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

[Hazcat]

I was blasting down the G-W Pkwy one early morning WAAAAY back in the 70s on my way to Ft Belvoir one morning on my K1 750 (chopped with 10degree rake and 18 over Springer).  This squirrel jumps out into the road.  I move over ...so does he....I move back....so does he  ended up doing this two or three times and actually hit the furry little bugger and I was TRYING to miss him!


I think it was suicide by motorcycle! 

[blackwolfe]

I won't purposely hit animals with my vehicle, but I won't make sudden risky unsafe avoidence manuvers either.  A lot has to do with what animal it is.  If it is a deer I'll react somewhat differantly than a squirrel.  I've seen more than one person lose control in avoidence manuvers and get in trouble that way.  A couple years ago a deer walked out in front of me and stopped.  I was able to safely slow down and veer slightly to the right of it.  I was close enough that I could have reached out the window and slap it on the ass when I went by.  I damn near hit a girl in this same area that ran out of a driveway from a party.  That time I panicked and locked up the brakes.  Her eyes got big as sausers as she froze in the road.  I closed my eyes and waited for the thud.  There was none, I still don't know how I missed her.

[tt11758]

I won't purposely hit animals with my vehicle, but I won't make sudden risky unsafe avoidence manuvers either.  A lot has to do with what animal it is.  If it is a deer I'll react somewhat differantly than a squirrel.  I've seen more than one person lose control in avoidence manuvers and get in trouble that way.  A couple years ago a deer walked out in front of me and stopped.  I was able to safely slow down and veer slightly to the right of it.  I was close enough that I could have reached out the window and slap it on the ass when I went by.  I damn near hit a girl in this same area that ran out of a driveway from a party.  That time I panicked and locked up the brakes.  Her eyes got big as sausers as she froze in the road.  I closed my eyes and waited for the thud.  There was none, I still don't know how I missed her.

Maybe she was a ghost.     

[PegLeg45]

I won't purposely hit animals with my vehicle, but I won't make sudden risky unsafe avoidence manuvers either.  A lot has to do with what animal it is.  If it is a deer I'll react somewhat differantly than a squirrel.  I've seen more than one person lose control in avoidence manuvers and get in trouble that way.  A couple years ago a deer walked out in front of me and stopped.  I was able to safely slow down and veer slightly to the right of it.  I was close enough that I could have reached out the window and slap it on the ass when I went by.  I damn near hit a girl in this same area that ran out of a driveway from a party.  That time I panicked and locked up the brakes.  Her eyes got big as sausers as she froze in the road.  I closed my eyes and waited for the thud.  There was none, I still don't know how I missed her.

About 6 years ago, in the span of only a week, two separate but nearly identical incidents occurred in a county near me in which women tried to avoid squirrels in the highway and lost control of their SUVs.
In both incidents, they crashed, killing their children.

[Kid Shelleen]

About 6 years ago, in the span of only a week, two separate but nearly identical incidents occurred in a county near me in which women tried to avoid squirrels in the highway and lost control of their SUVs.
In both incidents, they crashed, killing their children.

That sucks. I might dodge an elk or moose, but a squirrel is road kill.

We lost a neighbor when she dodged a dog and ran of the road and flipped. I've told my wife, smack the dog, save yourself!!!

[Sponsor]

[JSC3ATLCSO]

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. 

Bet it was a "Black" car too!!

[brosometal]

Boy this thread is all over the place:  assault vehicles, sub-sonic sniper ammo, poopin' 'coons, road kill, porcupines etc. 

I have an ongoing low intensity war with some neighborhood raccoons, myself.  My cat-food is out side in a plastic "critter proof" container.  The typical routine is, I hear the container being moved, I get the BB gun, I open the door and shoot once, I reload as the 'coon looks for the little hole in the screen and fire again and the 'coons run off and we reset for another night.  Well I was sleeping pretty sound the other night when a commotion is heard on the porch.  Apparently the head 'coon has ratcheted up the cat food operation.  He had gnawed a tiny hole in the bottom of the cat-food container.  My cats were perched on the old box spring standing on its end in over-watch and the raccoon looks at me as if he's saying, "So what's your problem buddy?"  Well after the first BB we had come to an understanding that he was the problem at the moment.  As I reload and pump, the 'coon goes all squirrelly  and bumps the box spring.  Now cats are caught up in the commotion.  The box spring is falling all the cats have abandoned their posts in Operation Coon Whack and are heading for the small hole before the squirrelly raccoon does.  At this moment, I see a juvenile raccoon beat the cats to the hole; apparently there was some unseen backup.  I sight in the big 'coon again and this time I hit him in the cheek and he's really pissed now.  I'm thinking that I may need to go to hand-to-hand with this fella.  Its OK, I out weigh him by a couple hundred pounds.  He sizes me up quickly, thinks better of it, and  makes a break for the earlier mentioned small hole.  He get about 5ft. off the porch and rears up on his hind legs.  I know that I can shoot through the screen and still put a sting on a behind (don't ask).  About this time I notice that an abandoned covered litter box seems to be moving.  I pie the opening and see a small (12 week oldish) raccoon snout.  Now I know the score, the "he" 'coon is a she and she has left a youngun' behind (definitely not winning raccoon mother of the year).  Having a bit of compassion for my adversary, I scootch the abandoned litter box to the screen door and open it.  It was like a freakin' raccoon clown car.  Out pour, not one, not two, but three baby raccoons and they make a B line for mom.

The moral of the story?  Heck, I don't know, but if I would have played my cards right I could struck a major blow in my conflict and could have gone into the 'coon skin cap business.  Either that or the economy has hit everyone harder that you would think.

[Hazcat]

Broso,

I like animals in the wild, hell I feed the squrrels and birds around here but, you ain't gonna 'teach' that coon not to come back.  She will teach her litter how to drive you crazy.

Bottom line.....


time for a .22 instead of a BB.

[blackwolfe]

Bet it was a "Black" car too!!

Almost.  It's a very, very, very, dark blue and most people think it's black.

[fightingquaker13]

A great story, and a lesson on why there are times when one just admits defeat and buys extra cat food.Hell if they're not knocking over the trash or shitting in the pool, I actually like racoons. However, I don't know how it is in Gainsville, but here in Palm Beach county, you can borrow a have-a-heart trap from animal control for free. You can make a midnight delivery to your boss' house for the price of a can of sardines.
FQ13