W4ASZ
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W4ASZ said:Would you favor the .17 rimfire for this application, or ye old .22 long rifle ?
Derek WC said:I agree, imagine how many hat's that could have made.
.22 for me. This year's deer & elk season I'm going to use my grandpa's 80 odd year old lever single shot .22 LR for rabbits and nutria if I see 'em.
From what I understand, nutria fur is a lot like beaver so I would assume that it could be felted.
scottyrocks said:Wow, beaver-type fur from an over-abundant pest? I can see it now - quality beaver-like-fur fedora price drop! Ah, maybe not.
W4ASZ said:Between the Louisiana nutria, the foreign snakes in the Everglades, and the non-native possums in New Zealand you could end up with an outfit made almost entirely of invasive species.
donnc said:Don't miss out on the wild hogs all over the South. By some accounts quite the destructive menace, though that could be a myth for all I know. If you want to go get a hog, I think they're not as easy to find as the nutria (and you might want to bring a little more firepower), but there's a lot of hide on one.
In this part of the country, you can have all the Canadian geese you want, maybe could get some down off them. I've never heard of a pigskin down jacket, but it sounds cozy.
hatflick1 said:National Geographic has a show on its cable channel called After Dark, or some such. The attractive, jeans clad hostess goes off to various locales to see what the nocturnal critters are up to.
In one installment, she rode along one night with a couple of New Orleans Sheriffs who fired rifles from the back of their truck killing nutria as they scampered along river and canal banks.
The rodents pose a real threat to the city.
4spurs said:Given the uncertainty of the longterm impact of the BP oil spill on the Brown Pelican some folks in the bayou state have thought about making the nutria the state bird. I for one have only seen them fly when shot.
So aside from Optimo, has any hatter used Nutria in their hats in recent days?
My graphite gray light weight has been around the world with me and rolled, beaten, crushed, soaked and... well abused since 2004 and it may have shrunk in the crown a bit, yet it's still holding up extremely well. It's been through two blockings so far, but that's because I needed to get it cleaned since it was looking grungy.
It's nearly a half and half beaver nutria blend with a touch of hare.
I do have to say its crown has shrunk less than any other modern hat I have owned. There are no signs of holes being created or the felt breaking down. It's just tough and floppy.
So what's your experience with nutria, and how does it hold up for you?
Are there any hatters using it today?
When does the hunting season for BP executives open, and what is the bag limit ?
I think the season opened today in London, not certain what the bag limit is; or that there even is one.