Re: "The Trek: An Epic of Survival (The Darwin's World Series)" by Jack L Knapp

On 20/12/24 15:55, Scott Dorsey wrote:

Robert Carnegie  <rja.carnegie@gmail.com> wrote:

On 17/12/2024 16:57, Paul S Person wrote:

I haven't seen a bunny for a long time now. But once they were, if not
common, then not rare sights. Some of them white, others brown.

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My sister lives in rural Scotland.  She used to
see a rabbit, from time to time, being carried
cross-country in the jaws of the family cat.
I mean, probably several different rabbits.

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Rabbits are evil animals that eat my vegetables.  They eat my oregano,
they even ate my feijoa seedling.  They must die.  Cats like this
should be supported.
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I think later, the household budget for pet food
improved.
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If you have the money, you can buy rabbit in
tin cans, to have later.

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Years ago I dated someone with a crossbow who would hunt them in my
yard (as firearms are not legal to use within the city limits here).
I got kind of tired of lapin au moutarde but since then I have learned
how to cook them szechuan style.
--scott

 Rabbits are a massive problem in the dry Central Otago area of the South
Island of New Zealand where they decimate crops and grass leaving barren
soil. An introduced species with no natural predators, with large and
frequent litters, they have successfully defied attempts of eradication.
There have been regional "Rabbit Boards", tail bounties, rabbit
divisions in Regional Councils and illegal importation and spread of the
poison, perhaps spelt Mexamytosis.
The meat is delicious, but not for sale, (perhaps to prevent breeding
for food), and the last time I tasted it many years ago, was from the
fried hind legs of a young rabbit that my retriever had caught and
retrieved. I gave him the edible offal and the tomato plants the rest.