[NatureNS] meadow vole swimming

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From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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My best fish - mouse story Peter happened a number of years ago.=0AThose wi=
th faint stomachs shouldn't read farther on this post.=0AThe province opene=
d a winter fishery for Pickerel on several=0Alakes in Digby county - the Fr=
ench shore.=0AA friend was anxious to see what they were about so one morni=
ng in February=0Awe decided to go try our luck. We weren't sure what to use=
 for bait so we took smelts.=0AHowever as I live in an old house my wife re=
minded me that a mouse got caught in=0Aa trap last night so please pitch it=
 before I left. So I took the mouse=0Aand not knowing what might be useful =
for bait, put it in a plastic bag=0Aand put it in my pocket. A pick pocket =
would be susprised what might come=0Aout of my pocket.=0AAnyway we got ther=
e, cut a hole in the ice and were fishing in part of a good=0Agroup that ha=
d gathered. Just then I saw an older fellow - near as old as me=0Acame alon=
g and he was going from angler to angler and taking notes in a little book.=
=0AI guessed he was asking about bait and remembering the mouse I quickly h=
ooked the=0Amouse by the lips and sunk it in the hole. Sure enough he came =
to me and asked=0Awhat I was using for bait. I said A mouse he said A what?=
 I thinking he was French said=0AUn Souris - He said Yes yes I understand b=
ut I don't believe you.=0ASo I pulled up the drowned mouse and held it befo=
re him. He kind of turned green and said=A0=0AI wouldn't be eating any fish=
 from this lake!=0AI wish I could say I caught a fish on it but no such luc=
k.=0AEnjoy the fall=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=
=0A From: "Hubcove@aol.com" <Hubcove@aol.com>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
 =0ASent: Sunday, November 4, 2012 9:32:06 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] mea=
dow vole swimming=0A =0A=0AI once caught a good sized Brown trout who promp=
tly disgorged =0Aone.=0APeter Stow=0A=A0=0AIn a message dated 04/11/2012 9:=
22:11 A.M. Atlantic Standard Time, =0Apaulrita2001@yahoo.com writes:=0AAnd =
Nancy Fish think they are a lovely snack!=0A>Paul=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>__=
______________________________=0A> From: Nancy Dowd  <nancydowd318@yahoo.ca=
>=0A>To: naturens  <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0A>Sent: Sunday, November 4, =
2012 9:02:33  AM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] meadow  vole swimming=0A>=0A>=0A>Ye=
sterday on Big Mush-a-Mush Lake my brother saw a Meadow Vole swimming  near=
 shore. It was larger than a House Mouse, greyish and swimming on the  surf=
ace so we are guessing we have the identification correct. I have seen  the=
se along the lakeshore but did not know they could swim.=0A>=0A>=0A>Nancy=
=0A>=0A>=0A>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>My best fi=
sh - mouse story Peter happened a number of years ago.</span></div><div sty=
le=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman',=
 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: norma=
l; "><span>Those with faint stomachs shouldn't read farther on this post.</=
span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:=
 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent=
; font-style: normal; "><span>The province opened a winter fishery for Pick=
erel on several</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 1=
6px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-c=
olor: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>lakes in Digby county - the =
French shore.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16p=
x;
 font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color=
: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>A friend was anxious to see what=
 they were about so one morning in February</span></div><div style=3D"color=
: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york'=
, times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>=
we decided to go try our luck. We weren't sure what to use for bait so we t=
ook smelts.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;=
 font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color=
: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>However as I live in an old hous=
e my wife reminded me that a mouse got caught in</span></div><div style=3D"=
color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new =
york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><=
span>a trap last night so please pitch it before I left. So I took the
 mouse</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font=
-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: tra=
nsparent; font-style: normal; ">and not knowing what might be useful for ba=
it, put it in a plastic bag</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-si=
ze: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; backgro=
und-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">and put it in my pocket. A pi=
ck pocket would be susprised what might come</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(=
0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', time=
s, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">out of my po=
cket.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:=
 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent=
; font-style: normal; ">Anyway we got there, cut a hole in the ice and were=
 fishing in part of a good</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-siz=
e:
 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background=
-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">group that had gathered. Just th=
en I saw an older fellow - near as old as me</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(=
0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', time=
s, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">came along a=
nd he was going from angler to angler and taking notes in a little book.</d=
iv><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times =
new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-s=
tyle: normal; ">I guessed he was asking about bait and remembering the mous=
e I quickly hooked the</d