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Nutria shooting
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:11 pm
Any rules I would be breaking if I took a rifle out in the swamp and shot them indiscriminately? Could I use a 223?
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:14 pm to RTea
depends on if it’s public or private land and if duck/goose season is open
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:19 pm to RTea
Recently that popped up on my youtube suggestions. I think it was Falling Tide TV and they were in an airboat popping them with AR's but they were originally trying to hog hunt for that video. This was on private land (I think). South La baws here should def be able to tell you.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:21 pm to BorrisMart
Are they good to eat?
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:29 pm to RTea
Pretty sure you have to recover the body due to the lead.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:40 pm to LEASTBAY
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Pretty sure you have to recover the body due to the lead.
Cool. Hah!
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:46 pm to RTea
go to the louisiana regulation pdf and search "nutria". they have a recreational season on public land, not sure what they have on private. on public you can shoot them with non toxic shot from a shot gun or rimfire. shotgun only if there's an open waterfowl season on the public land that you're on.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 1:54 pm to Monahans
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Are they good to eat?
This baw told his wife he made chicken stew and fed it to her then told her to get her reaction.
He was saying something about it you get the trappers license you can get the bounty on each by sending in the tail ($6 a tail). Falling Tide Nutria Hunt and Cooking Video
Posted on 2/8/22 at 8:53 pm to RTea
Nuisance animals, wild hogs and nutria, should be shot on sight with an adequate caliber firearm. Regardless of the season.
ETA: GD autocorrect.
To my serial downvoter
ETA: GD autocorrect.
To my serial downvoter
This post was edited on 2/9/22 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 2/8/22 at 9:04 pm to Monahans
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Are they good to eat?
Yes. They are very good to eat with good tasting meat, and a lot of it per animal to be fair.
I've made gumbo's with it over the years and sometimes not tell the folks what they are eating until after they clean their bowls and go back for more.
Some are surprised how good it tastes and some are put off that I got one over on them, but they too ate their share and more to be honest.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 10:49 am to RTea
I presume a head shot is ideal?
Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:04 pm to RTea
Remember a .223 in the marsh will ricochet off of water and travel a long way.
I had a guy whizz some lead by my son and I fishing one day
Just something to remember, no trees to stop the projectile
I would suggest a shotgun with #4's or .22 and make sure you have a good safe shot. It's hard to see someone sitting down in the boat around the next bend.
I had a guy whizz some lead by my son and I fishing one day
Just something to remember, no trees to stop the projectile
I would suggest a shotgun with #4's or .22 and make sure you have a good safe shot. It's hard to see someone sitting down in the boat around the next bend.
This post was edited on 2/9/22 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:22 pm to RTea
.22 is the best/safest way to go.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 1:32 pm to trident
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.22 is the best/safest way to go.
no doubt
Posted on 2/9/22 at 2:09 pm to trident
A shotgun is much safer than a .22
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:23 pm to Bstacy
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I presume a head shot is ideal?
That's how I've killed them in the past. They are pretty easy to hit with a .22 and even more so with a shotgun when heading back from duck hunting and taking a couple of them home to cook.
Most of the shot goes in the head since they are swimming when I have shot them and targeted the head when we ran up on them.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:24 pm to SpillwayRoyalty
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A shotgun is much safer than a .22
y'aint hitting one with a shotgun at 100 yards
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:47 pm to cgrand
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y'aint hitting one with a shotgun at 100 yards
Well, no shite Sherlock. I doubt any nutria I've killed was farther than 20 yards away, if that far.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 4:00 pm to cgrand
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y'aint hitting one with a shotgun at 100 yards
IF you have people with you and you are driving the boat in the canals you can just watch them and pop them with a shotgun. That Falling Tide video got a lot of flack in the comments about not using shotguns but they were originally out there to hog hunt or something.
Why would you be shooting a nutria rat at 100 yards lol? These kids smashed them with shotguns just cruising around.
Shotgun style
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