there's a thread on here where he's posted at least 5 vids of a guy dressed as a squirrel.

meanwhile when i was a kid growing up in sandusky i always wanted to have one as a pet.

then i learned about rabies.

raccoons are a bitch around here. very populated area and you'll see one once in awhile go from the street into the drainage ditches. the rich people that live up in the hill over looking the hudson bring their kids down on the weekends to feed them.

uh................

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@tour2ma said:

hahaha.....tough question......I dont know if he'd actually eat one if he caught it, but my dog Ludwig sure tries.....pee ewe

and buy a skunk outfit.

No bear would eat a skunk, so you'd be fine,

unless the bear had no sense of smell....

Although, bear spray would also be a good idea, attached

to your butt under the tail.

When you go out into the wilderness, you gotta know this stuff....

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No, very different. In the same group as tomatillos,

except husk tomatoes are in the same kind of "wrapper" leaf,

and only about 1/2 " big, and half a 1/3 " golden berry inside'

that tastes like pineapple/plum/exotic fruit flavor.

They're strange, but sweet and good. Most of the time, at the

farmer's market, people who try the free samples go wide-eyed and

say that those are weird, but really excellent.

Unlike a tomatillo, you don't eat them when they are green - they are sour, funky,

and I believe a tiny, tiny bit not good for ya.

@hoorta said:

Should I also be on alert for Graboids?

@the-gipper said:

As someone who's done a ton of hiking and camping in bear country- here's some advice. Yes, making noise is a good idea- a lot of attacks happen when the bear gets startled. My Alaska pal puts bells on his dogs- and bears generally don't like dogs much anyway.

Bears go through three phases encountering humans- and take into account, bears are pretty smart critters.

1) In their natural state, bears will avoid humans

2) People bring food. A bear that's gotten into a Coleman cooler full of food just once will rip a never used new one apart, if you set it out.

3) People ARE food, sorry about your luck.

Depending on your level of paranoia, this stuff is pretty effective http://counterassault.com/ And don't wait until you see the whites of their eyes- the stuff has a range of around 30'.

@hoorta said:

Well, if the bear wants my fish, he can have it. I guess we will just have to make a lot of noise to scare the bears away. Maybe take a radio.

@the-gipper said:

Gip I was only 1\2 joking. Plenty of guys who were fishing in bear country have been accosted- or flat out attacked- by bears on the lookout for a cheap lunch. So be safe.

There's areas in Alaska where it's illegal to fish off the banks- for exactly that reason.

@hoorta said:

No, I won't have a gun. Though my one nephew is a gun freak, so maybe he will have one. That will be his job.

@the-gipper said:

No, your job will be to stand by with a .300 Winchester magnum in case any pesky bears think you were rounding up dinner for them. Actually I'd prefer you use a .375 H&H, but that's a little hard on the shoulder when you touch one off.

@calfoxwc said:

I take it that you are familiar with ground cherries, they are also called "husk tomatoes".

Same as or similar to a tomatillo?

@jcam222 said:

Slayed some chunky bass on tube jigs and watermelon-black flake Yamamoto cut tail worms.

@the-gipper said:

hahaha.......no dynamite for fishin.......dont want to kill the whole pond.....just a few pesky ones....

BUT, I would LOVE to use dynamite for cutting down a few trees..... fast.......after all, it is time to stock up on firewood

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I take it that you are familiar with ground cherries, they are also called "husk tomatoes".

It's actually a tomato, kin to the family of tomatillos.

They come in a wrapper that is brown when they fall off the vine to the ground.

You get about 300 of them or so, from one plant.

Here's two recipes, I used the jam one. The pectin jam recipe makes more of a spread,

I haven't done the preserves - I guess that makes more of a solid paste with whole chunks.

I made jam with pectin, and used my food processor to blend them into mash.

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/7/Ground-Cherry-Jam100879.shtml

https://www.google.com/search?q=hand+grenade+pictures&biw=1600&bih=763&tbm=isch&imgil=DNh6vM6XK-SSFM%253A%253BEi3Lj1IEoscoYM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fnews.softpedia.com%25252Fnews%25252FHow-Hand-Grenades-Work-84851.shtml&source=iu&pf=m&fir=DNh6vM6XK-SSFM%253A%252CEi3Lj1IEoscoYM%252C_&usg=__XIhRixpffKLAcn0qrgjxLajTGAY%3D&ved=0CDcQyjc&ei=kZgpVLa3PI-SyASm1YDADA#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=DNh6vM6XK-SSFM%253A%3BEi3Lj1IEoscoYM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi1-news.softpedia-static.com%252Fimages%252Fnews2%252FHow-Hand-Grenades-Work-2.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.softpedia.com%252Fnews%252FHow-Hand-Grenades-Work-84851.shtml%3B340%3B340

@mudfly said:

What? No dynamite?

@the-gipper said:

Never heard of that either.....blue gills drive me crazy....annoying little nubs they are....but they are GREAT food for my bass and blue cats....

I do like to shoot them with a 22 though..... they make great moving targets....and it's a good way to cull the herd, while making fish food for the big boys.....

Here's my standard fishin set up....rods, tackle box, cooler, radio.......and 22.....

@canton-mike said:

You go fly fishing for blue gill? Hadn't heard of that. I am not a fisherman, but I am going on a fly fishing trip to Montana with my son next week. But I figure they will be going for trout. My job will be to take photos....and use the net if necessary.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Yes, Indian Summer is like in December.