I’m gonna try to hunt Racoons!

[338 dude]

Here either

 

[Coldfinger]

Last spring I was out on another farm where I can reach out a bit but was carrying my CZ 455 with the .17 hmr barrel on it. It was around 3 in the afternoon and I saw what I thought was a groundhog at about 200 yards between the harvested corn stalks. I had the Harris on the CZ so I figured what the heck, I'll take a crack at that thing. I did and it reacted weird - kinda lumbered away and then went down in a hole. Still thinking it was a chuck, I went out to investigate and there was the hamburgler in his hole looking up at me. I had hit him but he was very lethargic and was trying to come back out of the hole! That's when I put another .17 in him and then kinda freaked out thinking I might have gotten blood spatter on me. That thing must have been rabid.

That's why I sold my 17 hmr faster than I bought it. Too many woodchucks getting down their holes worked kinda ok on fox tickled coyotes tho. I never looked back either!

 

[Savage16Hunter]

Yeah we don't practice catch and release coons here

It's illegal in NC - if you catch them in a trap, you have to dispatch them.

 

[George Dean]

Yes sir grew up coon hunting with hounds. Lived and grew up in central Mississippi. Dad went 3/4 nights a week I went every chance i got. Great fun. Young ones eat really well. Fried of course!!!!

Sold my dad's farm, between Walthall & Eupora in Webster County, when he passed. Wish I'd kept it. Many a trip down there to spend time with him. Always good fishing and hunting in the area. Loved the catfish buffet in Ackerman, best I've ever eaten in a restaurant. Great memories; meals of Quail; Dove & squirrel with home made 'real' hush puppies. Them southern girls can really cook! My paternal kin migrated there from N. Carolina after they tried to run those Yankees out of the south. ;-) Much family still in the area.

 

[dan1953]

Savage 96972 B.MAG Target 17 WSM 8+1 22' Gray Fixed Thumbhole Stock, Matte Stainless Right Hand

<p>The Savage Arms B.Mag Target rifle is chambered in 17 Winchester Super Magnum with a 8+1 capacity. It has an 22" stainless steel barrel and gray laminated thumbhole stock. The receiver and barrel have a stainless finish.</p>

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Decent deal on a WSM!

 

[tribb]

Sold my dad's farm, between Walthall & Eupora in Webster County, when he passed. Wish I'd kept it. Many a trip down there to spend time with him. Always good fishing and hunting in the area. Loved the catfish buffet in Ackerman, best I've ever eaten in a restaurant. Great memories; meals of Quail; Dove & squirrel with home made 'real' hush puppies. Them southern girls can really cook! My paternal kin migrated there from N. Carolina after they tried to run those Yankees out of the south. ;-) Much family still in the area.

Eupora is just down the road from Belfountaine that's (Bell fountain) to me I'm from Bentonia Mississippi so I know where it is!

 

[Coldfinger]

I've shot all the groundhogs on my property (I think) and now that deer season is over and the does are too pregnant to shoot on crop damage, I need something besides spring Turkey to hunt. I have 33 acres land-locked by adjacent properties in AG retention. Also got 1,500 ft of frontage on a healthy and swift creek. I ordered a coon squaller for 14 bucks and will hunt the little bastages during the day. I have a couple of questions: 1) what do I hunt with? I have all kinds of rifles but was planning on using a 22lr with CCI velocitors. Will this kill 'em? 2) How do I set up? I have ladder stands down by the creek. I see "coon sign" like tracks in the mud on the creek bank but have also watched videos where guys are calling them during the day and they materialize out of hollow trees and such. Today, there were coon tracks on the seat of one of my ladder stands! 3) What do you do with a Raccoon? I can't imagine eating one, but might get one mounted. Are the pelts worth anything?

Thanks!

-YZ

Any 22 lr will work fine! I used to use shorts and cb shorts when I had gun shy hounds! Man the good ole youthful days!!! They're about worthless especially in warm weather, if you have any Amish nearby they may want them. If you don't want to deal with pelts or carcasses go for vitals shot with any solid 22 and they should scurry away and die. Anything larger than a 22 is too powerful to let them run off! Just a precaution I always treat animals like they're sick in warm weather, like wearing disposable gloves. You will be going your gamebird, songbird and small game population a great favor as well! Good luck!!!