Raccoon invasion

[Smart Red]

Yup! I had raccoon stew once. Pretty good but a bit too greasy.

 

[baymule]

I have eaten raccoon before, not too bad, but not so good that I would go hunt them down for a food source.

Something few people know is that male raccoons have an ivory ummm....... uh...... bone in their male part. it is fish hook shaped with a small knob on the end. Old timer trappers sharpened the "root" end and carried them for a toothpick. No, I never used one for a toothpick, but I was given a couple of them years ago.

 

[MontyJ]

I'll eat a lot of stuff, but I'll pass on 'coon. I wonder if you killed it in the henhouse would it taste like chicken?

 

[baymule]

Only if it was chicken fried.

 

[MontyJ]

OK, where's the headslap smiley?

 

[Ridgerunner]

It's good to see Bay in a good mood.

Monty, if you cut the raccoon open and leave it where the chickens can get to it, they will enjoy a lot of free protein. Chickens live by the motto, Do lunch or Be lunch. Somehow with raccoons it seems fitting that they chickens are the ones doing lunch. Last time I caught a big rat I did that. It's amazing how well they cleaned it down to the skeleton.

 

[Wishin']

I have eaten raccoon before, not too bad, but not so good that I would go hunt them down for a food source.

Something few people know is that male raccoons have an ivory ummm....... uh...... bone in their male part. it is fish hook shaped with a small knob on the end. Old timer trappers sharpened the "root" end and carried them for a toothpick. No, I never used one for a toothpick, but I was given a couple of them years ago.

O.K I knew about the bone, but using it as A TOOTHPICK!!!!! REALLY???

 

[MontyJ]

I never thought of that ridge. While I doubt I'll start by throwing the whole thing in there, I'll cut a hunk off of the next one and toss it to them. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I thought that might appeal to you. I've done it a few times, but not with something real big like a raccoon. Mine were a bit shy about investigating, but I just tossed it in, already opened, and left it for a full 24-hour day. When I went to retrieve what was left to get rid of it, it was surprising how little was left, not much meat and no innards.

 

[MontyJ]

I'll start by putting a piece in during the morning and taking it back at night. I don't want to risk drawing more predators to the coop by leaving it there. I sometimes wonder what some future archaeologists might think if they ever excavated the hill behind my house where I throw all the bodies. "What the hell happened here?" comes to mind.