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Posted: 4/18/2024 9:12:40 AM EDT
[Last Edit: garr]
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Double post!!
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USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 9:14:34 AM EDT
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Only if it’s a smaller raccoon, then yeah, a suppressed .22lr. But on the larger, heavy ‘coons, I’ve found that too many times they just run off even with a solid hit.
Lately I’ve been killing them DRT at night with my suppressed 5.56 coyote AR that’s topped with a thermal. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 9:17:29 AM EDT
[Last Edit: arowneragain]
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I have never found a raccoon, of any size, that could survive a solid hit in the liver/lungs/heart from literally any .22lr - whether standard velocity or supersonic. Solid or hollowpoint.
Same with brain shots. I have killed, uh, a lot of them, over the years. *shrugs* ETA: same goes for opossums and armadillos. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 9:18:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JRJ: A gamo .177 works just fine. Yep, don't overthink it. I use a .22 gamo. It does the job. Head or lungs, they usually go down immediately. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:33:40 AM EDT
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We had a sick one walk up out of the pasture and into our yard one time. I did a mag dump, right into the red-X shown above, with a S&W M&P .22, 10 FRIGGIN ROUNDS RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES, The racoon started doing the Electric Boogaloo dance, body spasms like it was plugged into a light socket before it finally quit shaking
I never saw anything go down that hard before. I was looking around for a wooden stake and some holy water after seeing that |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:39:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Sandbowl1980: Shot a rabid raccoon once. It took 3 9mm rds hp to kill that thing. Yet I've shot non infected raccoons with a .22 in a well placed shot and it drt. Rabid animals must be harder to kill. Kinda like a zombie 🧟♂️ I know one thing though they can be viscous vis·cous /ˈviskəs/ adjective having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity I think when they're rabid they do have a thick goo between there skull and brain. Probably why harder to kill. The thick fluid expands the bullet before it can reach brain matter. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:41:31 AM EDT
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Like much of GD, she is a terrible shot.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:42:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By whiplash11: Golden marlin and grape soda is the answer to rid raccoon. Just be prepared to get rid of several at a time. Several violations rolled into one if going this route, and if doing this please dispose of them in a way that nothing can find and eat the carcasses. |
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NY, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:42:52 AM EDT
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12 gauge
sticks them trash pandas right to the dirt without any squirming or writhing |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:45:17 AM EDT
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My FIL used to fight coons getting in his attic. He recommended 22 short in the attic and 30-30 in the yard. He hated coons. Makes me smile thinking of it. RIP Pawpaw
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:46:23 AM EDT
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Would be my Ruger 22LR all day if I had to thin them out.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:52:28 AM EDT
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I've dropped plenty of raccoons with a single .22. I've also had to put several rounds of 9 into an armadillo....
Realistically, the critter was dead after the first shot, it just hadn't realized it yet 
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IL, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:58:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JRJ: A gamo .177 works just fine. A Gamo .177 worked for me. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:02:18 AM EDT
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A .22LR to the head does the job. Although it does make a mess because they flip and thrash involuntarily and spray blood everywere. A friend uses lung shots and says that they're dead in less than a minute and there's no blood. The headshot seems more humane to me.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:05:51 AM EDT
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most of the coons I shoot are along roadsides while out pheasant or duck hunting/scouting. 12 gauge, 3" 4 or 5 lead or 3" 2 steel. Takes care of them no prob.
Shot one sunday night after loading my boat up at a public access. G43, 124 gr HST from about 20 feet, 2 shots. Looked like a water balloon full of jelly exploded on the from the exit wounds. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:09:36 AM EDT
[Last Edit: anesvick]
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The critter killer is used for anything from squirrels to feral dogs, It has 12 gauge 3" BBB shot tungsten shells in it, 18 inch barrel, modified choke. Anything smaller than a coyote tends to just kinda come apart.
