next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
todays Herald is the obit for Roland McCormick. <o:p></o:p></p></
Thanks for letting us know about Roland, Paul.
His posts were indeed interesting, and often entertaining. This is one
from February 2009:
I had a couple of fellows out on a hike one time who cooked a
squirrel. They gave me a piece - so tough I couldn't chew it.
As a teenager I did a good deal of trapping. We used to make
squirrel traps of wood baited with apples. They worked wonderfully
well but had to be tended twice a day or the squirrel would gnaw its
way out of the trap.
We also made dead falls to catch mink. One mink was worth two
weeks of work in the mill. We also set snares and ocasionally caught
a fox or a racoon. Our major income was from our muskrat - they were
worth about three dollars each. The first two years beaver season
was open we caught several beaver, worth $50 each. Fur now is not
worth catching - probably a good thing, better to let the animals
live. People no longer have to live on the land, which is what we
did before the second world war.
Roland.
Cheers,
Doug
On 11-Jan-16 9:12 AM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
> Hi All
> In todays Herald is the obit for Roland McCormick.
> Those of us who have been NatureNS readers for awhile
> will remember Rolands interesting posts.
> I meet him once - a lovely man.
> My condolence's to the family.
> May he rest in peace.
> Paul
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects