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Hungry? Utah wildlife officials suggest catching this ‘tasty' invasive species
Story by Derick Fox • Yesterday 11:05 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Bullfrogs might not be the first thing that hops to mind when considering dinner options, but the Utah Department of Natural Resources suggests catching – and eating – as many as you’d like.
For National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Utah wildlife officials tweeted a reminder that bullfrogs are an invasive species in Utah, along with the added bonus that they are tasty.
According to a 2019 blog post written by Lee Kay Public Shooting Range Facilities and Grounds Supervisor Ja Eggett, bullfrogs have had breeding populations in Utah since the early 1970s. Native to the eastern U.S., bullfrogs now have homes along the Wasatch Front and the Great Salt Lake marshes.
“There is no limit and no season on bullfrogs in Utah,” wrote Eggett. “A license is not required to catch them, but because you will likely be using fishing gear – and might catch fish in the process of trying to catch frogs – you should have a fishing license while pursuing frogs.”
Bullfrogs, which can grow as large as eight inches and weigh up to 1.5 pounds, are typically found in ponds and marshes along the Wasatch Front. The bigger they are, the more meat they will have to eat, which, according to Eggett, tastes just like chicken but a little chewier.
“Others think they taste like fish,” said Eggett. “So if you like chicken and fish like I do, you’ll love the taste of frog legs.”
DWR even has a recipe for Breaded Bullfrog Legs with step-by-step instructions on how to make them. (PRO TIP: The marinade is everything).
How do you catch a bullfrog? Eggett has tried marshmallows and a fishing pole with a bobber/hook combo. Grasshoppers are also excellent bait. If you want an extra challenge, Eggett said some have even used archery gear.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11807897/Ex-Secret-Service-agents-reveal-Jimmy-Carter-actually-rude-time.html
EXCLUSIVE: 'He was an absolute phony.' Jimmy Carter's smiling, man-of-the-people persona who famously carried his own luggage - was 'all show', reveal ex-Secret Service agents who say president was 'rude and short' and 'talked down' to the military
Secret Service agents revealed Jimmy Carter, 98, who has announced he is entering hospice care at home, was nothing like his smiling, friendly image
Behind the scenes, the 39th president would treat his secret service detail like they 'weren't there' or 'were bothering him', and 'talked down to the military'
Despite his 'phony' public façade, Carter is being hailed as a humble president who championed the working man of as he lives out his final days in hospice care
By RONALD KESSLER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 15:58 EST, 2 March 2023 | UPDATED: 16:10 EST, 2 March 2023
After announcing his decision to live out his final days in hospice care at home, Jimmy Carter is being hailed as America's decent, humble president who cared about the so-called little people during his time in office.
And while his philanthropic work after leaving the White House speaks to that image, Secret Service agents who were on the 39th president's detail during his four-year term saw an entirely different man.
'The only time I saw a smile on Carter's face was when the cameras were going,' says former agent George Schmalhofer, who was assigned periodically to the Carter detail.
Perhaps because of his aversion to the military, Carter refused to let the military aide with the nuclear football stay in a nearby trailer when visiting his home in Plains, Georgia.
'Carter did not want the nuclear football at Plains,' a former agent says.
'There was no place to stay in Plains. The military wanted a trailer there. He didn't want that. So the military aide had to stay in Americus.'
The town is a 15-minute drive from Carter's home.
'Carter didn't want anyone bothering him on his property,' the former agent explains. 'He wanted his privacy.'
In the event of a nuclear attack, by the time the military aide brought the nuclear football to Carter at his home to launch a counter-strike, the country would have been wiped out by nuclear-tipped missiles.
Terrence Adamson, Carter's lawyer, denied that Carter refused to let the military aide stay near his residence.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11807897/Ex-Secret-Service-agents-reveal-Jimmy-Carter-actually-rude-time.html
EXCLUSIVE: 'He was an absolute phony.' Jimmy Carter's smiling, man-of-the-people persona who famously carried his own luggage - was 'all show', reveal ex-Secret Service agents who say president was 'rude and short' and 'talked down' to the military
Secret Service agents revealed Jimmy Carter, 98, who has announced he is entering hospice care at home, was nothing like his smiling, friendly image
Behind the scenes, the 39th president would treat his secret service detail like they 'weren't there' or 'were bothering him', and 'talked down to the military'
Despite his 'phony' public façade, Carter is being hailed as a humble president who championed the working man of as he lives out his final days in hospice care
By RONALD KESSLER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 15:58 EST, 2 March 2023 | UPDATED: 16:10 EST, 2 March 2023
After announcing his decision to live out his final days in hospice care at home, Jimmy Carter is being hailed as America's decent, humble president who cared about the so-called little people during his time in office.
And while his philanthropic work after leaving the White House speaks to that image, Secret Service agents who were on the 39th president's detail during his four-year term saw an entirely different man.
'The only time I saw a smile on Carter's face was when the cameras were going,' says former agent George Schmalhofer, who was assigned periodically to the Carter detail.
Perhaps because of his aversion to the military, Carter refused to let the military aide with the nuclear football stay in a nearby trailer when visiting his home in Plains, Georgia.
'Carter did not want the nuclear football at Plains,' a former agent says.
'There was no place to stay in Plains. The military wanted a trailer there. He didn't want that. So the military aide had to stay in Americus.'
The town is a 15-minute drive from Carter's home.
'Carter didn't want anyone bothering him on his property,' the former agent explains. 'He wanted his privacy.'
In the event of a nuclear attack, by the time the military aide brought the nuclear football to Carter at his home to launch a counter-strike, the country would have been wiped out by nuclear-tipped missiles.
Terrence Adamson, Carter's lawyer, denied that Carter refused to let the military aide stay near his residence.