ed, Sorry mate they are protected over here..so no go that way..
Regards, Denis. >From: Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VFB] Swap Announcement-Dennis >Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:12:04 -0500 > >Denis > >The woodchuck is a burrowing vegetarian rodent. They ones I see average >around 7 pounds. They are plentiful in many areas of the USA. They are no >match for automobiles. They burrow in fields, and next to buildings. Some >find them cute, some find them bothersome and SOME find them very useful as >a fly tying material. Although they are not in the same family, they may >share some characteristics (not the hair though) with your hedge hog. > >Try >http://www.hoghaven.com/ >for more info. > >Ed > >At 06:46 PM 12/30/01, you wrote: >>Hi, >> Marmot woodchuck what the hell is that..lol..please advise i do not >>think we have any over here in Ireland. >>Regards, >> Denis. >> >> >>>From: Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: [VFB] Swap Announcement >>>Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 16:58:57 -0500 >>> >>>Ok >>> >>>I just turned on television and the movie Groundhog Day was playing on >>>the >>>ABC network. Actor Bill Murray pokes fun at Punxstawney Phil. Oh no, I >>>thought, this Woodchuck swap may not happen if I don't interest a few >>>more >>>snowbound, cabin fever, fishing starved fly tiers. Time is running out >>>for you to sign up. Flies are not due until Groundhog Day. Sign up by >>>Jan >>>2 to participate. >>> >>>Ed >>> >>>Woodchuck Swap >>> >>>Flies Due on Groundhog Day (Candlemas Day), Feb. 2, 2002 >>> >>>Maximum number of Swap Participants - 12 >>> >>>Sign-up period ends Jan. 2 >>> >>>All flies must contain hair from woodchuck or a close relative from the >>>Marmot family. >>> >>>To sign up for the Woodchuck Swap go to VFS at: >>>http://www.flyshop.com/Bench/Index-frames.cfm?page=swap >>> >>>According to legend: >>>On February 2 the groundhog (woodchuck, chuck, marmot etc) peers out of >>>his >>>burrow to check the climate. If he doesn't see his shadow then spring is >>>reputed to be close at hand. However if he is frightened by his shadow, >>>spring is at least six weeks away. >>> >>> >>>Read More About It >>> >>>http://www.punxsutawneyphil.com/ (Your Link to the >>>02/02/02 >>>Official Celebration) >>> >>>http://www.hoghaven.com/ (Good information on woodchucks, pictures >>>and sound bites) >>> >>>http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm (The history of Groundhog Day and >>>its origins.) >>> >>>http://www.groundhog.org/ (The official site of the Punxstawney >>>Groundhog Club) >>> >>> >>> >>>What better way to celebrate this occasion than with a fly swap. >>>I like to use materials that are readily accessible. I tie with shoe >>>laces, dog hair, rubber bands, synthetic dusters, candy wrappers, craft >>>beads and other foraged materials. The woodchuck makes it onto the >>>list. Normally thought of as a pest, their underground burrows in >>>agricultural fields can collapse when farm machinery travel over >>>them. This can cause injury to the machinery operator and damage his >>>tractor, hay-bine, bailer etc. >>> >>>If you would like to participate and are looking for a source of >>>woodchuck, >>>it can be purchased on line at http://www.linesend.com/00/hair.shtml or I >>>will swap a patch of woodchuck or rockchuck with you for another fly >>>tying >>>material. >>> >>>The pattern I am offering has been productive on bass and panfish. It >>>substitutes woodchuck for squirrel in a pattern originally called >>>squirrelly. I have renamed it Route 206. >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
