What to do with a trapped coon.................

[aprophet]

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It kina depends on what state/commonwealth you live in some animals are classed as nuisance animals most of the time there are very few laws concerning them small game is sold in a number of states especially furbearers after an animal is trapped not just the fur is used beaver for example is quiet good so is nutria Myocastor coypu

 

[big medicine]

I've been to a couple game roasts that served coon, varied by how it was prepared. Very important to trim as much fat as possible, strong taste. Barbaqued was good. Muskrat is good. Beaver is very good. Ground hog is good. Some how never got around to trying possum.

 

[Usingmyrights]

I've helped a trapper to past couple years and will be running my own setup this year (unfortunately FL won't allow the use of foot holdtraps). There's a market for any non domestic animal caught. Hopefully raccoons will do well this year. 2 years ago the trapper that taught me was getting $22 and up for a raccoon. $15 for the green (untanned) pelt, $5+ for the meat, $1 for the skull, and $1 for another bone thats unique to only a few mammals. Opossums can also be sold, but they bring far less money. Bobcats do well, but are harder to catch and there are fewer of them. If anyone in the eastern G'ville, FL area is having a critter problem, let me know and I'll set some traps up this winter. The only thing I ask in return is to pick your brain about your chickens, since I'm just getting setup with them.

ETA: I've had raccoon once (BBQ) and it was very good. Falling off the bone with a taste that I'd describe as a cross between roastbeef and chicken.

 

[matimeo]

The video in that new article was hilarious.

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

No,No>>> You feed them apples and use them as a chicken roost!

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[kichohana]

that is sooooooooooo wrong...

 

[malignstar]

Thank goodness we can't get rabies from eating the carcass and that parvo and distemper are not transferable to humans. *whew* Glad they cleared that up in the article.