[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Rats

[Greg Hupe]

" It is a very large rat species trained to lead on a leash"

Sounds like fishing with live bait, works very well to catch the BIG ones!!

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MEM" <mstreman53 at yahoo.com>
To: <wahlperry at aol.com>
Cc: "metlist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Rats


> Actually it is an excellent idea.  There is a Belgian Scientist in Africa 
> that
> has raised a variety of larger, affectionate, friendly rats that are 
> trained for
> finding land mines below the surface or the soil.  It is a very large rat
> species trained to lead on a leash.  The rats lighter weight means it is 
> far
> less likely to explode the mine.  I believe there is a video at TED.com
>
> The fact that it has the ability to smell the land mines below ground 
> seems an
> advantage if adapted to meteorite hunting.
>
> Imagine if you will someone dressed as the Pied Pipper and arriving at a 
> fresh
> fall with dozens of Meteorite hunting rats...
> You could cover acres in a short while.
> Elton
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "wahlperry at aol.com" <wahlperry at aol.com>
>> To: drtanuki at yahoo.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 9:59:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Rats
>>
>> Hi Dirk and List,
>>
>> I advise against anybody using a rat to hunt in a  strewn field. I tried
>>hunting with a large rat once but it turned out bad. The  rat only seemed 
>>to
>>attract more rats to the area. So for me I have decided to  stick with my 
>>dog.
>>
>> Just my two cents on hunting!   :  )
>>
>> Sonny
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com>
>> To:  meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent:  Tue, Nov 9, 2010 12:40 am
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting  Rats
>>
>>
>> Dear List,Hopper The Meteorite Dog and Brix The Dog will soon  only be on
>>TV?Rats now being used to search for landmines will soon be trained  by
>>meteorite hunters to hunt for meteorites, predicts LunarMeteorite*Hunter,
>>Tokyo, Japan.  Rats have an acute sense for smell and are extremely 
>>accurate in
>>detection; rat "packs" will soon be used to search strewn fields in 
>>Poland,
>>Canada, the US and elsewhere. " Dogs will soon be out of use due to  their 
>>large
>>size and food consumption; rats are "in"".
>>http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2010/11/rats-may-soon-be-trained-to-search-for.html
>>   with videoBest Regards, Dirk
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