It would take a lot for me to shoot a raccoon though, ours are pretty cool and I feed them occasionally. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:10:18 AM EDT
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#4 lead shot from a 20 gauge works good.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:12:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By anesvick: The critter killer is used for anything from squirrels to feral dogs, It has 12 gauge 3" BBB shot tungsten shells in it, 18 inch barrel, modified choke. Anything smaller than a coyote tends to just kinda come apart. It would take a lot for me to shoot a raccoon though, ours are pretty cool and I feed them occasionally. Please tell me you have critter killer painted on the side of the barrel |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:17:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By anesvick: The critter killer is used for anything from squirrels to feral dogs, It has 12 gauge 3" BBB shot tungsten shells in it, 18 inch barrel, modified choke. Anything smaller than a coyote tends to just kinda come apart. . I like this approach. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:22:23 AM EDT
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Grandpa ran a trap line for years….more than once went into his tool shed and found a dead raccoon or two with a .22LR directly between their eyes from the Pre-Woodsman he carried for that purpose.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:29:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tveddy: Please tell me you have critter killer painted on the side of the barrel |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:49:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:03:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: Several violations rolled into one if going this route, and if doing this please dispose of them in a way that nothing can find and eat the carcasses. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: Originally Posted By whiplash11: Golden marlin and grape soda is the answer to rid raccoon. Just be prepared to get rid of several at a time. Several violations rolled into one if going this route, and if doing this please dispose of them in a way that nothing can find and eat the carcasses. I thought he meant a Marlin Golden 39A rifle. I never heard of Golden Malrin poison. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:04:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistorySure you used enough dynamite there, Butch?
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:05:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ohio: I thought he meant a Marlin Golden 39A rifle. I never heard of Golden Malrin poison. It's marketed as a fly bait, for killing flies. It's very effective on pretty much anything else you can get to eat it. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:07:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 67Firebird]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arowneragain: Sure you used enough dynamite there, Butch? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arowneragain: Sometimes, you use what you have.  Edit - A friend of mine said that he'd try to mount it for me, and ended up doing kind of a shoulder mount. He said that I blew it up too much. I have it hanging over my bedroom door;  |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:15:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arowneragain: It's marketed as a fly bait, for killing flies. It's very effective on pretty much anything else you can get to eat it. Looked it up, seems like a bad idea for raccoons. |
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UT, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:18:40 PM EDT
[#28]
They're tough as shit.
I have shot several with .22 and it's not really adequate. I use a suppressed 300 BO with 245gr cast, a .223 or a 9mm with self defense loads now. Even fmj 9mm doesn't always kill them quickly |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:21:44 PM EDT
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I prefer to trap them, then use a .22lr to shoot them right at the base of the skull. They twitch a little, but they're dead.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:28:01 PM EDT
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Had one with distemper in the yard, a few stingers to the body did a great job. Probably overkill but we have lots of other critters around, so I bleached the area and double bagged the body and buried it deep.
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NC, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:29:41 PM EDT
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 Razorcore 77 grain. He wasn't rabid. Just kept getting into my chicken coop. Never hurt any of the hens and I didn't really want to shoot him, but I didn't want to keep chancing it. I always try to be as quick and humane as possible. When it's time to kill, overkill. Did the same thing with a sick chicken earlier this week. A 22 to the head would have done the trick, but I'd have felt bad if I missed the brain by any amount...So I used a 12 gauge with turkey shot and blew her head off. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:40:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ohio: Looked it up, seems like a bad idea for raccoons. Well, it’s not Temik. 
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:27:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arowneragain: It's marketed as a fly bait, for killing flies. It's very effective on pretty much anything else you can get to eat it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arowneragain: Originally Posted By Ohio: I thought he meant a Marlin Golden 39A rifle. I never heard of Golden Malrin poison. It's marketed as a fly bait, for killing flies. It's very effective on pretty much anything else you can get to eat it. Very deadly stuff. If your dog or kid gets into it, they're gone before you know there's a problem. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:41:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Imzadi: I shot one at 3am with my suppressed 22LR. 5am with a suppressed BREN 2Ms using Winchester USA3162W ammo. Shot it in the neck, about 35 pounds so decent size coon. It thrashed around in the same spot kicking up dirt for several seconds. Left a nasty wound. Tried to kill its mate but they got away |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:42:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ohio: I thought he meant a Marlin Golden 39A rifle. I never heard of Golden Malrin poison. Same here |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:42:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:43:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RealityCheck0311: This youtube comment!  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RealityCheck0311: This youtube comment! She accidentally loaded her gun with Alec Baldwin's missing blanks. 
