Squirrel is popular among some new-Americans in the Twin-Cities.  And
so convenient!

-jc

On Dec 30, 2003, at 3:00 PM, Ruth Barton wrote:

> Up here we eat coon.  I haven't had it for quite a while but when we
> used
> to have Game Suppers they always served coon as well as venison and
> bear.
>
> As I understand it the rules of coon huntin' say that the person who
> owns
> the dog gets to invite whoever he wants to come along.  I always
> wanted to
> go but my uncle said I couldn't because it was a buddy of his that
> owned
> the dog and he hadn't invited me.  Probably just an excuse.  Ruth
>
>
>
>
>
> At 11:17 AM -0500 12/30/03, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 12/30/03 10:46:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> do they hunt raccoons so they can eat them?  I did not have an answer.
> Any chefs - or furriers - out there?
>
> 'Coons are too fat to eat.  And, since their natural prey is now
> garbage
> and dead things, who in their right mind would want to?
>
> People generally hunt 'coons as a social event.  It's kinda like a poor
> mans fox hunting. But, it's done at night and without horses.  It is
> cultural residue from the time when raccoons would wreak havoc in
> corncribs
> and reduce the survival rate and profits of the family farm.
>
> Shooting raccoons is bad, bad business.  Since raccoons cry like human
> babies when hurt, one has to be able to shut off the emotions if you
> are to
> kill the 'coon for fur or to reward the dogs.  Many hunters just leave
> the
> 'coon in the tree and reward the dogs with some treats.  'Coon hunting
> isn't necessarily 'coon killing.
>
> One generally needs a headlamp for 'coon hunting.  Many hunters now use
> those newfangled LED lights.  Gone are the days of the flaming faggots
> and
> the carbide lamp.  By the way, I am not referring to NYC faggots, but
> to
> lighter wood, i.e., the pitchy center of pine trees.  For what it's
> worth,
> from the 50's through the 70's the largest markets for carbide cap
> lamps
> were: 1) the South African gold mines, 2) 'coon hunters, and 3) cavers.
>
> Steve Stokowski
> Stone Products Consultants
> Building Products Microscopy
> 10 Clark St., Ste. A
> Ashland, Mass. 01721-2145
> 508-881-6364 (ph. & fax)
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>
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