Raccoons are mean & nasty

[the blur]

I live trapped a nuisance Raccoon.     This thing was as nasty as a pit bull.     Growling & Barking at me.   Showing it's teeth.   Snapping... aggressive.     I can see why it was a little pissed off,   but I wouldn't mess with a Raccoon.    This thing would have shredded me to pieces if I was within reach.

They aren't so cute & cuddly as the facebook posts suggest. 

 

[bhunterED]

I use to hunt coon with dogs and they aren't only mean but they are as tough as nails also. I've seen many that have had a few 22 rounds out in them fall 20 ft from a tree and still give an old red bone a hell of a fight. Definitely not an animal I want to have pissed of at me.

[grampy]

Early bow season, I came out to the garage at around 5am and there was a HUGE coon in there. He looked right at me and gave a little growl, and out he went. Thankfully, as I wanted no part of him! 

[stubborn1VT]

I saw a sick raccoon growl and hiss and snap and keep coming after getting hit through the body with a 30-30.  It was as scary as any animal I've ever messed with.

[mowin]

They are definitely not too friendly if cornered.  

Had more than one coon dog get into a tussle with a large coon after a few .22 rounds and come out of it needing stitches.  

[jmark]

I hate raccoons.  Our property in lower Westchester had about 6 families of them living on it when we bought the place.  We counted 32 one night about dusk, all on the hill behind my house.  As of now,  there is still one family hanging on - for the time being.  And yeah, I can certainly attest to the fact that the bastards are mean as hell.  I trapped about a dozen of them, and relocated them far away.  Even putting them in the back of a truck was a challenge, and they are filthy, smelly, nasty animals.  After that, I took to using different methods.  I'll take the Fifth on that...

[ny hunter]

Nasty for sure... I trap them a lot ..

[the blur]

14 minutes ago, jmark said:

 I trapped about a dozen of them, and relocated them far away.  Even putting them in the back of a truck was a challenge, and they are filthy, smelly, nasty animals.  After that, I took to using different methods.  I'll take the Fifth on that...

Relocating them is illegal.    You must euthanize them as per DEC.

I have heard stories, if you relocate them,   you need to go at least 20 miles, or they come back.   But then you create a problem for someone else.

[jmark]

3 minutes ago, the blur said:

Relocating them is illegal.    You must euthanize them as per DEC.

I have heard stories, if you relocate them,   you need to go at least 20 miles, or they come back.   But then you create a problem for someone else.

 

Really?  Can you point me to that law?  Serious question.  My local LE specifically told me to relocate them.  

[phade]

True story, I caught a big boar and let it loose under Moog's tonneau cover. Boy was he surprised when the tailgate dropped! Carpet is a little less noticeable now.

[phade]

9 minutes ago, jmark said:

 

Really?  Can you point me to that law?  Serious question.  My local LE specifically told me to relocate them.  

Yeah it is illegal for the average joe. They do this to avoid disease vectoring. Kill them if they need to be caught.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Roads are taking a lot during these warming spells.

[Steuben Jerry]

2 hours ago, jmark said:

I trapped about a dozen of them, and relocated them far away.  Even putting them in the back of a truck was a challenge, and they are filthy, smelly, nasty animals. 

Well, that's a big chore! .17 cal between the eyes. Less work.

[WNYBuckHunter]

1 hour ago, jmark said:

 

Really?  Can you point me to that law?  Serious question.  My local LE specifically told me to relocate them.  

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/81531.html#2

Just kill them

[WNYBuckHunter]

3 hours ago, the blur said:

I live trapped a nuisance Raccoon.     This thing was as nasty as a pit bull.     Growling & Barking at me.   Showing it's teeth.   Snapping... aggressive.     I can see why it was a little pissed off,   but I wouldn't mess with a Raccoon.    This thing would have shredded me to pieces if I was within reach.

They aren't so cute & cuddly as the facebook posts suggest. 

 

They are in season, why didnt you just kill it?

[jmark]

17 minutes ago, WNYBuckHunter said:

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/81531.html#2

Just kill them

 

Thanks, that's interesting, I never knew that.  So ok... in my town, discharging a firearm is a violation of local ordinances (even a pellet gun).  So I wonder how you are supposed to "take" a raccoon (or as my son called them when he was little, a ratcoon)?  I suppose I could shoot it with a bow.  But broadheads are expensive...

Edited December 27, 2018 by jmark

[turkeyfeathers]

A friend told me a 2 liter pop bottle over the end of the barrel of a .22 diminished the sound to nothing 

[dbHunterNY]

they knock down and waste so much corn it's not even funny. worse than bear i feel like.

[Steuben Jerry]

I'm always trying to find a new and constructive use for Tannerite. Hmmm...

[Robhuntandfish]

[XGX7PM]

Garbage can plus water, dip for 15 or so minutes.

No holes in the fur that way, there's probably someone near by you that would take the fur everytime you catch one.

[Steuben Jerry]

5 minutes ago, Steuben Jerry said:

I'm always trying to find a new and constructive use for Tannerite. Hmmm...

Everything is on YouTube!

 

[the blur]

I have heard....... big garbage can filled with water, and give them a bath.

Kinda hard in freezing weather.

[Al Bundy]

My uncle had a pet raccoon once.  Stayed in the house at least a little. Answered to the name "Racky".  I don't think it was mean and nasty or it wouldn't have lasted long.   Dirty smelly I can see.

[stubborn1VT]

15 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

My uncle had a pet raccoon once.  Stayed in the house at least a little. Answered to the name "Racky".  I don't think it was mean and nasty or it wouldn't have lasted long.   Dirty smelly I can see.

They can be as tame as any house cat, but...they have the ability to be awfully nasty.  My dad brought a pair of kits home one time.  They were inside a hollow in a maple tree that he cut.  We bottle fed them and they were awfully cute.  Had them for a month or two until one of his friends mentioned it to somebody.  That somebody told a game warden and we had to release them. My mom has pictures of them perched on my shoulders.  Looking back, it probably wasn't a wise idea to keep them.