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was loading hay this afternoon, and a big old sow coon took off out of the stack, I crawled up to inspect and found 3 little coon.

brought them in to show the kids and now I think we have a problem! I sure do not want the dang things round here, but I am not man enough to break their hearts.....
 
jigs said:
was loading hay this afternoon, and a big old sow coon took off out of the stack, I crawled up to inspect and found 3 little coon.

brought them in to show the kids and now I think we have a problem! I sure do not want the dang things round here, but I am not man enough to break their hearts.....
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They are cute when they are little- but can be a pain in the butt when they get bigger...

Jigs- If you get forced into keeping them check your local laws and regulations-- some states have outlawed them as pets because of rabies and stuff- or have requirements on shots .... The little Indian kids used to catch them and sell them as pets as they don't have to follow state law......
 
Oh jigs!! I kept a boar coon for over 14 yrs and he was GREAT!!! He stayed in the house for years, used a litter box and thought he was either a short human or a funny looking cat/dog cause he sure wasn't a coonish acting coon! I later moved him out into an old playhouse that I converted into a CoonCondo.

He hated raw fish and could not climb a tree!!! When he died of heart failure at the old age of 14....he weighed 42 lbs!!

They make great pets BUT you really have to have the time to spend with them and it's like a dog...they have to learn that you're the " head coon"!

But as far as laffs and fun....you can't beat them!

Just make sure you put the cookies in the fridge!!


As far as the vaccinations....if you've got a "cool" vet...it's no problem to get and extra rabies shot for " the new dog"!!!
 
jigs said:
was loading hay this afternoon, and a big old sow coon took off out of the stack, I crawled up to inspect and found 3 little coon.

brought them in to show the kids and now I think we have a problem! I sure do not want the dang things round here, but I am not man enough to break their hearts.....
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I KNEW IT!!! :lol: You ARE a softie!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:
 
Jigs, check with your vet about comunicable diseases. When our vet saw that our youngsters had just found some orphaned coons abd were raising them for pets, he strongly discouraged us from letting the kids keep them for that reason.
 
You are correct ..there is an article on the diseases they carry here if anyone wants to read.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/janfeb02/fn_raccoon.html
 
well I gave all 3 to a neighbor who had raised some before. I knew that I would not have the time to invest in them.

really tore up my 5 yr old....she thought they were hers! I just wanted them to see them, had no idea they would want them.

I am almost affraid to go out to the hay shed, pretty sure that old sow is waiting for me !!!
 
You MIGHT could try to place the kits back where they were and she MIGHT take them. Yeah they've been handled a lot...but if she's a super good Mom...she just might take them. Might be worth a try. I have seen it happen once or twice but again, depends if she's a good momma or not.

She'd come back to them anyway if they'd been left alone. I got mine when the Momma Coon was killed and this was the only baby left alive.
 
ranchwife said:
jigs said:
was loading hay this afternoon, and a big old sow coon took off out of the stack, I crawled up to inspect and found 3 little coon.

brought them in to show the kids and now I think we have a problem! I sure do not want the dang things round here, but I am not man enough to break their hearts.....
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I KNEW IT!!! :lol: You ARE a softie!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:
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that is a rumor we do not need floating around here......
 
jigs said:
ranchwife said:
jigs said:
was loading hay this afternoon, and a big old sow coon took off out of the stack, I crawled up to inspect and found 3 little coon.

brought them in to show the kids and now I think we have a problem! I sure do not want the dang things round here, but I am not man enough to break their hearts.....
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I KNEW IT!!! :lol: You ARE a softie!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:
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that is a rumor we do not need floating around here......
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A rumor that is floating no longer.


Your actions just put it to rest! :wink:
 
jeeez

now I am gonna have to go out and run over the kids cat or something to get my hard ash reputation back.......
 
how about Huck the Fuskers.......that is as close as I can get!

my boys have a play station, and I have spent many frustrating hours learning to run 12 buttons and a 4 way control pad but the other day, I felt I had mastered it enough to play KSU vs Nubbraski well, 64 14 was a sweet sweet reward for my time..... now if our new coach can just do that this fall !

when we beat those shuckers this fall, I will drive out there to your ranch and whistle you the Wabash Cannonball just for fun!
 
in high school, like most nebraska high schools who use red as a color, the crowd chanted the Go Big Red ......well, my disdain for the hooskers, I refused to say it, so I chanted Old Home Bread.....was fun, until 5 or 6 guys started doing it with me, and the principle hauled us out of the basketball game......got to write a 500 word essay on school spirit.
 
buy hell!!! after a long hard battle on the gridiron, you gotta cook a man a meal ! :wink: :twisted: :!:
 

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