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Raccoon
grumpygy
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Headed out to the Vet about an Hour ago and chased a raccoon off the Porch. He even turned and growled at me.
SO while at the Vet I see their Board with areas to watch. Just south of me Rabies.
Looks like I'm going to watch what I do outside, sure do not want to get those shots.
SO while at the Vet I see their Board with areas to watch. Just south of me Rabies.
Looks like I'm going to watch what I do outside, sure do not want to get those shots.
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Thats growling at you?
I'd be chasing it off the porch with something substantial.
I would bet a dollar to a moldy doughnut there is cat food on the porch
Not one Bite. Cats are fed inside where the raccoon cannot get to. And cats stay inside.
quote:Originally posted by roswellnative
I would bet a dollar to a moldy doughnut there is cat food on the porch
Not one Bite. Cats are fed inside where the raccoon cannot get to. And cats stay inside.
how do you feed them inside, if they stay outside ? [8D]
Stealing some cat food and corn was one thing, easy to overlook. But this was an act of premeditated terrorism with a GunBroker name like mine!
We declared war on those mask wearing, bike watering varmints.
Bikerbob (and family) + 15
Masked marauders + a little a blood to be cleaned in a couple spots
I think the mild winter was a factor, there seems to be an unusually high number of them this year.
Went to unload the truck and pretty much left the dog to do her thing, about 10 minutes later the * family decided to leave the tree, momma first. As soon as she hit the ground my dog grabbed her, gave her an almighty shaking and went after the next one coming out of the tree, took her about 2 minutes to wipe out the whole family.
Was a sight to see, a 45 pound American Bulldog shaking a 30 pound *. No growling, no posturing, no warning, no barking, just action.
Yes, she had her rabies vaccination.
She'd never seen a * before but ever since, she see one, she's ready for action.
That creature has rabies.
Not one Bite. Cats are fed inside where the raccoon cannot get to. And cats stay inside.
how do you feed them inside, if they stay outside ?
That is a reading comprehension problem right there.
A raccoon on the porch at 5pm, growling at you.
That creature has rabies.
The actual time was 1:30 PM.
We have them here eating cat food at all hours of the day and night...
A major cause of concern with raccoons is rabies. While raccoons can get rabies (just like any other mammal), that DOES NOT mean that every raccoon has rabies. A study in upstate NY showed that among animals testing positive for rabies, the raccoon was not at the top of the list. Even so, precautions must be taken when encountering a raccoon. These are wild animals that should be treated with respect and left alone. Children should be taught not to approach or touch a raccoon the same as they are taught not to approach any unknown animal, wild or domestic. Just because a raccoon is seen in daytime does not mean it is rabid. Mother raccoons sometimes forage during the day when they are nursing babies. Only if an adult raccoon seen in the daytime is showing abnormal behaviors such as paralysis, unprovoked aggression, moving in circles, self-mutilation, making screeching sounds, or showing supreme tameness should you call your local animal control officer or police department.
Headed out to the Vet about an Hour ago and chased a raccoon off the Porch. He even turned and growled at me.
SO while at the Vet I see their Board with areas to watch. Just south of me Rabies.
Looks like I'm going to watch what I do outside, sure do not want to get those shots.
I'd lay odds that sucker is rabid. Skunks get it pretty easy, and I expect raccoons do also? Fearful, nocturnal animals that turn into daytime aggressives is a pretty good indication. Go get him!
Now whenever I take the Dog out I am armed just in case it decides to come at Us.
Even if it doesn't have Rabies it could still do a job on a Puppy.
A Raccoon got into a fight with a Friends Shepard Collie Mix and really messed His Dog up before He killed it so I know how dangerous They can be.
He is a big healthy guy. Just not sure what he is doing on the porch there is nothing for him to eat.
I have never seen one out in the daytime.
So it is not an old wive's tale that they only come out at night, I say it from my own experience.
The only raccoon I ever saw out at midday was down in suburban Atlanta, it was staggering around in a guy's yard, clearly a very sick animal.
Headed out to the Vet about an Hour ago and chased a raccoon off the Porch. He even turned and growled at me.
SO while at the Vet I see their Board with areas to watch. Just south of me Rabies.
Looks like I'm going to watch what I do outside, sure do not want to get those shots.
This time of year it's a toss up on what could possibly be the cause for sighting raccoons in daylight hours.
The mothers are moving young & gathering food at odd hours. I frequently see familys moving about in daylight hours when I go scouting in the woods this time of year.
About 8yrs ago in early Aug. I was squirel hunting and it was late morning. I was crossing a foot bridge on a trail in the woods when a big raccoon apeared on the other side.
She stood on back feet guarding the far side of the bridge(20ft long). When she growled at me and got down on all 4, started walking faster and faster toward me, I fired my .410 and rolled her over backwards.
Seconds after firing the grass and weeds were moving like crazy on the other side of the foot bridge....she was protecting about 4-5 little ones.
I felt bad for killing a momma w/ little ones, but it was her or me, & I wasn't about to get ate up by a raccoon.
When the question between sick or protective momma * comes up, I always do what's safe for me & my family... bambambam!