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. >
