A perfect day in terms of temperature and weather. Nate and I had fun, and the pups did well. This possum was released unharmed and no worse for the wear. We spent the last few hours of the day at a winery and farm near another place that I hunt, and I had a wonderful pork sausage and there was good conversations all around.
Patrick, please tell us a little about those burrs in your hand. Thanks - Henry Chappell
ReplyDeleteMost people would say those are Chinese chestnuts, but I have some local knowledge and I am not so quick. There's a pretty good chance these are from hybrid American chestnuts planted in this neck of the woods on Pittman-Robertson land near Urbana, Maryland. The biggest enemy of young chestnut trees, other than fungus and deer, is groundhogs. An article on the American Chestnut research in Maryland is here >> http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/environment/efforts-to-regrow-the-american-chestnut-tree-sprouting-in-frederick/article_b0eaa611-e3ba-52d3-addc-2a1715b80843.html
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patrick! I always enjoy your hunting/nature posts. I'm looking forward to checking out the link. I grew up with two chestnut trees at one end of the backyard, in central Kentucky. Dad called them "Asian chestnut trees." They served as a goal line for our backyard football games. You didn't want to get tackled in the end zone come October. The burrs in your hand look a little different - smaller, for sure - than those I remember.
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