"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> Speaking of which, I killed a big rat on my
> front porch yesterday. It had gotten into
> the house on Friday night when I left the
> door open for ventilation, so on Saturday
> I set traps. And in the evening WHAP!
> Got him! Tossed the dead body near a creek,
> where local scavengers (probably coyotes)
> regularly collect small dead bodies.
> I used walnuts for bait. One big piece on
> the trigger, and then lots of crumbled bits
> around the trigger. I squeeze the crumbled
> bits to release the oil, in the hope of making
> the presentation more attractive.

What, you didn't dry roast them first?