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N.J. Warns: Don't Eat Squirrel Near Dump
Washington Times ^
| 1-25-07
| AP
Posted on 01/25/2007 11:24:31 AM PST by JZelle
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey has warned squirrel hunters near a toxic waste dump about consuming the critters because they could be contaminated with lead.
It is the first time the state has cautioned Ringwood residents - many who are members of the Ramapough Mountain Indian tribe who hunt and fish in the area - about their squirrel intake, said Tom Slater, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Senior Services.
A lead-contaminated squirrel was found in the area two months ago, prompting the agency, along with the state Department of Environmental Protection, to send out letters advising that adults eat squirrel no more than twice a week and even less for children and pregnant women.
Lead, which is harmful in small amounts, can damage the nervous system, red blood cell production and the kidneys.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: ford; gardenstate; jacksonwhites; joisey; mahwah; newjersey; nj; ramapough; ringwood; sopranos; squirrel; superfund; superfundsite; thesopranos; toxicwaste; varmints
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To: JZelle
warned squirrel hunters near a toxic waste dump about consuming the critters ... hence the word "toxic"!
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:39:16 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: JZelle
To: Izzy Dunne
Well they're full of lead so I guess they just sink!
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:41:28 AM PST
by
steveo
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To: JZelle
Where's that "May Contain Nuts" warning graphic?
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:42:23 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
("... without victory there is no survival." - Winston Churchill)
To: JZelle
You had me at "Don't Eat Squirrel."
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:45:25 AM PST
by
bamahead
To: steveo
The only squirrel I could eat
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:45:44 AM PST
by
JZelle
To: JZelle
squirrels - very stringy and very gamey - just had to try one - I'd have to be near starvation to eat another.
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:48:14 AM PST
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: WakeUpAndVote
An old timer once taught me, "You can't catch a squirrel in a rat trap".
At the time the squirrels were getting in my garden shed and ravaging my stocks of bird seed, actually eating through the 5 gallon plastic pails I used for storage.
I ignored the old man and bought the rat traps, which were like giant old fashioned mouse traps. I sat one outside the garden shed at the bottom of a white plastic 5 gallon pail. I scattered some black oil sunflower seeds around and in the pail.
I sat back on the deck to enjoy the show. In less than 5 minutes a squirrel took the bait. He gobbled up the seeds on the ground and hopped up on the rim of the bucket.
He dropped into the bucket, I heard a loud snap as the rat trap went off and the squirrel shot out of the bucket and at least 6 feet into the air.
I guess the old man was right.
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:51:17 AM PST
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: JZelle
What if you take 'em home before you eat 'em?
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:52:40 AM PST
by
LexBaird
(98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
To: steveo
Don't Eat Squirrel Near Dump
Go ahead punk! Try to stop me!
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:55:27 AM PST
by
OldCorps
To: JZelle
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:56:45 AM PST
by
LexBaird
(98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
To: JZelle
New Jersey has warned squirrel hunters near a toxic waste dump about consuming the critters because they could be contaminated with lead. And these are the people who call US rednecks...???
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posted on
01/25/2007 11:58:06 AM PST
by
pgkdan
(Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
To: Izzy Dunne
Soak squirrel in salted water overnight in refrigerator.
How do you get 'em to stay under?
It's Jersey, concrete goulashes.
To: JZelle; mother22wife21
Gotta watch out for the squirrels near toxic dumps.
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posted on
01/25/2007 12:05:02 PM PST
by
Famishus
(North of the equator, the Death Spiral is clockwise.)
To: JZelle
Every squirrel I ever ate was contamined with lead, about two ounces of #7 16Ga.
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posted on
01/25/2007 12:25:09 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: JZelle
My husband's grandpa would go out and hunt squirrel, among other things, and make stew. My husband said he probably ate a lot of it as a kid before he knew just what grandpa was throwing in the stew....
To: JZelle
Tony Soprano sez: "Don't eat da skwoils!"
To: Famishus
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posted on
01/25/2007 12:32:17 PM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: WakeUpAndVote
"Soak squirrel in salted water overnight in refrigerator.
How do you get 'em to stay under?
It's Jersey, concrete goulashes."
Nah, that's what you feed them in Hungary.
To: michigander
Isn't the guy on the right the one who was taken POW by Al Quaida? He sure gets around!
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posted on
01/25/2007 12:47:19 PM PST
by
OldCorps
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