Bandits on the porch
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MiddleAgedKen
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A friend of mine calls them land carp. The big ones can be pretty vicious. Had a mama drop two young'uns in the loft of our garage at our old place. We consulted with exterminators, park rangers, and Pastafarians (not really, they weren't invented yet) and decided to wait until the young were old enough to leave the garage with a fighting chance, and then gassed them out on a hot summer day with old socks and rags soaked in household ammonia and lobbed into the garage.
PS--The famous Rachl Lukis has a ridgeback that she blogs about quite a bit.
PS--The famous Rachl Lukis has a ridgeback that she blogs about quite a bit.
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Aguila Blanca
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One word:
HAVAHART
Take them FAR away when captured. I've been told that to keep them from finding their way back you have to take them "across water" (whatever that means -- lake? river? ocean? Dunno).
They look cute but they can be destructive.
HAVAHART
Take them FAR away when captured. I've been told that to keep them from finding their way back you have to take them "across water" (whatever that means -- lake? river? ocean? Dunno).
They look cute but they can be destructive.
CypherNinja
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38 Super Auto
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Don't forget to light off the claymores and raise the drawbridge...
1911Tuner
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Ever seen a male dog go to a fresh pee spot and lick at it? Mine do it all the time.
Sunray
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"...Bark like a dog...deep voiced and hateful..." Please have somebody video that. I'd kind of like to see it. http://abc.go.com/primetime/afv/index?pn=index
pingpingping
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OK, I'll bite...How do you know? I know how I know, but I am curious as to how you know.
Intune
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"PSST! Hide yer face Ralph! Anybody would recognize that dang nose of yours even with these masks. Oh, we are sooo busted."
MaterDei
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Funny comments guys. My 8 year old who wanted to shot them went inside while I was taking some photos and came out with his Red Ryder complete with field expedient weapon light.
And here is a picture of 'ole blue'.
Actually his name is Chester (short for Chesterton, one of my favorite authors) and he is a natural hunter as my chickens can unfortunately vouch for.
And here is a picture of 'ole blue'.
Actually his name is Chester (short for Chesterton, one of my favorite authors) and he is a natural hunter as my chickens can unfortunately vouch for.
Aaryq
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Great story. I'd suggest you get at least an 8 Gauge or .375 H&H Magnum if they come back. I've heard that coons can assault by the millions and have even occupied Fort Knox.
Seriously though, that picture is priceless.
Seriously though, that picture is priceless.
Code3GT
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Oh wow, that is one beautiful dog!! And good firearms handling by Jr! (finger off trigger
MaterDei
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letting them off with a warning?
I hope it was a very extreme not likely to be forgotten warning like a big blast of bear-spray.
Short of that, congrats, you just taught them that humans are harmless, a minor irritant if you are seen, but otherwise a great source of food
I hope it was a very extreme not likely to be forgotten warning like a big blast of bear-spray.
Short of that, congrats, you just taught them that humans are harmless, a minor irritant if you are seen, but otherwise a great source of food
KiltedClaymore
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air horn might work. large roll of firecrackers (i know you got them, your in texas
). get a piece of rope and give 'em afew snaps?MaterDei
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As a matter of fact, I do. HeHe
Piedmont Plinker
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That one has a look on his face, saying "Always hatin' on a brother."
ZeSpectre
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Oh man, this one just SCREAMED for some photoshop work!
Voila....
(*look up "Corinthian" for those not into architecture)
Voila....
(*look up "Corinthian" for those not into architecture)
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scrat
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hahahah very good stuff
SSN Vet
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I never realized how close they stuck together in their family groops untill we had a pack of 5 make nightly raids on our trash can shed.
I dug out my large "Have-A-Heart" trap and proceeded deportation proceedings across the river to the state next door (where they can enjoy tax free shopping).
I got the Papa on the first night and he was the hugest raccoon I'd ever seen, and he was aggressive to. On night two, I got my first ever "two-for" as two of the adolecent cubs some how managed to get into the trap at the same time.
Five coons trapped in four nights! They just couldn't resist a fresh dalop of garbage in a box trap placed in a trash barrel turned on its side.
Now there living free in NH.
I dug out my large "Have-A-Heart" trap and proceeded deportation proceedings across the river to the state next door (where they can enjoy tax free shopping).
I got the Papa on the first night and he was the hugest raccoon I'd ever seen, and he was aggressive to. On night two, I got my first ever "two-for" as two of the adolecent cubs some how managed to get into the trap at the same time.
Five coons trapped in four nights! They just couldn't resist a fresh dalop of garbage in a box trap placed in a trash barrel turned on its side.
Now there living free in NH.
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Cannonball888
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Critters don't make it to our porch.
We have an electric wire around our yard perimeter about 3-4 inches off the ground. Found this guy one morning. Seems he made the fatal mistake of turning around and biting what was shocking him.
We have an electric wire around our yard perimeter about 3-4 inches off the ground. Found this guy one morning. Seems he made the fatal mistake of turning around and biting what was shocking him.
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