Posted: 7/1/2009 7:15:22 AM EDT
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SHot my first coon last night. Bastard got in my trash two days ago and I have bee on the watch.
Well about 9:30 last night I see the thing run across my front yard heading for my trash cans. So I run down stairs and grab this. 
It is loaded with 10 rounds of Rem Subsonics. I run out the front door and catch him by the cans, I am about 15 yards away. Bap, Bap, double tap. He takes off running away. I think crap, that was kinda loud and he kept moving. So, I run in the front door, click on my back floods, wait 30 seconds. Out the back door and there he is, bap, bap double tap. Takes off running diagnol to me, bap head shot, he is down, but trying to get up. Pull trigger click, case hung up, re rack, bap, bap. Dead 
Wife starts yelling what are you doing, tell her I am lighting off some fire crackers, early 4th July. Pretty big, I would say at least 15-20 pounds. Leasons learned, .22 subsonics are pretty weak, unless you get a head shot. Shooting at smaller running targets in the dark when your addrenaline is pumping is harder than shooting paper targets in the light. |
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Quoted: I love shooting coons. We go out at night with LED headlamps which REALLY light up their eyes and make them easy to see. We got 13 in our river bottom by just walking around and looking at trees You know, this is the truth. LED lights, whatever spectrum they broadcast is really reflected by the coloring inside animal eyes. |
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Skip the meager .22 If you are serious about putting down coons, you will need a bigger gun. I have never attempted to kill a coon with a .22. My first one was with a .410 ga shotgun. That took 2 shots. Next coon I used a 20 ga. That took two shots too. Finally I used a 12 ga on the 3rd coon. That one went down on the second shot as well! Now I only use centerfire calibers. One shot with a .223 is enough to punch Rocky's ticket. |
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I walked up to my deer stand one day and 2 coons ran up my tree.
I wasn't in the mood to share my tree, so I shot them with my bow. One fell right out and the other lodged itself in the crook of the tree. Blood everwhere, but the problem was solved. BUT that took 2 or my 3 arrows. About 2 hours later a couple of deer came out. I stood up to shoot one and I look around and that damned coon is coming down that tree about 3 feet from me looking eye to eye. I couldn't move or the deer were going to run off. that coon "climbed" right past me and got about 10 feet from the ground and just fell out of the tree. Remember I had ran a arrow through that sob about 2 hours before and thought he was long dead. They are tough to kill for sure. I actually killed the deer too. 
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Skip the meager .22 If you are serious about putting down coons, you will need a bigger gun. I have never attempted to kill a coon with a .22. My first one was with a .410 ga shotgun. That took 2 shots. Next coon I used a 20 ga. That took two shots too. Finally I used a 12 ga on the 3rd coon. That one went down on the second shot as well! Now I only use centerfire rifle calibers. One shot with a .223 is enough to punch Rocky's ticket. The meager .22lr is just fine for coons if you hit them behind the front shoulder. They may run for fifty yards but it's hard to make a living with 2 holes in each lung. Their heads, on the other hand are nasty hard and their shape can deflect a .22 bullet. I agree, though that a shotty at close range is MUCH more certain to drop them dead right there. |
We hunted coons with dogs for many years and we always used 22lr subsonics. You just HAVE to shoot them between the eyes as a body shot will just make for an angry coon comming down the tree to fight with the hounds. Then again, the hounds were always ready for the fight if we screwed up a shot.
I have a skunk that is causing problems with our trash. I have seen him a few times but shooting a skunk in the front yard is not something I think I want to do. I expected the problem was a neighbor cat or dog but I was wrong... |
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I had a similar thread closed a while back for using the word "coon." Pretty sad deal. This one's heading in the same direction, but not because of the title. Listen up, people. I know you some of you think you are clever and that you can mask a racist joke well enough to get by but, I promise, you can't. Subtle racist remarks and jokes are no more acceptable here than overt ones and will not be tolerated. I'll give those who've already posted them in this thread the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't realize the nature of the rules, but I promise that the next person who posts a racist joke in this thread is going to have problems. |
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sounds like some of you guys need more practice killing racoons ...
.22's have killed approx 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all non-shotgunned racoons ever 
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Quoted: sounds like some of you guys need more practice killing racoons ... .22's have killed approx 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all non-shotgunned racoons ever I'd say cars first, THEN .22's... |
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Quoted: Quoted: I had a similar thread closed a while back for using the word "coon." Pretty sad deal. This one's heading in the same direction, but not because of the title. Listen up, people. I know you some of you think you are clever and that you can mask a racist joke well enough to get by but, I promise, you can't. Subtle racist remarks and jokes are no more acceptable here than overt ones and will not be tolerated. I'll give those who've already posted them in this thread the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't realize the nature of the rules, but I promise that the next person who posts a racist joke in this thread is going to have problems. Huh? I don't see a single racist joke in here, subtle or otherwise. Maybe your panties are cinched up way to tight? |
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Your title could be interpreted to mean something waaaaaay different. But only the overly sensitive ones will get butt-hurt. It was not implied and should not be inferred. Fuck um. Not feeling particularly politically correct today. BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL THREAD TITLE!!! ByteTheBullet (-: |
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We hunted coons with dogs for many years and we always used 22lr subsonics. You just HAVE to shoot them between the eyes as a body shot will just make for an angry coon comming down the tree to fight with the hounds. Then again, the hounds were always ready for the fight if we screwed up a shot. http://easycarts.net/ecarts/RWHDesignsInc./images/Music_Walker_lg.jpg I have a skunk that is causing problems with our trash. I have seen him a few times but shooting a skunk in the front yard is not something I think I want to do. I expected the problem was a neighbor cat or dog but I was wrong... We purposefully shot them in the ass to incite a dogfight. It was good clean fun and dogs always loved it. 
