Dispose of dead predator

[panner123]

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Really? Do people eat raccoons?

Yes, and they are right tasty.

 

[citrusdreams]

I "give it back" by laying it at the far corner of our property. The coyotes and buzzards clean it to the bones.

 

[buck-wild-chick]

I normally throw dead pests in the burn barrel or toss far in the woods.

 

[Bard Shamrock]

Around here, coons are commonly rabid. (I think around 15-20%.) If I killed one, I would probably be sure to either burn it, bury it or make sure it was buried in the landfill. Critters that feed on rabid carrion end up getting rabies themselves.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Yeah they do, although I personally think they're too nasty to want to try one.

They couldnt be more "nasty" than a chicken

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Throw the body in the woods and it will be gone in a week or less, depending on the temperatures

 

[Tala]

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They couldnt be more "nasty" than a chicken

My chickens don't carry Rabies.

My trash can has a lid.

My trash bags can be tied off.

I am NOT putting a raccoon in my freezer.

If you have flies coming in your door from your trash can I would recommend moving the trash can, shutting the lid of the trash can and bagging your trash.

I still say...

G-R-O-S-S

I do bag all my trash, thank you very much.

My trash can has a lid too. Again thanks for suggesting that I have a trash pile right outside my front door. In fact I put one of those poisoned pest strip fly killers things inside my tash can and watch the flies pile up in the bottom.

Apparently you underestimate either one or both:
1) a flies ability to get in a VERY tiny crack (do they sell airtight trash cans nowadays? not at my Wal-Mart)
2) the ability of something dead (including the meat package from a dead animal) to stink through a plastic bag - especially after sitting in the 100 degree sun for a few days.

The trash can is around the corner of the garage so it's not in my front door, but flies....um, FLY. I really don't want to drag it all the way out to the far edge of the back yard and then back up to the street four times a week.

Believe me, for some people the freezer really is a good option!​

 

[TarzantheChickenMan]

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