I love the look on that kid's face.

TIA-This is Africa

Seloushunter

Delicious

No thanks, I prefer them roasted not boiled

I'll pass. I had boiled rats for breakfast and hate to have too much of a good thing.

I like mine without the fur still on.

What's the trophy fee on one of those?

Geez!! I hope that green-colored stick he used to boil those suckers isn't covered with lead-based paint!

Trophy fees are only paid after the rat is in your possession and is based upon a sliding scale: i.e. trophy fee being determined by measuring the length from nose to tail, although another way that has been used to determine the trophy fee is the boiled skull measurement. However, that often takes too long, and sometimes the fee is never paid as the hunter/consumer skips out after taking and eating the trophy and before the boiled skull measurements are available/finished. I think that the kid in the picture is worried (Look on face) because two of the rats in the picture are definitely not legal size. And yes, I too, prefer them roasted over open coals. I see them quite often at my local chinese restaurant!

Those must be the famous pygmy rats of Bangewy.

I think I saw them offered on the dollar menu at the local Mickey D's.

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Trophy fees are only paid after the rat is in your possession and is based upon a sliding scale: i.e. trophy fee being determined by measuring the length from nose to tail, although another way that has been used to determine the trophy fee is the boiled skull measurement.

Unscrupulous PHs have been known to "stretch the pegs" to boost the fragile ego of the Dangerous Rodent hunter. Ethical hunters won't even dream of bragging until the 60-day drying out period and they can present accurate skull measurements.

Note: This e-mail written by a so-called adult who, in his college days, used to shoot wax bullets propelled by a primer out of his .357 Mag to kill cockroaches in his trailer. BTW - the wax bullets will penetrate walls if cold enough

Boiled African Rats Anyone?

Couldn't be any worse than the monkeys offered up in the Philippines. But I draw the line at that Filipino delicacy, the balut.

Excellent shot!

IF THEY CATCH ON HERE, I CAN CATCH, TRAP OR SHOOT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR A REALLY GOOD SAFARI!!!

Think I will go back to the oyster thread...

Balut is great.... 16-17day ones are the best!

I like the bigger rats without fur done thai style like in northern thailand ! mmmm

damn i'll eat anything I'm chinese

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Originally posted by trapmonkey:
Balut is great.... 16-17day ones are the best!

You must have lost your gag reflex?

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I like the bigger rats without fur done thai style like in northern thailand ! mmmm

The fur holds more dipping sauce...

Had them barbecued in Belize. Without the hair of course, but it really wasn't that bad.

I have seen African guys put them on sticks, put them in the fire and eat them. You could here them crunching them.

Not me though. I would not touch them.

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Originally posted by larryshores:
I have seen African guys put them on sticks, put them in the fire and eat them. You could here them crunching them.

Skewer them from head to tail on a stick and you can conveniently burn the fur off before eating. I've done it with bats.

Only will and can eat them in the 'Year of the RAT"

I am not that hungry...

Mike

Eat them whole? That's bloody insane. A full mount is the only way to do justice to those bad boys, in a full frontal scurry.

Probably better than some of the 'processed' food we eat every day and think nothing of! Cheap hotdogs and slim jims come to mind. I've had some chinese food that was of very questionable origin.

Gimme a couple (good!) beers along with a double-dog-dare and I'd try the boiled rats. Back when I was rushing a college fraternity I ate dog and cat food (Rival is better than Puss 'n Boots)

If it don't kill you it only makes you stronger!

Would my 45-70 be an adequate caliber for collecting said delicacy??