marmot??

hellhound said:
ok have you/can you eat marmot?
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After WW2, the Royal Canadian Airforce did a lot of survival training for their crew, in case they were down in a variety of different, wilderness terrain.
They printed a manual, which the crew always carried with them. I have a copy of that manual.
In it they state that you can eat anything in Canada that walks, crawls or flys. The only exception is the liver of polar bears, which is so richin vitamin A, that only a small amount of liver eaten could kill you.
 
H4831 said:
After WW2, the Royal Canadian Airforce did a lot of survival training for their crew, in case they were down in a variety of different, wilderness terrain.
They printed a manual, which the crew always carried with them. I have a copy of that manual.
In it they state that you can eat anything in Canada that walks, crawls or flys. The only exception is the liver of polar bears, which is so richin vitamin A, that only a small amount of liver eaten could kill you.
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ok that answers that question now how the hell do you cook it i have had chipmunk that was really good i must say
 
Marmots mainly eat greens and many types of grasses, berries, lichens, mosses, roots and flowers (from wiki)

Just need to know where it come from. From the wilderness why not, from the city in the ditch right next to an highway I would not dare.
 
I hope the Marmot's you plan on hunting are burrowing on your property (or a friends) All the info below is from the BC regs.

OPEN SEASONS
4There is NO OPEN SEASON FOR ANY
WILDLIFE – except as indicated in this
Synopsis. It is unlawful to hunt at any time
during the year except within the open
season, or by authority of a permit issued
under the Wildlife Act.

Small Game - includes fox, raccoon, coyote,
skunk, snowshoe hare and game birds.

Schedule B
4Schedule "B" lists animals that may be
captured or killed only for the specific
purpose of protecting property unless an
open season is designated by regulation (see
Regional Schedules for open seasons).

(h) Marmota flaviventris - yellow-bellied
marmot

And, they're protected on Vancouver Island.

ACCESS MANAGEMENT
AREAS
★ Motor Vehicle Closed Areas: The
operation of all motor vehicles is prohibited
year round in these areas:
★ The Parksville-Qualicum Wildlife
Management Area in MU 1-5
(see Map A19)
★ Willow Creek in MU 1-6
(see Map A20)
★ Block 1392 of MU 1-5 on Green
Mountain (in order to protect the
habitat for Vancouver Island Marmots)
 
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Ewwwww...

I put a .22 dynapoint behind the ears of the last one I cought burrowing under my buddy's shed... It smelled so bad I scooped it up with a spade and burried it deep.
 
hellhound said:
ok that answers that question now how the hell do you cook it i have had chipmunk that was really good i must say
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Any kind of iffy meat tastes MUCH better, if it is outdoors, chilly weather, you are hungry and cooking over an open wood fire.
Slow roast it on a stick, over the coals.
 
hellhound said:
sweet i just need to find the bc regs for marmots
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I can give you that information. If you are a farmer and they are destroying your crop, you can shoot them. Other than the scarce Vancouver Island marmot, which are completely protected.
All marmots and ground squirrels (gophers) are fully protected on crown land.

Edited to say that I should have stated they are under general protection province wide, and not just on crown land.
 
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