.22lr does it again

eric65 · Post by **eric65** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:54 pm

10 thirty at night, just head shot racoon #7 in my garage ,only been here 3 years . you would think living in town would prevent this problem. best part was watching mr coon do the head shot dance!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:07 pm

What kind of firearm did you use? Rifle? Handgun? Details man - we need details (and pictures)!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:24 pm

Boiler or fryer? Them young coons aint' bad....

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:29 pm

Ysabel Kid wrote:What kind of firearm did you use? Rifle? Handgun? Details man - we need details (and pictures)!

Yeah!

wildmanh · Post by **wildmanh** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:45 pm

This Thread is useless without details and pictures!! LOL Are you planning on using the pelt?

Heber

eric65 · Post by **eric65** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:58 am

Rifle was grandfathers M62 winchester pump using Federal hollow points. coon was placed in garbage bag and thrown in trash can bue to problems with Distemper around here. I have been hunting this particular visitor for aimost A month. They come to raid our cat food supply. Sorry I am unable to post pictures due to being computer challanged.

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:48 am

Love my 62A. Grandpas had great guns, didn't they?

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:49 am

Hobie wrote:Love my 62A. Grandpas had great guns, didn't they?

+1!

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:03 am

[Boiler or fryer? Them young coons aint' bad....]

I bone out all the meat, from the ones I shoot off my garbage cans (At least I know they're eating as good as me ! ), and pop it into a Roast 'N Boast bag with some veggies, etc - to make the best oven-baked stew I've ever had.

I prefer Racoon done that way to all other meat, as it's better than the best beef , just a little sweeter - and much tastier than venison IMHO.

Scott Young · Post by **Scott Young** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:13 am

i debone the meat and remove the kernels. i parboil the meat to to a head and then pour the head off with the water. i then either bake with sweet potatoes or bbq and glaze. the last coon i had i used it in sausage. i used in place of pork and went 50/50 venison with just a touch of tallow to marble the mix. i had several guys eating it that swore it was the best sausage until they found out it was coon. then they had a difficult time. city slickers are fun to watch.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:27 am

BlaineG wrote:Boiler or fryer? Them young coons aint' bad....

Really? What kind of recipes do you have?

Never seen anybody eat a racoon. I've shot...plenty... to help the turkey population, and never thought about eating one.

P.S. I see a couple of other guys had some input before I finished reading the thread...

AndyM · Post by **AndyM** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:52 am

I have a book at home - I beleive it is the Small Game and Varmint Hunting Bible - that has a whole section on cooking small game and varmins - there is about 4-6 recipes for 'coon in there, along with possum, squirrel, crow, groundhog, etc...

We shot a coon once and cooked one up in a stew - was not bad, nothing to write home about, but very eatible.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:25 am

The best BBQ "Pork" sammich I've encountered features Coon as the main ingredient. Cooked till the meat falls off the bone,shred it and add a good BBQ sauce. Good stuff!

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:39 am

SmokeEater2 wrote:The best BBQ "Pork" sammich I've encountered features Coon as the main ingredient. Cooked till the meat falls off the bone,shred it and add a good BBQ sauce. Good stuff!

Squirrel Legs are good that way too...

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:01 am

I hunted a property in Virgina a spell back and the older gentleman who owned the land, was a big coon hunter and I spent many a night running through the woods behind his dogs. What fond memories. I gave him a TV and he asked me to dinner. When I showed up, he had dinner ready under one of those big blue roasters. He asked me to help myself. When I removed the lid, there was a coon, all four legs sticking up WITH THE FUR STILL ON!!!!!!!! floating in the water were carrots and potatos and did I mention FUR!!!!!!!!

I asked how to eat it and he said, just pull back the skin and grab me some out. I did and grabbed some spuds and carrots too. Rinsed off the spuds and carrots. have to admit it was very good if you get by the hair. tasted alot like very moist (nearly oily) dark turkey meat. I enjoyed the meal and went back for seconds. I have not tried that recipe on anyone though.

blessings

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:40 pm

flaming heck rjohns

I have just been waiting around the back for a fox with my9422, yep he cameon dark. At 50yds he was not a safe shot but I could feel the hammer trembling under my thumb

May be next time

Nath.

tman · Post by **tman** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:04 pm

try putting it in a pressure cooker.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:20 am

[When I removed the lid, there was a coon, all four legs sticking up WITH THE FUR STILL ON!!!!!!!! floating in the water were carrots and potatos and did I mention FUR!!!!!!!! ]

EEEWWWH - How GROSS ! ! !

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:49 am

rjohns94,

I bet you wished you'd given him a skinin' knife instead of a TV.

Post by **Hobie** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:58 am

I understand the native Americans used to roast the racoons whole in the coals. Thought it was good eating.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:07 pm

it was good and very moist. A skinning knife would have been a better choice for sure. VBG

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:12 pm

That is MEAN.

When we have racoon problems, we use a 'Have-a Hart' live trap; it doesn't injure or harm the animal in any way.

...then the next morning, we shoot it in the head with a .22 hollow point...

Actually, the trap saves staying up late, and also this way we don't accidentally injure/kill the neighbor's cat. (Of course if it IS trespassing, it might find a new home at the local animal shelter...)

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:57 am

AJMD, do you mean your not suposed to kill the neighbors cats

Nath.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:47 pm

Just gut n' skin the coon and Deep fat fry like a WOW turkey

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mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:20 pm

We need a shrink to join the forum, some of you guys need help!

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:23 pm

Or maybe a Cajun cook instead like Justin Wilson...so we don't waste any of the coon.

Gryphon Black · Post by **Gryphon Black** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:34 am

I guess the distemper gives it a certain piquant savoriness?

Don't think I wanna eat no distemper.

But now, barring that little problem, bring on the stew pot! Actually, I'd grill it. section it up like a chicken and rub some sage on it, mmm good!