Re: [CH] grounhogs agin

Charles Demas (demas@tiac.net)
Tue, 5 May 1998 17:30:06 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 5 May 1998, Randy wrote:

> Darn it Daryl!
> 
> That was almost like ESP - I was jez thinking "Don't Waste That
> Groundhog!"
> 
> In the Great Scheme of Life everything is here for a reason.  I've
> sometimes wondered if some of these little creatures may be alive to
> be kept fresh until a larger predator can eat it.

Well, I have a true story from when I was a wee tyke.  This is a favorite
family story.

When I was about 4, Hector Lucier, a friend of my grandfather took me to
the Springfield Zoo, which had lots of animals. 

Anyway, we were looking at things, and I said, "Look, a woodchuck!" (aka
groundhog). 

"No Chuck, that's a pheasant,"  

"No, it's a woodchuck.  Grandpa shot one in the backyard yesterday and he
said it was a woodchuck!" 

"Ahh, I understand," said Hector.  Both he and Grandpa were avid hunters.

Grandpa knew that those woodchucks make good eating, ... in or out of
season.  :-)  


Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.


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