One less Raccoon in the world! (Add your funny nuisance animal killing story)

[Texas_Bryan]

Seriously Haz, if it is a pool issue, I have the solution. The little varmints were all over my grandads pool steps, despite having a perfectly good canal not 50 feet away, sans chlorine (though in fairness to the coons, the pool was sans gators) . Lot's o'shit. What I did on the advice of a neighbors pool guy (I was my grandad's), was hi myself to wally world. There I purchased a giant purpe inflatable shark, of the sort little kids can ride on. It cost about $20 and was inflated with a shop vac on blow (with a little tweaking to form a seal around the nozzle which involved me cupping my hand and lots of spit, skoal dont'cha know . Anyhow the thig worked like a charm. It just floated around, and by moving kept the varmints away.
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PS Important safety tip. Tie that sucker to some lawn furniture or a line squall will send it down the block.

This sounds like an awful lot of trouble.  Better solution, land mines.  Passive, easy to maintain, and effective.

[Hazcat]

As my Maine Coon is a (well used to be ) HE they can keep lookin'.

LEFT OVER HAZARITAS ??

[blackwolfe]

As my Maine Coon is a (well used to be ) HE they can keep lookin'.

LEFT OVER HAZARITAS ??

You know, those couple of left over backwash drops in the bottom of the glass or pitcher left out by the pool.

[True_Texan]

Little slow on this one, just now saw it.

I don't doubt you one bit Haz. They can be hard to kill.

My dad had a go-round with an opossum that had gotten into the chicken pen one night. He had a 6" Colt Python loaded with 2 CCI snake shot, 2 .38spl and 2 .357 JHP. He keeps it that way for varmints and the like. When he got out there, the thing was cornered in the back of the coop. He shot it with both rounds of snake shot, (which did nothing to it) then both rounds of .38spl. By this time, my dad was wondering if he even hit the thing at all. The 5th shot of .357 JHP knocked him dead.

At the time, I lived on the same 'compound' as my parents. When I heard the first 2 shots, I jumped up and grabbed a .45acp. When I heard the 3rd and 4th shot, I decided to grab a 12ga as well and went running down the hill. Wasn't sure what the old man was shooting at by that time.

Turns out, after a closer look, all 5 rounds hit the little booger.

That story told, I have to brag a little bit. One night camping out at the ranch a opossum decided he wanted to join in on the Wolf brand chili being cooked up. While sitting in a chair near the fire, my buddy and I heard the leaves crunching near us. I yelled "LIGHT!" and pulled a 9mm from my holster. Before the light hit the bastard, I had put a round though it's mouth and throat. It only took me 1 round to kill that one. Luck shot maybe, but I prefer to think of it as complete and total point shooting skill.

[ellis4538]

Lot slow on my part!  Was wondering why/how I missed all the funny stuff about racoons until I looked at the date it started.  Was recovering from a stay in the hospital and couldn't spend much time at the computer.  Had a rabies problem around here a while back.  I saw a racoon out during the day which is a very bad sign!

Richard

PS:  Whats that damn coon doing in the pool?  Normally I'd say "The backstroke" but now shittin' works too!!!!!  LOL.

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[1911 Junkie]

I guess I could have had a good story to tell you this morning. My wife came home from work this morning and let the dogs out. My miniature schnauzer decided to take on a coyote. My lab is so deaf she never heard the commotion (or was to smart to join in). I guess he got rolled a few times and had a chunk taken out his butt. He should be alright. I was so pissed I went looking for it (without gun), I was going to kill the SOB with my bare hands. If he shows up again, he's toast. Thinking about useing my little guy as bait. 

Anyway, the last possum I killed, I got tired of shooting it with my .22. Ended up decapitating it with a shovel and planting it in the garden.

[PegLeg45]

This sounds like an awful lot of trouble.  Better solution, land mines.  Passive, easy to maintain, and effective.

Yes....but only until some certain person (Haz) drunkenly stumbles into the mine field after too many Hazaritas.   

[Pathfinder]

Sorry, guys, been gone with no access until a little while ago.

Personally, I like the 12ga solution to the possums - mess and all. Nasty little critters.

Their cousins the porcupines are just as tough. In Wyoming a few years back, I had seem a huge one waddling up towards a stock tank while busy with something else. Later that night, I went looking for it with a little .22 revolver. They chew the bark off what few trees are out there - just the day before I had seen a scrub pine with about an arm's length of bark missing, just oozing sap. Tough sight, I've seen dead cows oozing down the hillside that affected me less than that tree.

Anyhow, found the little bugger among a set of fresh planted trees, put a round into his head from 8', he just turned and looked at me. Put another into the neck behind his head from 5', and the rascal reared up at me. Third shot took his head off from the underside. Tough little buggers indeed.

[fightingquaker13]

Sorry, guys, been gone with no access until a little while ago.

Personally, I like the 12ga solution to the possums - mess and all. Nasty little critters.

Their cousins the porcupines are just as tough. In Wyoming a few years back, I had seem a huge one waddling up towards a stock tank while busy with something else. Later that night, I went looking for it with a little .22 revolver. They chew the bark off what few trees are out there - just the day before I had seen a scrub pine with about an arm's length of bark missing, just oozing sap. Tough sight, I've seen dead cows oozing down the hillside that affected me less than that tree.

Anyhow, found the little bugger among a set of fresh planted trees, put a round into his head from 8', he just turned and looked at me. Put another into the neck behind his head from 5', and the rascal reared up at me. Third shot took his head off from the underside. Tough little buggers indeed.

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I've heard stories that in Mt. and Wy. porcupines were among the first protected species (like mid to late 19th century protected). The reason being that if you lost your horse, a man could run one down and kill it with a stick, and the meat (described to me as kind of like bear) was very nutricious. Any truth to that?
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[Hazcat]

Yes....but only until some certain person (Haz) drunkenly stumbles into the mine field after too many Hazaritas.  

Me, DRUNK?!   I'll have you know I resemble that remark!