Very OT: woodchuck au vin

[Joel S. Berson]

At 8/13/2009 10:21 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>We've had a few in our neighborhood too--some neighbors caught one in
>a Hav-a-heart trap but carted it off to some distant woods rather
>than throwing it on the griddle

In my state (Massachusetts), even non-endangered species -- certainly
gray squirrels are not -- cannot be carted off by just anybody --
only by a licensed animal remover (or whatever they're called).  I
know -- three separate times I've had squirrels in my eaves and soffits.

Joel

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