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French Muskrat #6552521
06/10/19 08:28 AM
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My Son and Daughter in Law are in Europe for two weeks. He sent me this picture titled "French Muskrat"

Never seen something like this before. grin


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552530
06/10/19 08:39 AM
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That's a nutrea. They must have planted them there too! Blondes have more fun!


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552534
06/10/19 08:55 AM
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I didnt think it was a muskrat.


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552540
06/10/19 09:03 AM
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White nutria, never seen one of them before.

Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552603
06/10/19 11:30 AM
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Nutria perhaps but I was thinking guinea pig at first.


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552645
06/10/19 12:43 PM
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Doesn't look like any nutria I ever seen.
Young of the year maybe.


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552697
06/10/19 02:40 PM
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According to the clover in the picture it a small critter. But the long back hair, round tail and long white whiskers and small ears and big head them parts look nutria to me. I don't know.

Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552700
06/10/19 02:47 PM
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Nutria, all in Europe are descendant of fur farm escapees, hence the odd color.

Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552708
06/10/19 03:22 PM
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That French rat looks like a sissy, where's the white flag. grin


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6552743
06/10/19 04:44 PM
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There is a water vole in the UK that is dark like a muskrat and it swims. It is a little smaller than a muskrat. Maybe it is related?


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6553015
06/10/19 10:04 PM
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That is a filthy baby nutria. Not that it is filthier than other nutria. They are all filthy, weird acting, silly animals. Tied for last with possums for the dumbest.

Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6553077
06/10/19 11:19 PM
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His name is Cracker!


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: lee steinmeyer] #6553087
06/10/19 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by lee steinmeyer
That's a nutrea. They must have planted them there too! Blondes have more fun!

Yeah but they get dirty quicker.


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: 330-Trapper] #6553094
06/11/19 12:16 AM
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French Rat with a White Flag !

Re: French Muskrat [Re: 52Carl] #6553105
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Originally Posted by 52Carl
That is a filthy baby nutria. Not that it is filthier than other nutria. They are all filthy, weird acting, silly animals. Tied for last with possums for the dumbest.

I don't know how smart nutria are, but I know they can be pretty vicious. If one catches you sneaking up on him when he's out in the field grazing it's not unheard of for them to charge at you.


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: waggler] #6553113
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We have tons of them here. They are trapped year round as are the muskrats. Never seen one that color.

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Re: French Muskrat [Re: Catch22] #6553139
06/11/19 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Catch22
That French rat looks like a sissy, where's the white flag. grin

Darn it, everyone beat me to it. I will add that obviously he walked up on the beach and surrendered, hence the great picture. grin


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Re: French Muskrat [Re: swift4me] #6554567
06/13/19 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by swift4me
We have tons of them here. They are trapped year round as are the muskrats. Never seen one that color.

Pete

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Re: French Muskrat [Re: waggler] #6556484
06/15/19 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by waggler
Originally Posted by 52Carl
That is a filthy baby nutria. Not that it is filthier than other nutria. They are all filthy, weird acting, silly animals. Tied for last with possums for the dumbest.

I don't know how smart nutria are, but I know they can be pretty vicious. If one catches you sneaking up on him when he's out in the field grazing it's not unheard of for them to charge at you.

You got that right. Most fur bearers bluff a charge. Not a nutria. If he makes a move, he's coming! I had one charge me while I was pulling on the chain to extract him from a bush. He came out alright. Right at my face. Fortunately I had a defense implement in hand and was able to defend myself at close range. I will never forget how large and orange their teeth are.

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