Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quoth the wildlightphoto@earthlink.net : > Yama Nawabi <mknawabi.lug@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If you wanted to cross a patch of land laden with poison ivy, > would one > > be safe with a pair of jeans tucked into some boots? Or would you > have > > to take any further precautions? > > A detour is best. According to some of the park rangers I know here, whitetailed deer (and possibly other species) are not sensitive to the oil in poison ivy and consider the tender leaves quite tasty. Theoretically, therefore, if you could find a hungry whitetail to lead you through the ivy patch...-- R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request