My childhood friend, Clyde, who happens to be a Native American and cultural historian just sent me an interesting story he wrote entitled “The Fine Art of Cooking Ya Ha (Rock Chuck or Ground Hog) And Other Recollections”. Ground Hog was and still is a traditional delicacy of his Shoshone tribal people. His story tells some interesting native american history and his own youthful recollections of hunting, gathering, cooking and feasting on rock chuck, including several recipe versions from traditional cooking methods to the modern day way.
http://www.pullingforwildflowers.org/journal-clyde-rockchuck.htm
