wi11ow 2,657 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 good read 1 Quote Link to post
leslie harold gedge 1,390 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 would not want that going up my trouser leg .lol 1 Quote Link to post
j j m 6,583 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 good shooting mate Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Sounds like you have a problem over there, in the UK we managed to eradicate them after they were accidentally released... Edited December 4, 2015 by secretagentmole 1 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yup, France is overrun in some areas. One or two departments even pay a bounty for coypu tails. There is a significant problem with both coypus and muskrats throughout the country. They were released in the 1920s after fur-farming experiments failed, and no-one bothered to wipe them out before they took over. They're non-native, and have no serious predators over here. 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,816 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yup, France is overrun in some areas. One or two departments even pay a bounty for coypu tails. There is a significant problem with both coypus and muskrats throughout the country. They were released in the 1920s after fur-farming experiments failed, and no-one bothered to wipe them out before they took over. They're non-native, and have no serious predators over here. With the exception of you atvbmac :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) One tries one's best, don'tcha know... Mind you, there's one steaming around our little lake at the moment, and I missed the little fecker at 50 yards yesterday... so at least they have a sporting chance! I think the scope must have taken a knock when I locked the 22LR away before going to Ingerland a couple of weeks ago. I'll re-zero this arvo, and take care o' bidness. Edited December 5, 2015 by Coypu Hunter Quote Link to post
philpot 5,056 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Just how big are they Phil Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 The biggest one I've seen so far (found it drowned, stuck halfway under the fence that surrounds our lake) was just over 11 kilos, 23.5 lbs. Biggest one I've shot was 17 lbs, I think. See here for the monster... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWRmFeaqMX8 Quote Link to post
philpot 5,056 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Wow, they are a lot bigger than I thought. Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 The one I missed the other day decided to stick around... Zeroed the rifle, which was shooting low and right... Dusk was falling... Something stirred on the lake... Donned the camo gear and crept down to the beach area... A coypu plopped into the water and swam off... Stealthed along the Eastern bank... Spotted the coypu hiding under the bole of a tree overhanging the Western bank, where it thought it was safe... Set up the shooting sticks, lined up the rifle, started the camcorder rolling... Only a littl 'un, 40cm nose to butt, 80cm nose to tail, 9.5lbs/4.5kg. For the irrepressibly bloodthirsty, there's a video of the action here... https://youtu.be/uNrAqxtj0OY Quote Link to post
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