We have an infestation of bullfrogs here in the lower mainland. They are not a native species and breed like rats. The good thing is frog legs are tasty and I would like to find some places to harvest some. Maybe even put a dent in the breeding population. They are insanely agressive and will eat anything they can get down their throats. Consider an adult female has a mouth 3inches wide that covers a lot of ground. They have been known to eat ducklings and birds. I have seen them eat each other. Snakes too. I would be happy to go on my own or buddy up if someone is interested. I have the gear I need to get them no problem. I have some experience catching them.
Bullfrogs!!
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Keep us posted. Bullfrog legs are fine eating!! I used to catch them when I was younger by dangling a small 1/2" long piece of dew worm on a long shank hook from a spinning rod in front of them or a dry fly from the same. They lash out their tongue to get it every time. Sometimes you had to touch them on the nose with it but they grabbed it 99% of the time.
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I hunted bullfrogs all throughout my youth, with everything from pellet guns to archery to blowguns to nets to bare hands... they are tasty, but you have to wait until you can't remember the peculiar stench before you cook them up... or at least I always did. I have a couple "funny-azzed" bullfrog stories.
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They are all over Vancouver Island. We have a small pond and despite best efforts (my son and I as 2 man frog sniper crew) they are still around. Once they get past a certain size, a Daisy BB wont do the job and so we use the pellet rifle. The bullfrogs are alert and difficult to see; however, you can drive your lawn tractor up to them. I suspect the vibration messes with their hearing. A buddy of mine keeps saying to keep him the big ones but that has been going on for 3 years 
. Cant say I want to eat them particularly.
. Cant say I want to eat them particularly.
Call the Environment Ministry and ask to speak with a Biologist who specializes in amphibians .
They should hook you up pdq if there is this infestation you speak of.
Just be cognizant that not everyone will share your enthusiasm...
An example is the Smelt fishers in and around Stanley Park, some people can not let people enjoy a legal activity and then some of those people are slobs.
It is a fine line.
Rob
My dad ( long deceased now) told me he and his brother 'harvested' bullfrogs by slowly moving a cane pole over the lily pads with short line and treble hook with a bit of red wool on it.The bull frogs would jump for it and get caught.I'm not sure how they cooked them though,probably skinned,rolled in breadcrumbs and fried.
But if anyone wants to 'harvest' bull frogs, maybe you should do it like the UVIC students who got a 'grant' to remove bullfrogs from elk lake.Being politically correct,they had specially constructed floating coolers where the frogs,caught in non abrasive dip nets would then deposit the bullfrogs into the cooler where they would be cooled down to a state of lethargy and 'humainly euthanized'....my dad just used to whack them on the head, cut off the legs and throw the carcass back...but he wasn't 'educated' of course..
I tried to do my civic duty about what to do about invasive species by sending in a letter to the editor with a recipe for frog legs and also rabbits that invaded the university ...the newspaper wouldn't print it
But if anyone wants to 'harvest' bull frogs, maybe you should do it like the UVIC students who got a 'grant' to remove bullfrogs from elk lake.Being politically correct,they had specially constructed floating coolers where the frogs,caught in non abrasive dip nets would then deposit the bullfrogs into the cooler where they would be cooled down to a state of lethargy and 'humainly euthanized'....my dad just used to whack them on the head, cut off the legs and throw the carcass back...but he wasn't 'educated' of course..
I tried to do my civic duty about what to do about invasive species by sending in a letter to the editor with a recipe for frog legs and also rabbits that invaded the university ...the newspaper wouldn't print it
I used to do something similar..... Just a long stick with a piece of fishing line on it and a piece of red pipe cleaner on the end...... They will grab it and let go when you touch them to the inside of the bucket......
If I had a dollar for every time I missed with the slavia .177 and the frog crossed the creek only to have me cross the creek, miss again and repeat until I actually got him I bet I could buy quite a few pounds of lobster meat.... Lol
These are $50 a plate in a fancy restaurant. Rolled in flour and fried in butter they are quite tasty. And they DONT taste like chicken. More like snake I think. Good eating if you can get some. Easy to prepare. If you decide to try some let me know.
