Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fortunately some 90% of the rabbits have been removed by Calicivirus, The Parks service are working hard at removing thousands of foxes so that the wallabies may return. Possums are protected in Australia (as basically are all native animals) but the same species introduced into New Zealand is regarded as vermin (as are deer, camels,brumbies, feral pigs, rabbits, cats here of course). Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 6 October 2010 16:58, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> wrote: > And possums, have had possum pate and possum pies...... > > john > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > That's a really great shot Geoff, but you need to work harder on the > > ferals; there's only camel on that plate, the rest is native. > > > > About 20 years ago I ate some of a road killed koala. It tasted like > > cough drops. > > > > Marty (who eats most anything that walks, crawls, swims, wriggles or > > filters) > > > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Sustainably harvested and strictly regulated (from populations of > > > millions) of course. It is both delicious and low fat and an > > inifinitely > > > less environmentally damaging animal on the landscape than sheep or > > cattle. > > > In this case presented (as was some camel) like proscuitto or > > similar along > > > with an Emu P?t?, some goats cheese, roast vegetables, bush tomato > > chili > > > relish, ciabatta and a fine local ale. A very fine antipasto platter > > in fact > > > that my Euro friends would be bound to appreciate. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >