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1) one would carry an axe or saw to cut the tree down if you can't get a shot up into the tree.
2) Richmond county sits on the line of habitat that makes up a significant difference in raccoon numbers in huntable areas I believe.
3-5) who cares? They're ugly and they're everywhere. I don't go out of my way to kill them, but one place I squirrel hunt I have orders to kill them if I see them due to problems with them getting into the chickens.
2) Richmond county sits on the line of habitat that makes up a significant difference in raccoon numbers in huntable areas I believe.
3-5) who cares? They're ugly and they're everywhere. I don't go out of my way to kill them, but one place I squirrel hunt I have orders to kill them if I see them due to problems with them getting into the chickens.
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@Chdamn's Wife squished a big raccoon weekend before last at Robin Sage. She was driving my truck with a load of students in the back under a tarp, rolling to a mission when it walked out into the road.
I was proud of her because she didn't do something stupid like slam on the brakes or swerve (which could have injured the men in the back). She just gripped the steering wheel and splattered that sucker.
In all of my years in the woods I have seen exactly 3 Raccoon's and 1 Opossum when I wasn't specifically hunting them at night. They stay all holed up during the daylight hours and roam, pillage and plunder once the sun goes down.
I see most of them while frog hunting at night, mainly the coons roaming the shoreline. Their funny to watch and don't seem to mind the spotlight as long as you don't shine it directly on them.
In the road?? Dead meat....
I see most of them while frog hunting at night, mainly the coons roaming the shoreline. Their funny to watch and don't seem to mind the spotlight as long as you don't shine it directly on them.
In the road?? Dead meat....
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'possums are fascinating with their immunity, 57 teeth, marsupial pouch an' ability to play dead convincingly (they fool dogs!). They don't get into trash, but they do get into chicken coops and rabbit runs. When I'm trappin' 'coons, every now an' then a 'possum gets caught.
Funny thing, though... we don't have any skunks 'round here.
Funny thing, though... we don't have any skunks 'round here.
Do opossums bite? I know they hiss and show their teeth but I've never seen any of them really get aggressive like a coon. It could be that when they get to the point of getting really pissed off they have a seizure and end up having to play dead. It really sucks being an opossum. I think that the "mainstream" urban and suburban people hate them as much as they hate Republicans. 
It actually went down like this-
Muskrat The Awesome Navigator and Assault Team Leader: Rodent ahead on the right side.
Chdamn's Wife: Huh?
BOOM! front wheel slides in guts...splatter..splatter...splatter...
Muskrat The Awesome Navigator and Assault Team Leader:: Nevermind.
Chdamn's Wife: What was that?
In all seriousness, I do agree. I had thought about mentioning to her about not swerving for anything earlier but didn't. She did well.
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I have caught several possums by grabbing their tail and holding them off the ground. It is no big deal as long as you hold them away from your body. I live trapped one back in the 1950's, skinned it, and had my grandmother cook it for me. I never did that again. I really swore off eating possum when I was quail hunting in north Florida several decades ago and saw two possums crawl out of the rear opening of a cow that had been dead for over a week.
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Absolutely they will bit the everliving crap out of you, we'll anything close when they feel threatened.Do opossums bite? I know they hiss and show their teeth but I've never seen any of them really get aggressive like a coon. It could be that when they get to the point of getting really pissed off they have a seizure and end up having to play dead. It really sucks being an opossum. I think that the "mainstream" urban and suburban people hate them as much as they hate Republicans.
I hate raccoons. I have hit three in the car. They are like running over a rock.
Glad the misses took one out in a truck. Less damage that way to the vehicle. Grip it and rip it I say.[emoji41]
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Never underestimate a woman, particularly one married to @Chdamn..... Can you fathom anyone doing that??
Never had one bite and I've picked up many of them. My wife fed two of the things last year off the porch. Damn things were about tame and begged worse than the in-laws. Fortunately they only live a year or so in the wild. So far no more 'possums.
