Pat Vs. The Nutria

[Flingblade]

Great pics and story.  Thanks for sharing.  I've go to get back down to OK for some hog hunting.

[BoonRoto]

Great writeup and a props to you for eating what you kill.

[Thumper Dunker]

Thats real cool, good job.

[Bakes168]

Great story, I'd like to chase some Nutria someday!

[Killdeer]

Just what IS that on his punkin haid?
I know it's not hair.

Killdeer  

[pdk25]

Yeah, it looks a little silly Kathy. It' s some mini boonie style hat that has a built in facemask. The mask annoys me unless I'm sitting still, so I use the chin strap to hold the sides and mask out of my way until I need to sit or stalk a hog. Figured I wasn't  gonna 'blend' into my surroundings in this case with the mask down, so I kept it up.

[Mike Vines]

Nice picture taking, and great story to go along with it.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Glad the rat is tasting good, pat!  Gives us a good reason to keep after em!

[Killdeer]

Thanks Pat. I thought it was either a tricorn or a mostly-eaten salad hat.
Googling up nutria, I say eat 'em all!
Killdeer      

[pdk25]

My wife liked the nutria cacciatore alot. Just spooned it over noodles. Next time it will be onion smothered nutria.
Come on out, Kathy. I'm sure that there are enough for all of us.

[Jerry Jeffer]

They have gators there? Those things are every where.

[MOFISH]

Good story. I am a bit surprised though, I thought they would taste like chicken.

[Killdeer]

If I ever get the spare time, yours is the first place I would beat feet to... unless it were Oregon. I gotta meet that trophy wife you keep braggin' on. She sounds like an A-number-one first class human bean, able to conquer anything that the f-up fairy throws her way!

Killdeer  

[LimBender]

Nice pics!  They tried to get us Louisianians to eat them since they were busting up rice and crawfish levees and marshland.  They pay $5 a tail for em (although I don't know if the program is still going), and they had a big ad campaign, with Chef Paul Prudhomme trying to promote it - but I believe it was a flop. If we don't eat em, I'm surprised anybody eats em.    :p  

Here's an article on the vermin:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-12-22-nutria_N.htm

[pdk25]

Guys at camp were talking about Nutria, so I thought I would bump this to the top.

[John146]

Pat, Darren (Hackbow) is going to be upset. That was one of his target species in Boeuf.

[pdk25]

This was a good time.  I would like to do it again.

Man, you Okies will eat anything!!!!! Us texans will just leave the rats for y'alls dinner pots!!!

Congrats, I guess!

Bisch

[pdk25]

Lol.  Originally from PA, but I am pretty open to new good, as long as it is not raw.

[nineworlds9]

Kudos on getting it done Pat.  I've been hoping to encounter a Nutria along the rivers where I hunt here in N. FL, I know we have them.  What's this I hear about a diamondback Centaur?? Hehe..