Dr. Elliot Zieman, a research biologist I know, found these in opossums from Ohio and Illinois:

"Mycoplasma spp. (likely hemotropic mycoplasmas) — highest prevalence at 83.95%

Rickettsia spp. (spotted fever group rickettsiae or similar) — 44.44%, more common in Illinois samples

Trypanosoma cruzi (causative agent of Chagas disease) — 43.21%, more likely in residential areas and spleen samples

Apicomplexan pathogens (protozoans such as Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma, or Besnoitia spp.) — 37.04%, more prevalent in Ohio samples

Borrelia burgdorferi (causative agent of Lyme disease) — lowest at 16.05%

These infections were generally subclinical in the opossums, highlighting their role as reservoirs for potentially zoonotic pathogens.

In separate work, Zieman investigated opossums as intermediate hosts for Sarcocystis neurona (the primary cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, with zoonotic relevance), and his lab has documented macroparasites like cestodes (tapeworms) and the trematode Rhopalis sp. in opossums."

I donated a lot of opossums to the study, while he was working at Wilmington College with one of my best friends, who is also my partner in the new nursery business.

Years ago, my friend Gus cooked 2 November caught opossums I gave him. They had all their fat reserves still. The fat coated the meat and made it too greasy for him to enjoy eating. He did say cooked opossum smelled good.

I have no real desire to try opossum meat. They smell terrible to me, sort of sickly sweet, when I'm skinning one. The green gunk that comes out, when you kill one is unappetizing too. I may try one, as it's getting harder to find new meats for New Year's Day. If I do eat opossum, it's going to be thoroughly cooked.

Keith

The key to cooking goose is to put so much stuff on it you can no longer taste the goose, or you can take a short cut and just feed it to the dog.

We are buying a set of their cast for each of my girls, my wife found cedar chests for both of them she slowly fills with stuff to take with them when they move out and a proper set of cast iron is hugely important to both of us.

You may have noticed that small town Newport about had a conniption fit when they found out Homeland Security was secretly planning on building an ICE detention center there. So nope, not just the big cities.

WTG Kyle!

Don't remember that color.

Is that the color on the VIN tag ??

Curious....what is the paint code ?.

Looks good !

I like top pan as well, a lot less squirrel catches.

thanks ill try that!

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oof lol

This is good, much better than regular Folgers, or at least it was, I haven't had it for a couple years. Also much more expensive than regular Folgers.

Very nice one.

Well we checked our few remaining sets today. Didn't get stuck or slide off the road but the 3 mph roads still had me puckering!

We are hoping for some frozen mornings tonget things rolling again!