texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,014
Posts9,719,429
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr #6394999 08/04/16 10:22 PM
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
M
mikei Online Content OP
THF Trophy Hunter
OP Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
M
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
I heard a bunch of yowling and growling last night, and figured a few feral cats had gotten together for a fight. I grabbed my 17HMR with it's old red spotlight and snuck out onto the front porch. Lo and behold, the noise was being made by a trio of masked bandits who appeared to be having some sort of disagreement. I selected the largest one and put him down. The other two, instead of running off, started attacking the one I had just shot! So I took out number two. The third one, still miffed at his companions, hustled away and then came back to bite the leg of one of his dead buddies! So I invited him to Raccoon Heaven and he took me up on the offer. I've never seen such strange behavior before; have any of you?


Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6395059 08/04/16 11:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 46,950
G
Gravytrain Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
G
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 46,950
That's a heck of a good story!


Upon us all, upon us all, a little rain must fall
Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6395120 08/04/16 11:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25,138
Creekrunner Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25,138
Excellent.


...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6395347 08/05/16 02:58 AM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
S
SapperTitan Offline
Taking Requests
Offline
Taking Requests
S
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
Never seen anything like that in person. I have seen turkeys attack dead turkeys on tv.

Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6396972 08/06/16 08:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,416
S
SnakeWrangler Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
S
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,416
DeathWish-3..... cheers


Originally Posted by Sneaky
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored]
Originally Posted by beaversnipe
Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

"You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6397192 08/07/16 12:55 AM
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
M
mikei Online Content OP
THF Trophy Hunter
OP Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
M
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
I have seen bucks go after a downed companion; turkeys do the same; and feral hogs will start feeding on their dead friends before they've had their dying quiver. I'd just never seen that behavior in 'coons, particularly at such close range with light, muzzle blast and sound. Could it be the heat/drought difficult environmental conditions that's triggering this kind of rather bazaar behavior?

Last edited by mikei; 08/07/16 12:56 AM.
Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6403176 08/11/16 04:21 AM
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 71
T
TxImpalaClone Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
T
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 71
Good shooting

Re: 3 more raccoons sent to Raccoon Heaven with the 17hmr [Re: mikei] #6420515 08/23/16 02:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 53
9
974runner Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
9
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 53
Great story. Love it. The .17 is a pretty cool round.

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3