captain: What happen ?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the nutria.
Operator: We get signal.
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Captain: It's You !!
Cats: How are you gentlemen !!
Cats: All your lake are belong to us.