The end of a marauding coon
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The end of a marauding coon
We have 2 dogs that love to go with me to the barn, because sometimes they can surprise one of the barn cats eating food. They never get to do anything but bark, because the cats go up a wall into a room for protection. One of the dogs is a 50% Maltese, Henry the lover. The other, Shilo, is a little 50% Bishon who thinks he is King of all things non human irregardless of size. If Shilo weren’t overweight he would be 14 lbs., but in his basketball configuration it is 20 lbs. A third dog, Bear, rounds out the crew. Bear is a Great Pyrennes, weighing 150 lbs.
At 2:30 I went out to get an intake ready for paint and the two little guys came along as usual, running along the outside and entering into the far end, for a better chance at surprise. All hell started breaking loose. I ran to the back and found Shilo going at it with a Racoon under the table where the cats get their food. Was able to get Henry away into the truck as I drove to the house to get my .357.
When reentering the barn from the near end Shilo and the coon went out the back. I ran to the back and heard major noise back at the barn front. Bear was involved now and he was making unearthly noises that sounded like he was dying. By the time I got to the brawl Bear had broken away and the raccoon had Shiloh in a death grip, teeth completely around mouth and top of head. Shilo was screaming bloody murder.
There wasn’t a clear shot, and I was having to use the left hand. The right shoulder post surgery isn’t up to shooting a .357 yet. So aimed for the coon’s right rear quarter, shot, made a hit and Shilo broke free. While he was regrouping shot a couple more times and dispatched the marauder.
Shilo and Bear both have some war wounds, but so far nothing requiring a vet visit.
At 2:30 I went out to get an intake ready for paint and the two little guys came along as usual, running along the outside and entering into the far end, for a better chance at surprise. All hell started breaking loose. I ran to the back and found Shilo going at it with a Racoon under the table where the cats get their food. Was able to get Henry away into the truck as I drove to the house to get my .357.
When reentering the barn from the near end Shilo and the coon went out the back. I ran to the back and heard major noise back at the barn front. Bear was involved now and he was making unearthly noises that sounded like he was dying. By the time I got to the brawl Bear had broken away and the raccoon had Shiloh in a death grip, teeth completely around mouth and top of head. Shilo was screaming bloody murder.
There wasn’t a clear shot, and I was having to use the left hand. The right shoulder post surgery isn’t up to shooting a .357 yet. So aimed for the coon’s right rear quarter, shot, made a hit and Shilo broke free. While he was regrouping shot a couple more times and dispatched the marauder.
Shilo and Bear both have some war wounds, but so far nothing requiring a vet visit.
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Racoons are cute but sure can be destructive. I used to have a big Bing Cherry tree in the back yard. Had a great bumper crop of cherries this one year, a darned racoon stripped the fruit off of the tree in about 2 nights, to ad insult to injury he then crapped cherry pits all over the deck. Caught him on the third night and ended the problem with 1 round from my 45.
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I would like to use the AK-47, but the neighbors might get upset.
You should see their faces when I load guns into the truck to go shooting, they act like they are seeing the taliban mobilizing for a operation!
You should see their faces when I load guns into the truck to go shooting, they act like they are seeing the taliban mobilizing for a operation!
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The dogs look ok. Shilo had a couple punctures between his shoulder blades and small bite marks around his face. Bear has one fairly deep cut on his eyelid.
There was at least one other raccoon that made a visit last night. The food storage container is an old tool box. They have torn one of the latches off so I put a bolt and nut in the area where a lock would go. The remaining good latch was released last night and the container moved around. I am going to get a live trap tomorrow. Hope the cats remember when we trapped them two years ago to go to the vet for spaying and neutering.
I hadnt considered it until now, but there may be more than raccoons chowing down. No telling what will be caught, perhaps a fox.
There was at least one other raccoon that made a visit last night. The food storage container is an old tool box. They have torn one of the latches off so I put a bolt and nut in the area where a lock would go. The remaining good latch was released last night and the container moved around. I am going to get a live trap tomorrow. Hope the cats remember when we trapped them two years ago to go to the vet for spaying and neutering.
I hadnt considered it until now, but there may be more than raccoons chowing down. No telling what will be caught, perhaps a fox.
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