Kayaking for Nutria

[picklesinajar]

I use them for bait. I drive around and when I see some in fields I find the nearest house and ask. Oh and sometimes I use the 223......

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Thank you for all of the information. I was wondering, what kind of .22 and .223 ammo should I use? Should it be lead free so I don't contaminate the water? I know there is varmint ammo but seeing how these critters live in/near the water I wouldn't want to be doing anything that would be a 'no no'. I am a noob when it comes to hunting in general and I can look things up on the internet but I thought I would ask this community since others might have the same questions.

 

[pharmseller]

I don't worry about such things. My advice is to use the ammo that shoots the best in your rifle.





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[Angler]

Thank you for all of the information. I was wondering, what kind of .22 and .223 ammo should I use? Should it be lead free so I don't contaminate the water? I know there is varmint ammo but seeing how these critters live in/near the water I wouldn't want to be doing anything that would be a 'no no'. I am a noob when it comes to hunting in general and I can look things up on the internet but I thought I would ask this community since others might have the same questions.

Any ammo you have and shoots well in your rifle. 40 years ago I would use what was on sale. I even used a SA-22 in 22 short. Now though I use very specific ammo because I give the skulls to a lady who beetles and sells them on the internet. Since I do all boiler room shots, I want a bullet that expands greatly.

CCI segmented hollow point subsonic 22 LR (not the quiet subsonic)

Hornady 223 55gr v-max. I have also had great success with a 62 gr HP that a person loaded for me after I took him on a varmint hunting trip.

And be prepared for a lot of shooting. Two weeks ago a watershed manager called me asking if I would come out and shoot "5 or 6 nutria swimming around their project area" In three days I shot 60+