Bonfires - remember of the hedgehogs!

[Bernie]

Please spread the word so anyone you know planning on setting fire to a pile of wood they've had built up for a day or more will check the bonfire for animals that might have taken shelter in the make-shift home that's been provided.

After all, we don't want them overdone now do we!? ;)

Enjoy your :campfire: responsibly.

[Metal mug]

Also it's good to check your bonfire in case a bushcrafter has set up a shelter inside it. :D

[rich290185]

good call

[bigzee]

Or make sure they're wrapped in clay first?

[rich290185]

mmm crispy fryd hedgepig ;)

[Adam Savage]

I haven't heard anyone mention the hedgehog/bonfire thing, since I left primary school. They used to get in them to hibernate, years ago, but not many animals hibernate these days (well, not in England, anyhow). You can blame the warmer climate for that.

[jus_young]

35 million in the 70's down to 1.2 million now. Another species disappearing fast

[Adam Savage]

35 million in the 70's down to 1.2 million now. Another species disappearing fast

Lots of reasons for that though, lack of food, lack of suitable habitat, lack of road sense, increase in badger population, and I'm sure there are more.

[jus_young]

And crispy fried hedgehog going by some posts

[Adam Savage]

And crispy fried hedgehog going by some posts

An old Gypsy (Romany) dish I believe (correct me if I'm wrong). I have always thought the idea of the clay, was to aid in the spine removal (external spines, not backbone :p).

[swkieran]

all jokes aside lol,i haven't seen a hedgehog for a long time.

[Adam Savage]

I'm lucky enough to get quite a few around my house. One has even walked into the garage to see what I was doing lol.

Sorry about the poor quality, I meant to press record on the camcorder, but pressed snapshot instead.

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/crazysaint22/bushcraft%20locations/oddballs/SAM_0001.jpg

And the one behind the shed, earlier this year.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVfJkoS1mwM&feature=player_embedded

[Savagewolfrm]

One for the new oven then lol

[Adam Savage]

One for the new oven then lol

I just need to dig up some clay now :)

[bigzee]

An old Gypsy (Romany) dish I believe (correct me if I'm wrong). I have always thought the idea of the clay, was to aid in the spine removal (external spines, not backbone :p).
That's what I heard. Sounds like a plan, but I can't imagine these's much meat on a hedgehog to be honest.

[Adam Savage]

I think you're right there. It would probably be similar to squirrel. However I must point out to all our UK members (not that they would go out and eat hedgehog anyway) that...


Hedgehogs are a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) Schedule 6. They are also protected under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996.

[swkieran]

they should be protected aswell, get fat on grey squirrel and red signal cray fish instead :).i have also found out hedgehog's are popular pet's in america.

[Realearner]

I expect the yanks have a full set of clothing range for them as well :D

[Edwin]

A very interesting book on living by poaching and road kill is one from 1979, "Adventures of an Artisan Hunter" by d. Brian Plummer, Boydell Press. Especially the chapter called "Well, don't knock it till you try it," which discusses the finer points of the edibility of heron, badger and of course hedgehog.

[CanadianMike]

I've only ever seen hedgehogs in the pet store as said here, is funny though, was my thought while reading through the posts, then I see it posted above.

And Adam, the extra left over clay you can use to differentially harden your knives. :) Can't get a hamon with O-1 though, I've tried and also read it's very difficult.

[Adam Savage]

So we have come to the conclusion, hedgehogs work better in homes, than in hot pots, Reallearner believes America is the place to buy them a new wardrobe, Brian Plummer liked to tuck into heron and badger, and hedgehog clay is useful in the workshop :).
What a wondrously diverse bunch we are. :D

[Adam Savage]

I think Reallearner may be right, they had a cactus costume for them at halloween...

http://www.instructables.com/image/FS25AZSGU7FA4ZZ/Cactus-Costume.jpg

http://www.instructables.com/image/FQBSSIMGU7FXU7T/Show-it-off.jpg