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:54:22 PM EDT
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.17! Both HMR and WSM, kills really well.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:04:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Imzadi: I shot one at 3am with my suppressed 22LR. I defend my chicken coop with 22 shorts from a Henry lever gun. They work fantasticly. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:32:45 PM EDT
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I use a suppressed .22 pistol with subsonics. Usually one round to the head. Sometimes two.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:43:13 PM EDT
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I've used 12ga birdshot, 9mm, 300BO, 5.56, and .22lr all with great success.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:45:32 PM EDT
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Depends on where I need to shoot them.
If theres a problem shooting them with a firearm my bow with a small game head leaves them DRT. Otherwise my .22LR or shotgun will do the trick. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:46:33 PM EDT
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Love how the camera guy is just standing there while the coon flops around between the lady and himself. Next round might have been a nasty bounce.
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AL, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:56:43 PM EDT
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Anything that can run up a tree, like a raccoon, a squirrel or Siberian tiger, is going to need extra killing power for it's comparative size.
I used to coon hunt with my uncle years ago. A clean shot with a scoped .22 drops them with a brain hit, but I've seen boars tie up with large hounds. Incredibly tough animals for their weight. If they weighed 50lbs, they'd be off a mountain lion's menu. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:58:58 PM EDT
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Generally critters the size of coons I'll just use whatever is readily available. It doesn't need to cost much to dispatch them. I took out 2 groundhogs once with a suppressed .22 and they did hobble a few steps before laying over. Last groundhog I took out I shot with my suppressed 11.5" at 30yds with 62gr green tip. Pin hole on the one side and a fist sized wound on the other that looked like fresh ground hamburger.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:59:28 PM EDT
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Aguila 60 grain .22 super snipers hit real hard at close range. Never had one to not kill with one shot.
Now I use subs with a suppressor. Wish I could use the 60 gr SS with the suppressor, but I read a lot about baffle strikes. |
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Posted: 4/19/2024 11:51:53 AM EDT
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So I shot a big boar coon this morning.
Trapping season runs year-round here now and we have multiple hen turkeys nesting on our farm and I saw a coon on a trail camera picture here the other day. He couldn't resist a slice of mackerel in a dogproof trap. Cheap .22lr solid to the head - he was instantly incapacitated and dead within seconds. My current box of subsonic hollowpoints was empty and I just grabbed a few rounds of my plinking ammo to check traps this morning. Head-shot coons don't know the difference. 
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Posted: 4/21/2024 12:49:36 PM EDT
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I shot one once with a .22 cal pellet rifle the day before leaving on a cruise. I hit him in the neck and caught his jugular vein because I saw blood shooting out. But he ran off into the mangroves. Anyways we get back from cruise a week later pulled under house (stilt house) and when I opened the door the stench hit me. I was like wtf
 . Damn raccoon crawled under my dock and died. Took me a few days to locate him. I had to get into water and crawl up under the dock and using a gaft dragged him out and buried it in the yard. I did think about putting it in my brother in laws fire pit to screw with him. He'd burn crap like plastic and rubber in it and smoke the entire neighborhood to the point you couldn't sit outside and had to close windows. He'd claim it was a cooking fire. Finally told him I'd come visit him while on duty and write him a fine. Told neighbors to call in illegal burn. He was a dick. He died several years ago of brain cancer. Probably from breathing all that caustic crap in his burn pit. |
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Posted: 4/21/2024 12:51:20 PM EDT
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I once shot a raccoon 7 times in the head with a 22 and the sucker ran away. Shot from 7-8 feet away.
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FM, USA
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Posted: 4/21/2024 1:00:35 PM EDT
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Have-a-heart trap, raccoon mama with a belly full of trash pandas stuck in the trap. CCI Quiet out of a suppressed 22/45 at maybe 5-6” distance to the head. Game over.
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