Re: [aroid-l] Woodchuck problem

Well, we don't have woodchucks but we have squirrels. I don't want to
eat either although I haven't tried woodchuck. I pretty much just try to
live in harmony or disharmony with the creatures here in the North
Carolina woods. They get some of my plants but I don't give the access
to the ones they like the best (Rhipsalis). I have a boxer that likes to
chase the squirrels but we won't let her get them and squirrels won't
either.


-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu [a*@lists.ncsu.edu]
On Behalf Of Peter Boyce
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 2:03 AM
To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Woodchuck problem


Perhaps we need to look at alternative organic solutions. In Laos the
farmers deal with extraordinarily destructive cane rats in padi fields
by the simple expedient of BBQing them (the cane rats, not the padi
fields).

So.... is woodchuck good eating? If yes, perhaps you could initiate a
bounty system with the local kids (as is done in Laos; the kids use
catapults with deadly accuracy (not just on the cane rats either; I had
a bruised butt to prove that point)) and then have the woodchuck
equivalent of a clam-bake?

Pete


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Julius Boos 
  To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu 
  Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:40 AM
  Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Woodchuck problem






  >From: Ellen Hornig <hornig@Oswego.EDU> 
  >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu 
  >To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu 
  >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Woodchuck problem 
  >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:59:52 -0400 (EDT) 
  Hi All,

  BUT---the main question sshould be---

  "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck,

   IF a woodchuck could chuck wood?!?!?" 

  (a tongue-twister from my childhood)

  Julius

  >I once met a farm family who had had a pet woodchuck when the kids
were 
  >little.  When it was hungry, it would stand in front of the
refrigerator 
  >and whistle (an evolutionary adaptation, no doubt :-)).  It didn't
bite 
  >unless someone had Reese's peanut-butter cups and wouldn't share
them... 
  > 
  >Ellen 
  > 
  >******************************************************************* 
  >Ellen Hornig 
  >Seneca Hill Perennials 
  >3712 County Route 57 
  >Oswego, New York 13126 USA 
  >USDA zone 5B (mintemps -10 to -20F) 
  >Phone:(315) 342-5915 
  >Fax: (315) 342-5573 
  >Website: http://www.senecahill.com 
  > 
  > 


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