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Patagonia Argentina Golf Property for Sale

Slingblade61

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That's not how it works.

Do you have any idea how much crap I would have to put up with if I did that? Every single soul with a widget or a time share would be polluting the board.

I generally bin this stuff out of hand and ban the offender, others I let stay on as an example to others.....sort of "head on the pike at the city gates" as it were.

Some people have been members for a long time and have built up a certain equity with me and the community so I let things slide......the rest pay cash.

Now, if you would like to purchase the forum I can refer to to my business manager for the negotiations and once you own the place you can advertise whatever you want all the time......until then......no more ads.
 

Rockford35

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Isn't Patagonia overun with beavers?

Seriously, i'm not joking about this. Pandemic!

I'm gonna try and find some info on this....stay tuned...

Found it...

BUENOS AIRES,
Argentina — In American culture the beaver is as benign a rodent as ever was, anamiable blue-collar vegetarian with a penchant for erecting public
works and a protagonist of children’s television shows.

But in southern Chile it’s wanted dead or alive.

Some 60 years after 50 were introduced into South America’s sub-
Antarctic Patagonia region in a doomed effort to install a fur trade,
the beaver population has exploded.

Today more than 50,000 roam freely in southern Patagonia, a
region shared by Chile and Argentina, gnawing their way with
abandon through virgin forests unaccustomed to tree-eating
predators.

Chilean conservation officials are sounding the alarm as the beaver
population spreads north, leaving miles of dead forest in its wake.
The government is paying trappers by the pelt and has gone so far
as encouraging Patagonian restaurants to serve the foreign rodent
on their menus.

They are also starting to consider more drastic measures, like
widespread poisoning in some areas, to eradicate the beaver.
The ramped-up efforts at the south end of the world are being
driven in part by research by the University of Georgia, which
recently published the first-ever study documenting the animal’s
damaging effects on Chilean river wildlife.

The study’s findings have deepened concerns about the beaver’s
threat and given more fuel to those who want its tail on a platter.
“The reason people are concerned is the landscape change,” said
Chris Anderson, a former doctoral student who spearheaded the
university’s research efforts in Chile. “If the beaver gets
established on the mainland, there’s nothing to stop it from going
all the way to Santiago [the capital ].”

The North American beaver as been thriving for decades on a series of islands on the South tip of South America, a spectacular region of forests and
ancient glaciers considered one of the world’s most pristine natural
areas.

The problem is that the southern beech trees that dominate
Patagonian forests in that region did not evolve the same tactics
that many North American trees did to survive alongside beavers,
such as badtasting wood or an ability to regrow from the trunk.
The result is that “it’s just a big vacation for the beavers,” said
Anderson. “The beaver eats them all.” The beaver is not the only
invasive mammal creating problems in southern Chile. Foreign
species like mink and rabbits are also spreading and wreaking
havoc, preying on bird eggs and native plants.

But it is the beaver that has had the most dramatic effect on the
landscape. As it mows down trees to build its dams and beaver
ponds, it leaves large swaths of dead forest behind it.

Anderson said it is no understatement to call it “the largest thing
that’s happened here [ecologically ] since the melting of the
glaciers 10, 000 years ago.” Conservationists are especially
concerned given the region’s iconic natural splendor. Its
ruggedness attracts droves of tourists to the area and earns
Patagonia its reputation for untouched beauty.



LOL...awesome.

R35
 
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soulgolfer

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RockF, I live in the Lakes District of Northern Patagonia full time and have not seen or heard of any beavers.
 

Rockford35

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The formatting sucks, but read the above info....it's well known that they are there and eating the hell out of the joint and have been for years.

I watched a program on it a while back. Apparently, they damn up mountain streams and cause catastrophic flooding of downriver villages.

Apparently, Canada shipped a boat load over in the 70's to create a fur trade, but the temps and wood types there changed their fur to a oily mess, which nixxed the trade efforts. So, they just figured they'd die off or blend in. Well, no natural enemies or a new ability to swim in salt water (they were thought to never swim in salt water. Nice one.) sealed the deal.

What a shit show. I hope they have a handle on them now, cuz Patagonia is unbelieveable in terms of scenery. Very similar to what we have here in Canada, actually....

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soulgolfer

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RockF, Patagonia is a really big place, like the size of Germany, Spain and England. I would be anxious to hear where the so called beaver problem is.
 

xamilo

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I have a Ping G5 driver with an Aldila NVS 65 Stiff shaft. Would you be considering a trade?

(I would include as well two sleeves of fabulous Top Flight XL3000)
 

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I like Beaver, it's one of my favorite furry creatures. Oily fur might be interesting....:)
 
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soulgolfer

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X, not up for the trade but imagine that driver being used on the Chapelco course, right out your front door.
 

ezra76

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You can't have too much beaver.

Now if it was overrun with sheep...
 
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soulgolfer

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RockF, thanks for posting the article. Sounds like the beaver issue is in southern Patagonia, about 1000 miles south of the property. Also, it is in Chile, on the other side of the Andes. I think we are beaver safe for the moment.
 

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Well...i was totally into throwing in a bid on this place...but if there is no beaver there to hell with that idea....golf only goes so far....a guy needs some beaver every now and then...

eta: this thread will be fantastic...i can tell already.

Any thread that within the first two pages involves sling talking about heads on pikes, sheep, and beavers over-running an entire half of a country will be awesome.
 
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soulgolfer

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Have you been to Argentina? Not only are the woman gorgeous, but they love English speaking men!
 

eclark53520

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Have you been to Argentina? Not only are the woman gorgeous, but they love English speaking men!
Can't say i have...but i found a woman in america that will put up with my shit so i think i will keep my american ass on american soil for the time being.

Thanks for the offer though bud...


Rock...ytf do you know that beavers are taking over a country? You must spend WAY too much time searching the internet for odd news stories.
 

mddubya

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Rock...ytf do you know that beavers are taking over a country? You must spend WAY too much time searching the internet for odd news stories.

He was looking for a country over-run with over-sexed sheep, and stumbled across the article about beavers.
 

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