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April 02, 2009
four legged opportunity
I liked this story about an enterprising Detroit man who has been hunting and selling raccoons -- in urban Detroit: Beasley, a 69-year-old retired truck driver who modestly refers to himself as the Coon Man, supplements his Social Security check with the sale of raccoon carcasses that go for as much $12 and can serve up to four. The pelts, too, are good for coats and hats and fetch up to $10 a hide.Well, good for him. He's absolutely right about the city going back to the wild; check out the collection of pictures here. Michigan also has a growing feral pig problem -- and one was reportedly roaming around in Detroit. When economic times are tough, you can't expect people to ignore food running around in their backyard. posted by Eric on 04.02.09 at 05:11 PM
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I saw the pictures. It's an improvement. I'm glad to see a nanny government has failed to squeeze the self-reliance out of at least one citizen. foutsc · April 2, 2009 08:03 PM The Ruins of Detroit is a great site. I had a few thoughts about it: http://classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/12/the_ruins_of_de.html M. Simon · April 3, 2009 03:16 AM Seems like Detroit may be a good place for game and provide food for the poor that are left. Time to get rid of hunting regs that prevent harvesting in the city. RAH · April 3, 2009 09:11 AM Seems like Detroit may be a good place for game and provide food for the poor that are left. Time to get rid of hunting regs that prevent harvesting in the city. RAH · April 3, 2009 09:11 AM detroitblog had a post about Glemie back on January 21st: http://www.detroitblog.org/?p=562 It's a site worth bookmarking. Eating wild game is nothing new in Detroit: I remember seeing a hand-painted sign at a Wayne county store offering 'Possum Coon Goat' for sale back in the early '70s. ScottH · April 3, 2009 12:18 PM |
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I saw the pictures. It's an improvement. I'm glad to see a nanny government has failed to squeeze the self-reliance out of at least one citizen.