So, how much wood could a woodchuck....

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Originally Posted by Miner123

Beaver. I've seen some pretty big trees felled by them critters
and beavers can get quite a bit larger than woodchucks.
Beavers also build their homes out of wood they are master carpenters.
Chucking wood is their profession.

The woodchuck is a misnamed animal in my opinion. :D

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Ah-ha. Now you've got it. The woodchuck is really just a groundhog and if it weren't for the tongue twister they would be just another rodent. Also remember it's how much wood COULD he chuck. Maybe none eh?

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Ah-ha. Now you've got it. The woodchuck is really just a groundhog and if it weren't for the tongue twister they would be just another rodent. Also remember it's how much wood COULD he chuck. Maybe none eh?

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No, the question is how much wood WOULD he chuck IF he could chuck wood... It is dealing with the hypothetical motivation/determination of the woodchuck :p

Woodchucks are mean animals second only to badgers. They have very bad attitudes. The only determination they have is to bite. They are too lazy to chuck any wood.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Woodchucks are mean animals second only to badgers. They have very bad attitudes. The only determination they have is to bite. They are too lazy to chuck any wood.

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Wonder what kind of brush they'd make. :hmmm:

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Originally Posted by richmondesi

No, the question is how much wood WOULD he chuck IF he could chuck wood... It is dealing with the hypothetical motivation/determination of the woodchuck :p

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The amount of wood that woodchucks would chuck on a given day varies greatly with the individual woodchuck. According to a Wall Street Journal article, New York State wildlife expert Richard Thomas found that a woodchuck could chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. Thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equal to 700 pounds.


Does this answer the question to your satisfaction ?? :)

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Originally Posted by richmondesi

Wonder what kind of brush they'd make. :hmmm:

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Well the fly tying world can supply you
with a pelt and you can tie your own knot
and set it into brush handle.

Fly Tying Furs Handles Quality Furs for your Fly Tying needs.

As you read the selection dubbing fir is the
fine fur under the guard hair. Guard hair
is what you want for a brush.

Taxidermy shops may also have interesting
material.

I have dispatched more than one of these
rodents and my impression is that it is
not brush material.

Speaking about brushes. Has anyone
tried a natural paint brush. Perhaps a
largish Stencil Brush or Stipple Brush?
Large Stipple Brush #16