Batsheva wrote:
   Wouldn't a hunter/gatherer
> living in North America  be in "hog heaven" right now with the
> abundance of fruits/berries, leafy greens, tubers, etc  that would
> allow him/her to put on the necessary fat to get through the slim
> pickings of winter?
> 

They stuffed themselves with pemmican all winter. La dolce vita.
Their food ate fruits/berries, leafy greens, tubers, etc.
So does mine.

William