jigsaw 11,866 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Is anyone aware of any reported sightings of coypu/nutria in Meath? I know there has been some spotted in cork over the years, some of which have been removed. I was driving towards Dunshaughlin last week and seen one cross the road ahead of me. Just seen this on FB....released I expect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Who the hell has them too release, Jigs? There's no farms are there? (Not that I'd have a clue) And they're, surely, not something one would keep as a pet. I know Capybaras make pets. But, you, of all people, would sure as hell know one from the other even at five hundred yards. So; Who has coypus to loose in Ireland ~ the length and breadth of, by the sounds of it? They're not even something someone may sneak in for 'sporting' purposes. Are they? This is intriguing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldPhil 5,801 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) On 12/09/2021 at 08:03, jigsaw said: Is anyone aware of any reported sightings of coypu/nutria in Meath? I know there has been some spotted in cork over the years, some of which have been removed. I was driving towards Dunshaughlin last week and seen one cross the road ahead of me. Just seen this on FB....released I expect Back in the late 1980's...I sold one of my original Greyhound x ACD lurchers to a well-known Coypu hunter in Suffolk... The dog was lost whilst hunting in the river... He got tangled up in the river debris and was drowned... I'll never forget when a wee army of his good friends came knocking on my door.. with a bag full of vonga .. They were trying to buy a replacement jukel for their good pal.. Sadly I had nothing spare...my Cattle Dog project was done and dusted... What genuine friends that man had...I've never forgotten that.... Edited September 13, 2021 by OldPhil 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Coypu, Capybara, no problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,706 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Greb147 said: Coypu, Capybara, no problem. Ahh.. dog had some fun there for 10 minutes until it got tagged.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,816 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Are they good eating? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 42 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said: Ahh.. dog had some fun there for 10 minutes until it got tagged.. Dead game mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,138 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 I've bolted them with my busher in France, they'd be great sport if we had a few here, a village local to my late uncle in France used to all get together and dug over a hundred of the beggars killing with guns terriers etc. I was night fishing on a local river one evening it was pitch black , heard a small noise , switched my head torch on to be face to face with a big one of them buggers, I shot a brick, but thankfully so did he and jumped back in quick as a flash. Watched my old Hancock dog jack on one, had a face off were doing circles, thing puffed himself up like a balloon and eventually made the river. They can do a lot of damage to river banks , and flood properties etc so no quarter given in France . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 I thought I'd read they were no opposition to a dog? Don't quote me on it. Long time ago I read what ever it was. Still fukked if I'd shove my arm down ones burrow though"! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,816 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 20 minutes ago, Borr said: I've bolted them with my busher in France, they'd be great sport if we had a few here, a village local to my late uncle in France used to all get together and dug over a hundred of the beggars killing with guns terriers etc. I was night fishing on a local river one evening it was pitch black , heard a small noise , switched my head torch on to be face to face with a big one of them buggers, I shot a brick, but thankfully so did he and jumped back in quick as a flash. Watched my old Hancock dog jack on one, had a face off were doing circles, thing puffed himself up like a balloon and eventually made the river. They can do a lot of damage to river banks , and flood properties etc so no quarter given in France . That means more protection than badgers here in the uk then ffs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,619 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 10 hours ago, Ken's Deputy said: I thought I'd read they were no opposition to a dog? Don't quote me on it. Long time ago I read what ever it was. Still fukked if I'd shove my arm down ones burrow though"! 10 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said: That means more protection than badgers here in the uk then ffs They were in the Norfolk broads many years back, but despite looking like a rat on roids they were not as tough as there little cousins and were quickly wiped out and no match for a half decent dog, just a lot of teeth chattering and not much more 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 498 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Used to shoot em in France, with 177 air rifle , n sell em to local pub where they turned em into coypu pate , not much sport just a source of beer money 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,138 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 The ones I've seen weren't the size of those massive things most were large otter size, presumably a sub species, they were known a ragodin. The large hunt I spoke of they just buried them with a digger as far as I was told. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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