Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]R. Clayton McKee <leica@rcmckee.com> wrote: >Quoth the wildlightphoto@earthlink.net : > >> Yama Nawabi <mknawabi.lug@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> If you wanted to cross a patch of land laden with poison ivy, >> would one >>> be safe with a pair of jeans tucked into some boots? Or would you >> have >>> to take any further precautions? >> >> A detour is best. > > > According to some of the park rangers I know here, whitetailed deer > (and possibly other species) are not sensitive to the oil in poison > ivy and consider the tender leaves quite tasty. Theoretically, > therefore, if you could find a hungry whitetail to lead you through > the ivy patch...-- As long as the deer doesn't stop eating. Some people are not sensitive to the oil. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE ? Free email based on Microsoft? Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE