Coypu multiply like rats. They can be very destructive by burrowing in dikes, levees & dams.
Good morning to all,
My cousins in La. call nutria coypus. Coypu have hair on their tails & I can’t see any on the one in the pic. My vote would be a muskrat. Muskrats are smaller that nutria. I’ve eaten muskrat & it’s quite good. My coonie cousins also enjoy the occasional coypu.
Good morning Denny,
You’ve got my prayers also. I’m an old Marine Corp Vietnam vet & am beginning to have similar problems. Grins & prayers coming your way from Alabama. Hang in there my brother.
Welcome back Wvmike,
It appears you had a productive & enjoyable outing. Gordon & others did an admirable job as subs.
I don’t think the lower jaw extends far enough back to be a cut.
Rjs,
Being an old jar head I think you did a marvelous dissertation on the brass monkey. You may want to inform folks on FS with term scuttle butt also. Thanks
Gordon ,
You did well subbing for Wvmike. Sphinx moth, silk moth & carpet moth. There are hundreds of different moth in NA with hundreds of correspondingly names for each one.
Wvmike,
Ye olde scorpion. They were once prevalent on our place but we rarely see them anymore, I think because of regular monthly spraying by our exterminator company.
Arbogast Lures.
Wvmike,
“Who Knows” is absolutely the first thing I open up every day we I go to FS. Have fun & be safe. As an avid fisherman & biologists, I really enjoy you posts. Thanks for the effort you put into them.
USMC ‘66-‘70 Alabama National Guard ‘72-2002.
Rjs,
I for one enjoy your posts & I appreciate the effort you put into them.
Gabe,
Good morning. First off I know nothing about NJ. Amia calva. Bowfin, dogfish, Cypress Trout. This is an ancient species & lots of fun to catch. My favorite lure was a yellow spinner bait also known a a snag less sally. Have several when you go because they are rough on lures. A friend & I occasionally went specifically fishing for them. They like slightly stagnant waters. We found them in bar pits that were made when the Corp of Engineers was building the Tenn Tom waterway in Greene & Sumter counties in Alabama. You can eat them but I wasn’t particularly fond of them. We always gave them away to folks near where we fished.
Wvmike,
Good morning. My grandmother occasionally made a tea from the leaves & roots. Really good for your kidneys. She called them “Lion Teeth” , I guess from the looks of the leaves.
Larry,
Monarch butterflies. Danaus plexius.
I don’t know where you live but it’s worth a trip in October to Natural Bridge State Park in Santa Cruz California. They can be found in lots of places but there’s a huge colony there. Folks from all over the world go there.