Nutia Rats

[Robert10]

Are they fair game when you are bowfishing or are they illegal??

[shauntexex]

you wouldn't of happened to shoot one of those beautiful tranquil majestic animals??? They look like a big ole F&%$ing sewage RAT with BIG TEETH im sure you could shoot one if one was attacking you norm self defense =) they smell nice too.....

[Performer Marine]

I dont think a fishing arrow would be the most humane thing to shoot them with. Its your business. I dont think its illegal though.

[bowfishrp]

I'ts legal but you need a hunting license too. If you are selling the fur you need a trappers license.

[texas two guns]

and you have to be anchored or tied off and therby not moving.

[texas two guns]

Or not, I can't find the text in the book now.

[Capt. Tim Bradbeer]

They are rats, fair game all the time.Are they fair game when you are bowfishing or are they illegal??

[shauntexex]

yeah just cant be in a boat when shooting fur bearing animals..... that a boy norm good shot......

[MarshJr.]

you can, I think some counties even give a bounty for them too...they tear up roads by burrowing under them

[SHOALWATER TV]

A what rat?.......what is nutia?

[shauntexex]

Its a nutria rat thats not me but got it off the bowfishingcountry website........

[reb5618]

Ben there, done that. All I can say is hit 'em in the head. Shot on the the gut one time and it was touch and go there for a few minutes. That was one big upset rat and I wanted my arrow back.....

[donkeyman]

COON *** LIKE BIG JUICY PUT UM IN GUMBO

[scoutdog]

Nutia are considered Fur bearing animal in Texas.

[lchien]

TP&W regulations for Fur-bearing animals including Nutria:



A trapper's license is required to take or attempt to take fur-bearing animals, except that a person who possesses a hunting license may take and possess a fur-bearing animal, provided the furbearer (or any part thereof) is not to be sold.
A department-issued CITES tag is required to be attached to all otters taken and possessed in this state.
A landowner on their own land or their authorized agent is not required to have a trapper's or hunting license if these nuisance animals are taken while causing loss or damage to agricultural crops, livestock, poultry, or personal property. However, such animals or their pelts may not be possessed or sold.
Seasons, legal means of taking, and rules about fur-bearing animals or their pelts are covered in another guide (brochure) called Fur-bearing Animal Regulations. Fur-bearing animals may be hunted at night on private property with the aid of an artificial light.
Note you can shoot them w/o a license if they are a nuisance

[texasair]

Since they are an introduced (not native) animal, I would think they may be unregulated and therefore open season anytime, just like axis deer and ring neck doves.

[Captain Kyle]

I'ts legal but you need a hunting license too. If you are selling the fur you need a trappers license.

Who would buy nutria rat fur? WTF!

[Miles2Fish]

He meant Nutria....Check out some info I found http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306094624.htm

[redduck]

fur companies by nutria and use just like other fur. It is cleaned and died different colors. Not much value because the fur is not one of the preimer furs (fox, bobcat, beaver, etc.) I have trapped and sold them back a few years ago. At one time you could not drive around in a boat on the Trinity marsh or old and lost lake area without seeing hundreds. Alligators have cut their numbers down somewhat.

[da fillthy hoe]

Any rice farmer will tell you to kill the whole family if you see them they burrow holes in rice leveys. Just flank um that way you dont have to drag the critters off.

[Rossbow]

well the only reason i wouldnt bowfish for them is because you have to pull them in. a .22 would do just fine for me.

[MesquiteMan]

You can not shoot furbearing animals from a boat. This is directly from the TPWD guide on furbearing animals:



It is illegal to:

Shoot at, take or attempt to take any furbearing animal from a boat on public waters in Texas. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_w7000_0065.pdf
Notice, this does not say ANYTHING about being at anchor or tied up without the motor on. It simply says "from a boat on public waters".

Otherwise, it is legal to take furbearing animals with legal archery equipment while on land.

[texas two guns]

That sucks, cause it used to say something about being tied up or anchored.

[luke1277]

the other shift at the station kept breaking in to our fridge so we made nutria chicken fried steaks, they were gone when we came back ,lets just say it started a holey war at the fire station.......;)