Ed Kennell 37,447 #1 Posted December 8, 2015 I spotted this family of creatures crossing the field today. Should I be concerned for the horses safety ? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,234 #2 Posted December 8, 2015 What the What? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ol550 830 #3 Posted December 8, 2015 The 3rd one is the only one I would be worried about, the rest look domesticated. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackhammer 546 #4 Posted December 9, 2015 I think they live in the heavy forest of NY. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #5 Posted December 9, 2015 I feel the need to comment, it's just not coming to just yet... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,396 #6 Posted December 9, 2015 I suspect their native to Pa and from the looks of the first one, related to Big Foot! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #7 Posted December 9, 2015 Them's good eat'in. Taste like chicken.......... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,527 #8 Posted December 9, 2015 Na, they are OK. We have them here in Illinois too. The federal government brought them in a couple years ago from the Yucatan Peninsula. it is an experiment to control the Earwig infestations in all the county forest preserves around here. Those look a little bigger then ours. They do make a funny noise though, if you run over one of them on a bike path. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,234 #9 Posted December 9, 2015 2 hours ago, oliver2-44 said: I suspect their native to Pa and from the looks of the first one, related to Big Foot! I think they are related to my uncle Max, he has less hair but the same expression and lives in S W Pa. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,447 #10 Posted December 9, 2015 Well, I appreciate all your help with the ID, but I think I got the answer today when my high school buddy Skinner stopped by to pick up the road killed opossum I have been keeping in the crisper drawer of Mrs .K's fridge for two weeks. I can't believe she didn't see it hidden under the celery. Skinner knows his animals, but failed to get his degree in biology when he was banned for life from entering any Pa Public School System. How could I forget that day in 10th grade biology lab when Skinner dropped his partially dissected frog specimen down the front of our 22 year old student teachers dress. Who wouda thought Ms. Hostetter while wearing those pumps with 4" heels could run like a deer. It took half of the cross country relay team to catch her and several defensive linemen from the football team to tackle her and remove the frog. Whata mess. Sorry, I digress...anyway, Skinner did continue his higher education via a mail order taxidermy course offered by Sam and Laura Touchstonel. So, when I showed Skinner the pic of these creatures, He immediately recognized them as the elusive Big Horned Two Toed Tundra Bunny. Skinner says they are a mutant offspring of the native North American Cervus Canadenis (elk) and the Eurasian Native Rangifer Tarandus (reindeer). Then Skinner proceeded to explain how the reindeer found its way to North America to mate with the elk. As the story goes, the ranchers of Finland were able to domesticate these wild reindeer and teach them to pull sleds as a means of transportation in their snow covered land. Then one winter one of these bearded jolly old fat Fins took it up a notch and taught eight of these reindeer to fly. Of course, they took the scenic route over the North Pole to get to North America. As Paul Harvey would say......"And now you know the rest of the story" 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,386 #11 Posted December 9, 2015 It's gettin' deep in here. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,012 #12 Posted December 9, 2015 Now I don't much about that Ed (so says Forest Gump) ...but I think I did take one out, quite by accident, with the 520 the the other day, sounded like a rock goin thru the deck, lot messier that a frog or a snake too. Now I gotta go pull the blades for a sharpen.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #13 Posted December 9, 2015 I still says them's good eat'n. Pass the biscuits and mustard, and another can a that potted tundra bunny meat yep, um hum....... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,012 #14 Posted December 9, 2015 I get the feeling you would eat the south end of a north bound skunk Doug.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #15 Posted December 9, 2015 @ekennell Have you fallen recently and hit your head, or have you been smoking your dinner? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,447 #16 Posted December 9, 2015 1 hour ago, DougC said: I still says them's good eat'n. Pass the biscuits and mustard, and another can a that potted tundra bunny meat yep, um hum....... You got me interested Doug. I gotta call Skinner and tell him to save that possum carcass. I'm thinkin roast possum stuffed with tundra bunny and sour krout for Christmas dinner. Bout how long do you cook the bunnies to soften the toes ?? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #17 Posted December 9, 2015 I boil my bunnies first like you would an owl, then fry 'em in veg. oil. Man O man dats good stuff.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,328 #18 Posted December 9, 2015 3 hours ago, ekennell said: road killed opossum I have been keeping in the crisper drawer of Mrs .K's fridge for two weeks. I can't believe she didn't see it hidden under the celery. Obviously Mrs. K never sees your postings; keep it that way, we love them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,234 #19 Posted December 9, 2015 Down here in Richmond Va we cook them like Shad ( the fish) . Nail them to a plank of wood. Cover with horse manure. Cook for 5 hours by an open flame. After 5 hours remove from flame, peel back manure , throw tundra bunny away. Eat manure with large amount of spirits of your choice , never speak of the party or the food served. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,328 #20 Posted December 10, 2015 1 hour ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: throw tundra bunny away. Eat manure with large amount of spirits of your choice Jim, now that I know the recipe, I won't be stooping by for dinner after-all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,234 #21 Posted December 10, 2015 You are a smart man. You don't even want to think about New Years day feast. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,447 #22 Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) 15 hours ago, KC9KAS said: @ekennell Have you fallen recently and hit your head, or have you been smoking your dinner? Nope KC, I stopped smoking on Oct. 30, 1955. I don't know if it could be a factor in the condition of my mental health, but I probably have "accidently" huffed 2-3 rattle cans of Rustoleum Regal Red and a couple cu ft of cover gas from ESAB flux cored weld wire in the past 10 years and I have gotten in the habit of taking my arthritis pain meds with a glass of JB. I don't remember ever falling, but I do wake up on the floor quite often and wonder how I got there. Edited December 10, 2015 by ekennell 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,012 #23 Posted December 10, 2015 16 hours ago, ekennell said: Bout how long do you cook the bunnies to soften the toes ?? Same as you do deer horns & unused deer tags.....Boil the pi$$ outta them and serve with a hacksaw & plenty of condiments...and 1 hour ago, ekennell said: with a glass of JB. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,447 #24 Posted December 12, 2015 Good news....Skinner dropped of the possum carcass today so we're all set for Christmas dinner. Guess I'll let the ham hang till Easter. Mrs. K asked me to chop the pumpkins for the pies so I got that done yesterday. Mad Max tiller sure comes in handy. Mrs. K is really fussy with her pies and she always double strains the pumpkin through cheese cloth to take out the stingy stuff, so I don't think we'll have any problems. And as luck would have it, yesterday I picked up this new load of road apples for my garden , now I can't wait to try some of those recipes Doug and Jim have posted. We Yankees have a little different variation on Jim's shad recipe though. Up here the shad are known as Susquehanna Salmon, and we bake em on a hickory plank for 10 hours then throw the Salmon in the garden for fertilizer and eat the plank. Not sure how that road apple seasoning is gonna blend with the hickory, but I'm game. Well, gotta go, Mrs. K wants me to get the pumpkins ready to cook and strain.....She really appreciates my help. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,234 #25 Posted December 12, 2015 Good one, had the wife read your latest post , she may have peed her pants a little due to laughing so hard. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites