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

[tombogan03884]

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.

Porcupine are tough as hell, I emptied a 1911 into one at about 4 feet, pieces were blowing off the little bugger, it's good that they are slow because after I went in the house and reloaded I STILL had to chase him down to finish him. I've never seen one die with less than 3 shots (or one tire   ) Back in the early 60's My Dad hit one one night and blew the tire.

[Pathfinder]

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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?
FQ13

Have no idea, where I was they were considered with coyotes and vermin.

However, IF they were protected, then how could you run one down and kill it with a sharp pointy stick, and then consume it? They were protected, right?

Tom's right, not a lot of running with a porky-pine, slow moving they are.

[JSC3ATLCSO]

I remember the Haz's coon problems..  It was posted back when I was a weee lurker on the forum.  I'm glad it has been resurected from the depths of the forum to give me a good laugh again. 

I do however believe that it needs an amendment to the thread title. One less Raccoon in the world! YEAAAAAAAAA!!! (tell your gruesome nuisance animal killing story)

Mine.  On the farm had a cat feeder outside and the coons and oppossums raided it nightly.  I'm such a light sleeper I could hear the click of the motion light and I kept a .22 by the bed.  Usually went to the door and shot whatever was out there.  One night being very tired.  I decided to just shoot through the screen of the window.  (fix the screen later)  Needless to say I'm single now.

[fightingquaker13]

However, IF they were protected, then how could you run one down and kill it with a sharp pointy stick, and then consume it? They were protected, right?

That was the point. They were viewed as survival rations and folks didn't want them hunted out. Necessity is always a valid defense. As I say though, I don't know if this is true or just an old wive's tale.
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[blackwolfe]

I remember the Haz's coon problems..  It was posted back when I was a weee lurker on the forum.  I'm glad it has been resurected from the depths of the forum to give me a good laugh again. 

I do however believe that it needs an amendment to the thread title. One less Raccoon in the world! YEAAAAAAAAA!!! (tell your gruesome nuisance animal killing story)

Mine.  On the farm had a cat feeder outside and the coons and oppossums raided it nightly.  I'm such a light sleeper I could hear the click of the motion light and I kept a .22 by the bed.  Usually went to the door and shot whatever was out there.  One night being very tired.  I decided to just shoot through the screen of the window.  (fix the screen later)  Needless to say I'm single now.

What did you do?  Shoot your wife?

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[Hazcat]

I do however believe that it needs an amendment to the thread title. One less Raccoon in the world! YEAAAAAAAAA!!! (tell your gruesome nuisance animal killing story)

Are ya happy now, JC?

[JSC3ATLCSO]

Shoot the girlfriend and keep the coons?  Hmmm.  Might have been a better option.  No.. I didn't shoot her and YES Haz.  MUCH happier

[MAUSERMAN]

Hell i got rid of a pack of opossums with my bow. They look like fury kababs with rat tails.

[blackwolfe]

I usually use a Honda Accord for coon killing duties.  Got five one night coming home from work.  Wasn't trying to, I prefer not to hit them, it just happened.  It was a warm, wet night and there were coons out all over. First one was a big one and made an awful sound when I hit it at about 55-60 mph.  Maybe a quarter mile down the road I got another four at once.  They couldn't decide which way to go and neither could I since they kept going back and forth.  They weren't babies, but weren't full grown either.  I put 325,000 miles on that car and probably hit 15 - 20 coons and a couple of opossums.  Straddled a skunk once without hitting it.  That Honda sure was a coon killing car.

[True_Texan]

I usually use a Honda Accord for coon killing duties.  Got five one night coming home from work.  Wasn't trying to, I prefer not to hit them, it just happened.  It was a warm, wet night and there were coons out all over. First one was a big one and made an awful sound when I hit it at about 55-60 mph.  Maybe a quarter mile down the road I got another four at once.  They couldn't decide which way to go and neither could I since they kept going back and forth.  They weren't babies, but weren't full grown either.  I put 325,000 miles on that car and probably hit 15 - 20 coons and a couple of opossums.  Straddled a skunk once without hitting it.  That Honda sure was a coon killing car.

You car is now classified as an Assault Car since you can kill multiple things at once.

We the people need to ban such things.

My will be truck classified differently because I can straddle things in the road without killing them but may still be considered a weapon of opportunity.

Note: Just to be clear, I will never avoid an animal if it means my life over there's.