George Shirley wrote:
> On 4/25/2010 6:04 PM, Dave Bugg wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Like the people who hear a noise in the back yard and go out with a
>>> gun to investigate and it turns out to be a raccoon in the garbage.
>>
>> Nope. That doesn't go into the stats. Besides, racoons have fingers
>> and thumbs and may very well be armed. And they wear masks to boot.
>>
> The raccoon I saw at McDonald's yesterday morning about 0815 surely
> was. Rarely see a healthy coon out after daylight and this one wasn't
> near the dumpster, he was under my truck.
>
> Went back in the diner and had them call animal control while I kept
> an eye on the coon. Animal control called me today and verified what I
> thought, a rabid raccoon, armed and very dangerous. Now a very dead
> and cremated raccoon. Animal control guy said they would be on the
> lookout for others nearby as this was possibly a yearling coon as
> near as they could tell.
>
> Note: This McDonald's is surrounded on two sides by heavy woods. YMMV

I make two aggressive attempts to get rid of racoons so they leave my
property voluntarily under their own steam. The third time involves a .22
Ruger.

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Dave
What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan