limeyangler Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Hi all, was out casting' and blasting' with the pup yesterday down the logging roads and came across this critter. Only ever seen one other racoon before up here, and that one was dead on the ice.
manitoubass2 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Cool! Not many around here, I've seen a few though. One lady has 4 as pets, not even sure if that's legal? Lol
huzzsaba Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Cool! Not many around here, I've seen a few though. thats cuz they are all in the city! Honestly, this year I have seen a surge in skunks in urban areas.
manitoubass2 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 Now skunks on the other hand lol, those things are everywhere
limeyangler Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Posted October 21, 2017 Now skunks on the other hand lol, those things are everywhere YUP! Found this guy 3 days ago while clearing out the sunroom, lucky I never got sprayed. Left the door open for half an hour and he snuck in.
manitoubass2 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 I used to think skunks were kinda territorial. About 30 years ago we had a skunk ripping open garbage nightly so my grandpa had my uncle bring out a pellet gun and a piece flank steak. I joined just to watch At dark he put out the steak in a semi lit area and we just sat there. After about 5 minutes we got the skunk! Until 5 more minutes past lol. You could literally sit out all night shooting skunks. Their populations must be HUGE
limeyangler Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Posted October 21, 2017 Yeah, that's what the bugger had been doing the whole week, ripping garbage bags open, getting in the catflap
GBW Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 I had a big one in my yard last night, it was into the trash next door...
ketchenany Posted October 21, 2017 Report Posted October 21, 2017 They must be moving north/northwest. Must be all of the junk food down here, want to eat healthy!
Rod Caster Posted October 22, 2017 Report Posted October 22, 2017 I shot and ate a racoon the other day. It was rabid good.
Governator Posted October 22, 2017 Report Posted October 22, 2017 Raccoons are everywhere in the GTA and everytime I see one I replay the music in my head from the raccoon scenes from the movie The Great Outdoors lol.
DanD Posted October 22, 2017 Report Posted October 22, 2017 The Coon in your clip Simon may have been rabid? For it to walk up to your truck the way it did, is not normal at all. They're nocturnal and for it to even be out during the day, is in itself suspicious; as to its health. My daughter lives outside of Ilderton; if my son in-law sees a skunk or a coon out during the day, it gets trapped (if possible) or shot and taken into the vet; 90% are found to be rabid. Dan.
SirCranksalot Posted October 22, 2017 Report Posted October 22, 2017 If you ever run short of coons up there we can send you up a boxcar load or 2!! Free shipping incl!!
limeyangler Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Posted October 22, 2017 The Coon in your clip Simon may have been rabid? For it to walk up to your truck the way it did, is not normal at all. They're nocturnal and for it to even be out during the day, is in itself suspicious; as to its health. My daughter lives outside of Ilderton; if my son in-law sees a skunk or a coon out during the day, it gets trapped (if possible) or shot and taken into the vet; 90% are found to be rabid. Dan. Exactly why I remained in the truck, one of the symptoms of rabies in animals is when they are unusually docile. If you ever run short of coons up there we can send you up a boxcar load or 2!! Free shipping incl!! Lol....start a Davey Crocket hat business. Actually that's how they end up this far north, they get on a train, fall asleep or whatever and can't get off .
manitoubass2 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Posted October 22, 2017 Exactly why I remained in the truck, one of the symptoms of rabies in animals is when they are unusually docile. . Lol reminds me of the 8 billion foxes hanging out at the mine last summer. Left my truck window down and a fox hopped in and tried to snag my lunch lol Brave lil guys
limeyangler Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Posted October 22, 2017 Too late, we all got rabies.......
DanD Posted October 24, 2017 Report Posted October 24, 2017 It might have been a released pet. You go and check that out!!!! Here kitty kitty and it turns into coonzilla. LOL Dan.
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 24, 2017 Report Posted October 24, 2017 Lol reminds me of the 8 billion foxes hanging out at the mine last summer. Left my truck window down and a fox hopped in and tried to snag my lunch lol Brave lil guys Had one come up to me while shore fishing here in town. They are super friendly. I was hand feeding him minnows. I have a den in the hill at the foot of my driveway. There's always foxes around. My dog dislikes foxes for some reason. No raccoons up here though. We have more menacing critters to deal with. Every year there are bears in town that need to be relocated. We've also had wolves, coyote's, lynx, cougar and I have even seen a wolverine on my street. Got some pretty cute critters about too. Ermine and pine martin as well as these fellas.
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