Looky what I caught in my duck pen

[mxpres]

A raccoon is looking for a meal?sure,,me too,thats why I raise chickens,for meat and eggs,and vegetables,A raccoon can destroy a sweet corn patch overnight,usually one or more raccoons work a sweet corn patch,I am going to keep my chickens ,and my eggs,and my vegetables to feed me and my family,any raccoon caught in a trap on my property will be fed lead,I realize that they are many different opinions about predator control but the only way to properly control predators is to dispatch them,as long as it is quick and painless as possible,,the predator is dead,,Raccoons are trying to survive,,so am I and as long as I am on the upper side of the food chain I will continue to survive

 

[Brindlebtch]

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You are correct that many animal populations are declining and going extinct in unimaginable numbers now. And I agree that people should be VERY concerned about these declining species.

However, Raccoons, along with deer and rats, are one of the few animals that have actually significantly increased their numbers by association with humans.
Raccoons are extremely opportunistic and have exploited human weaknesses to their great advantage.

 

[juliect]

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Woohoo!! Lets send them to Congress!!!

 

[Wifezilla]

They can't do any worse!

 

[Brindlebtch]

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Woohoo!! Lets send them to Congress!!!

 

[WalkingWolf]

I think they are already in congress... Those folks on the hill are actually very smart and crafty like the raccoons for taking from others with little effort. Both coons and politicians do their deeds in the cloak of darkness.

We need to become like bears and swat them with our paws until they search for someplace else to steal from.

 

[DiVon80]

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Shooting isnt always possible since many people dont own guns.
In my area, shooting any gun (within the city limits) is illegal.
Trying to kill a raccoon, by hand, without a gun would be dangerous.

 

[magikchick]

We had a story here in Florida. A 80 year old woman was trying to shoo some coons off of her porch. They attacked her and pulled her down. She was mauled so badly that she was put in intevsive care in critical condistion. Would you relocated coons that mauled your grandmother.

 

[Brindlebtch]

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Do you know if she lived? Were they rabid? Do you know how many? Nasty!

 

[RevaVirginia]

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Betcha more coons make it past the Pearly Gates than the folks under that dome.