At 09:08 AM 11/11/96 P, you wrote:
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>Apparently the back of the duck was eaten first and the bird had been
>flipped over and there were pick marks at the breast meat.

I would guess your consumer would be either a raccoon or a possum. A
raccoon would easily bring down a duck at night (I've had it happen many
times). If it was already dead, a possum would be a likely candidate.

Peggi



Peggi Rodgers
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, OR
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