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Yard critters
William81
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This little guy has been around the past several days. He worked over the turkey bones and has been eating acorns etc under the trees in the yard. He is always alone and this year's model I assume by his size…
Cute little fart to watch..
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SSS. Bullet to the head.
He has not been a problem….. too young to cause any real trouble.
Rocky Raccoon! A looong time ago I tried to take a baby one out of a tree - big mistake, I left him be!
We had one as a pet for a while
Curious is a understatement
He was in and out side pet when I got home from work he would come chattering down out of a tree climb all over me
run thur the house would use his paws to search the couch and chair under the cushions We called him cooners
He played ruff with me but gentle with my wife
We had our fist son and my wife got afraid he may hurt the kid by accident playing to ruff
So we moved him along
But was fun while we had him
We get them off and on now. Mostly stealing cat food and for the most part do not hang around I think the skunks we have around have them decide it's not the best place to stay
Ii know they can be destructive I dispatched one years ago that killed one of the wifes chickens I hauled him off but he showed up several days later, I caught him eating his last chicken dinner.
But he was the only one that ever caused any trouble
My 2 cents, the most destructive critter in the woods to young small game animals of all sorts, both feather and fur.
They are very rough on garden veggies and fruit.
Folks have gotten too lazy to hunt and dispatch the vermin so the population has exploded.
Ever seen a hand that was attacked by a 'Pet" hicoon? Very ugly sight.
Not looking for a pet…..No reason to kill for sake of killing ….….. Troublesome critters do not last long around here but he has not crossed any lines. Just trying to survive… He will get a little grace and maybe a little help since he is young, dumb, and alone.
I have a trapper who is allowed on my property every year. He keeps the surplus population in the area at a more manageable number and nothing goes to waste.
When I was a kid even thru high school racoon hunting and trapping were popular ( not me but lots of friends did ) due to the pelt value and extra money it generated along with other fur bearing critters
When the bottom fell out of the market, racoons and most all such extra money ventures stopped, not worth the effort
now left alone for the most part. Populations have grown big time
Woods is over run with them. I see at least 2-3 at night in the yard.
Wait until he moves in. Then it's too late. Shouldn't have fed it and should've shot it.
Not a problem……. Plenty of woods and cover all around our farm. He is around about every other day, similar to an old possum and other critters that move around the area. No need to shoot something for the sake of target practice or an unwarranted belief that all critters do is cause problems.
Some critters are a problem. Skunks and armadillos trying to burrow under the porch or deck are a completely different issue. Those are dealt with as necessary…. I do the live and let live as much as possible, there for the most part is plenty of open space out around us to allow this…
There are some young men in the area that still hunt raccoons and a couple trappers in the general area also. I am not concerned our neck of the woods are overrun at this point… The yotes are far more of a problem than all the rest. They do not get a pass when I run across one.
we have them - catch em on the cams all the time but the G shepherd keeps them away from the house. The fool went at it with a medium size black bear a couple years ago. Thought he was going to get his head handed to him but all the bear wanted to do is leave the area. Only turned to swipe at the dog while retreating cause he couldn't outrun him. He thought he was the shizzle after that. DA dog😏