What the HELL!!!!
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Introduction
Some days are better than others......
RACCOONS!
Woke up this morning..... 2 raccoons trapped in my back porch/garbage room.
Left this note so the wife would know what the hell was going on.
I was up late for football last night and discovered these little bastards had pushed the door open and somehow shut it again trapping themselves.
I left the note because at 4 in the morning.... I ain't dealing with no coons'! (she wakes up early to go to work, and I am NEVER up early)
I left the note because at 4 in the morning.... I ain't dealing with no coons'! (she wakes up early to go to work, and I am NEVER up early)
I found the little bastards under some of their wreckage.
Some of the garbage they ripped open and got all over everywhere.
DAMN raccoons stink!!! This is not my first encounter with raccoons by a long shot..... but it's the first time they were ever IN the house.
DAMN raccoons stink!!! This is not my first encounter with raccoons by a long shot..... but it's the first time they were ever IN the house.
Animal Control wanted $50 per animal to remove...... f**k that!!
They also said that I could shoot them if I got them out of the house. I don't have my .22 rifle here.... and my .308 is WAY too big and loud to shoot IN the house IN town. It would be heard for blocks... not to mention the hole it would have left in the wall. I can shoot completely through 1/8 steel with the ammo I use.... a raccoon and plywood isn't gonna stop that bullet.
I couldn't get a clear picture of both raccoons at the same time due to the mess. You can see the second raccoons claws in the bottom center of this picture... he was hiding behind my old coat.
I couldn't get a clear picture of both raccoons at the same time due to the mess. You can see the second raccoons claws in the bottom center of this picture... he was hiding behind my old coat.
Not the best pictures.... but I had to use the (ugh..digital) zoom..... these little bastards were pissed!!
They are supposed to be a smart critter.
And I know they are smart... but to lock yourself in a house to get into garbage is like robbing the bank and hiding in the vault afterwards.
I chased one of them out with a heavy stick. The other raccoon was a bit dumb. I had to beat it near to death before it would go toward the door. It put up a fight.... but it is gonna be sore for a while.
They will be back... and I will be ready. Next time they are getting my trusty bayonet between the eyes. The only reason I didn't kill them today is because my 8 year old son is home and I don't want him to witness an animal dying like that... plus all of the blood.
Call me heartless.... but the next time they enter my house they are DEAD!!!
And I have animal control's permission to do it!
I chased one of them out with a heavy stick. The other raccoon was a bit dumb. I had to beat it near to death before it would go toward the door. It put up a fight.... but it is gonna be sore for a while.
They will be back... and I will be ready. Next time they are getting my trusty bayonet between the eyes. The only reason I didn't kill them today is because my 8 year old son is home and I don't want him to witness an animal dying like that... plus all of the blood.
Call me heartless.... but the next time they enter my house they are DEAD!!!
And I have animal control's permission to do it!
I need a beer.
they were trapped and terrified - have some compassion! poor little fuzzy guys.
No football on Sunday, raccoon invasion on Tuesday...gosh, Raant, you're having a rough week. This reminds me of those old Disney animal movies they used to have on Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights where the raccoons get into the house and make a mess of everything. Except in the Disney movie, the raccoon wouldn't get hit with a stick in the end. LOL He would eat his fill of whatever goods he found, wreck the whole house, and then make a clean getaway. Maybe you better get a raccoon-proof lock put on your door or else get a big dog to keep them out! Hope your week gets better soon! :)
I gave the critters ample opportunity to leave on their own. The door was opened for three hours prior to me having to remove them physically. And they were left alone for those three hours... Colin and I stayed in the house hoping they would leave.
I don't get pleasure in killing animals except for the odd deer or moose, and they get eaten. I even catch and release any fish I catch.
But come on. The door was three feet from where they were hiding, wide open, fresh breeze coming in, lots of warmth and sunshine.
I had no choice. I had compassion up to the point where they were hissing and snapping at me before I got violent. They have been a nuisance to the whole block all summer and need to be removed. But others will move into their territory..... they always do.
I don't get pleasure in killing animals except for the odd deer or moose, and they get eaten. I even catch and release any fish I catch.
But come on. The door was three feet from where they were hiding, wide open, fresh breeze coming in, lots of warmth and sunshine.
I had no choice. I had compassion up to the point where they were hissing and snapping at me before I got violent. They have been a nuisance to the whole block all summer and need to be removed. But others will move into their territory..... they always do.
You're lucky you didn't get bit, Raant. Raccoons can be pretty feisty when they feel threatened. Hmmm...if they come back, maybe you and your son will soon be wearing matching coonskin caps! ;)
Did you play and sing Rocky Racoon (another Beatles favorite) to them? They might have liked that better than getting hit with a pole. They look awfully cute.
cute...yeah...real cute. Especially when they are hissing, snapping and snarling at you. People think rabbits are cute too. Ask any hunter, they are full of ticks and parasites. Their ears literally move from all of the bugs inside.
If I went to their den and started digging it up, they would attack me. Same principle here. They invaded my turf, I gave them fair chance, they wouldn't budge when shoo'd toward the open door. I had no choice.
For my $50 per animal, animal control would have just used a snare on a pole, choking the animal as it is being dragged out of the house. They were gonna get hurt either way.
If I went to their den and started digging it up, they would attack me. Same principle here. They invaded my turf, I gave them fair chance, they wouldn't budge when shoo'd toward the open door. I had no choice.
For my $50 per animal, animal control would have just used a snare on a pole, choking the animal as it is being dragged out of the house. They were gonna get hurt either way.
Well, what a fun day!!
Glad it wasn't Monday...or Sunday!
Glad it wasn't Monday...or Sunday!
I like the update to your profile, Raant! You make me laugh!! :D
You shouldn't have hit my raccoon friends, Mr. Raant. They were only trying to do me a favor. I sent them to your house to get me some more of your hunny. They couldn't find it though. Now they are mad at me, and I still don't have any hunny. Oh bother. It's all your fault. I'm going to tell Christopher Robin about this.
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