Porkies

[GazTheAngler]

My local tackle shop has just got a stock of Porcupine quills in. 3 sizes large, medium and small. I was very happy and bought a 8-9in one with a red top. Going to use it with a nice lump of meat on a particular pond i fish. will get another yellow topped large one and a couple of small.

[Nobby]

I had heard they couldn't be imported anymore...endangered animals list or some such thing.


Clearly another 'urban myth', then.


edit: Possibly only African ones are 'endangered'.

http://www.landedgear.com.au/Porcupine-quills.php

http://www.atlanticcoralenterprise.com/ ... tegory=454

http://www.objectlessons.org/natural-wo ... /s89/a374/


quote: " These two quills are patterned with brown and cream. It is no longer possible to import porcupine quills except under special licence. "

hmmmmmm.

[RBTraditional]

"Endangered species? If I had my way I'd have them all wiped of the face of the earth mate" I seem to remember a certain, sadly departed Peter Cook coming out with that one during one of his forays into Derek & Clive with Dudley Moore............