Good News/Bad News

[pinstriper]

The good news is, these are razor clams. The largest  are 6-7" long. And they are yummy. These were caught in the space of an hour this here very morning, and the feet have already been fried and eaten, and the necks frozen for a future chowdah (or chowdaire, as it is or were).

Did I mention they are yummy ? And they were taken at [a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@46.1392417,-123.9584568,1303m/data=!3m1!1e3"]Sunset Beach[/a], just south of, and in contiguous proximity to [a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@46.1766761,-123.9599809,942m/data=!3m1!1e3"]Fort Stevens[/a], where the first (and realistically, probably the last) National/Regional LL Owners/Aluminati Jamboree, Singalong and Drunkfest is being held later this month.


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The bad news is, the season ends July 15.

So, in summation: Nyah Nyah Nyah !!

Oh, and on the way there this morning were seen deer and coyotes. No bears seen but, they're there. Oh yes, there are bears. And if you go swimming* there, you may well meet The Landlord** (aka GWS). 

But there are no gators or crocodiles.

* You are much more likely to perish by hypothermia if you swim there.

**Although there were reports of orca sightings [a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5353831,-123.9144356,14324m/data=!3m1!1e3"]INSIDE the Tillamook Bay [/a] just 3 weeks back, about an hour south.

[leslie]

Well, we toured the Badlands today and saw no bears. Darn! Dogs are only allowed in the parking lots, on leash, and owners are warned to keep an eye out for predators - bears, wolves, coyotes, mountain lions, etc. All we saw were one deer, several prong-horned sheep and prairie dogs, lots and lots of prairie dogs. I am not mentioning the rock formations because hubby and I are still speechless!

No bears, no how! Our Bear Early Warning System is functioning, BEWS - rhymes with news, so you will know what we are talking about...

[leslie]

What is GWS? Some species of Bigfoot???

[pinstriper]

"When you enter the ocean you enter the food chain. And not at the top." - Cousteau.

[gnies]

You just got 12 clams in an hour? Look at what we got. These are regular clams and there is also some razor clam in it but not the same species than you they are thinner and longer or maybe we call them knife clam ? not sure

[pinstriper]

[quote source="/post/22771/thread" timestamp="1467717302" author="@paul"]You just got 12 clams in an hour? Look at what we got. These are regular clams and there is also some razor clam in it but not the same species than you they are thinner and longer or maybe we call them knife clam ? not sure


[img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13312623_10153557701341674_7817484232324038224_n.jpg?oh=dc17e7023d28ae647bc25c8e56402a0d&oe=57FE3918"][/quote]Yeah I've seen videos of those tubey-guys where they are sometimes referred to as razor clams and sometimes as "razor fish". I think those are an Atlantic species of something, whereas mine are pacific.

Probably worth searching up on them a little.

[gnies]

Yup I am living on the Atlantic coast. You find them in the sand you have to use a shovel to get them out. Is it the same thing for the species you have over there?

[daplumbr]

[quote source="/post/22764/thread" timestamp="1467691181" author="@leslie"]What is GWS? Some species of Bigfoot???[/quote]Great white shark (top of the food chain). 

[pinstriper]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rA4D2ERtTdo

[peislander]

I was surprised the video mentioned a limit of 15 clams per person. That's sad. Here in PEI the limit is 300 per person without a licence! Commercial clammers here collect at least 2,000 pounds of clams in a 4 to 4.5 hour stretch. 


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[gnies]

in New Brunswick it's 100 clams per person per day

[pinstriper]

Yeah but you guys use the metric system.