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Posted by kutenay on April 29, 2008 at 4:12:13 pm EDT
In reply to Bear Food Ediquette While Camping Question CO posted by skinny_duck on April 28, 2008 at 12:16:03 am EDT

Even worse are "Neotoma Cineraeus", aka the Bushytailed Woodrat and usually called "Packrats" as well as various terms hardly suitable for a respectable venue such as this.

I had one so tame on Natal Lookout in 1967, that he had a regular dinner spot where he got my salted leftovers just after dark every night. It kept him from moving under the pre-fab LO shack as when they do that, the stench in high summer will just totally make you barf....and they are far too cute to shoot, no matter what they do.

These little suckers and Marmots, especially "Caligata" are quite common in sub-alpine areas here in BC and can be tamed to be enjoyable little companions on a five month solo stint on a lookout. But, they WILL steal ANYTHING and can eat you literally out of house and home!

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