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Quoted: sounds like some of you guys need more practice killing racoons ... .22's have killed approx 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all non-shotgunned racoons ever I can only think of 3 occasions when I was able to kill a coon that wasn't in a dead run. Hard to shoot a coon in the dark with a .22 while it is running away. |
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I had a similar thread closed a while back for using the word "coon." Pretty sad deal. This one's heading in the same direction, but not because of the title. Listen up, people. I know you some of you think you are clever and that you can mask a racist joke well enough to get by but, I promise, you can't. Subtle racist remarks and jokes are no more acceptable here than overt ones and will not be tolerated. I'll give those who've already posted them in this thread the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't realize the nature of the rules, but I promise that the next person who posts a racist joke in this thread is going to have problems. Huh? I don't see a single racist joke in here, subtle or otherwise. Maybe your panties are cinched up way to tight? I saw one and, rather than fucking up that guy's account with a warning over it or letting the thread go downhill into something that would have required some account action, I just threw a public warning out for everyone to prevent any further problems. If you've got a problem with that, there are at least 100 subforums here where I'm not a moderator. Maybe one of them would meet your standards for moderation. Thanks for your input. |
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Quoted: Quoted: sounds like some of you guys need more practice killing racoons ... .22's have killed approx 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all non-shotgunned racoons ever I can only think of 3 occasions when I was able to kill a coon that wasn't in a dead run. Hard to shoot a coon in the dark with a .22 while it is running away. Yup, here most coons are killed with a .22 Lots of guys hunt them with dogs, once the hides are prime. I've never heard of anyone using anything but a .22. Don't want to reck the hide!! |
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sounds like some of you guys need more practice killing racoons ... .22's have killed approx 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all non-shotgunned racoons ever I can only think of 3 occasions when I was able to kill a coon that wasn't in a dead run. Hard to shoot a coon in the dark with a .22 while it is running away. Yup, here most coons are killed with a .22 Lots of guys hunt them with dogs, once the hides are prime. I've never heard of anyone using anything but a .22. Don't want to reck the hide!! Well, the 17 HMR would work well and I have hunted them over calls and while in the past I used a 22lr these days I would take the 17 HMR as little bullet in and no exit! |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: sounds like some of you guys need more practice killing racoons ... .22's have killed approx 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all non-shotgunned racoons ever I can only think of 3 occasions when I was able to kill a coon that wasn't in a dead run. Hard to shoot a coon in the dark with a .22 while it is running away. Yup, here most coons are killed with a .22 Lots of guys hunt them with dogs, once the hides are prime. I've never heard of anyone using anything but a .22. Don't want to reck the hide!! Well, the 17 HMR would work well and I have hunted them over calls and while in the past I used a 22lr these days I would take the 17 HMR as little bullet in and no exit! Yea, that would work. I don't know that many guys that have a 17. Know a lot with 22 Mags. Just saying here a .22 seems to be what is used. |
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Coon story- Wichita sporting goods store, after dark, near closing. Friend says things out loud about shooting coons, we buy ammo and leave.
You can see where this is going, we get lit up and pulled over, three units, guns drawn and real ancy. The racist counter person thought we were going to shoot Black people and called the cops... So after an hour of questions and going through all our shit and blah, blah, blah, blah,,,,!!!!!!!!!!!! We go shoot some coons... |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I had a similar thread closed a while back for using the word "coon." Pretty sad deal. This one's heading in the same direction, but not because of the title. Listen up, people. I know you some of you think you are clever and that you can mask a racist joke well enough to get by but, I promise, you can't. Subtle racist remarks and jokes are no more acceptable here than overt ones and will not be tolerated. I'll give those who've already posted them in this thread the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't realize the nature of the rules, but I promise that the next person who posts a racist joke in this thread is going to have problems. Huh? I don't see a single racist joke in here, subtle or otherwise. Maybe your panties are cinched up way to tight? I saw one and, rather than fucking up that guy's account with a warning over it or letting the thread go downhill into something that would have required some account action, I just threw a public warning out for everyone to prevent any further problems. If you've got a problem with that, there are at least 100 subforums here where I'm not a moderator. Maybe one of them would meet your standards for moderation. Thanks for your input. I actually honestly wanted to know which one was over the line. Not trying to be rude here. I was genuinely curious. |
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I had a similar thread closed a while back for using the word "coon." Pretty sad deal. This one's heading in the same direction, but not because of the title. Listen up, people. I know you some of you think you are clever and that you can mask a racist joke well enough to get by but, I promise, you can't. Subtle racist remarks and jokes are no more acceptable here than overt ones and will not be tolerated. I'll give those who've already posted them in this thread the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't realize the nature of the rules, but I promise that the next person who posts a racist joke in this thread is going to have problems. Huh? I don't see a single racist joke in here, subtle or otherwise. Maybe your panties are cinched up way to tight? I saw one and, rather than fucking up that guy's account with a warning over it or letting the thread go downhill into something that would have required some account action, I just threw a public warning out for everyone to prevent any further problems. If you've got a problem with that, there are at least 100 subforums here where I'm not a moderator. Maybe one of them would meet your standards for moderation. Thanks for your input. I actually honestly wanted to know which one was over the line. Not trying to be rude here. I was genuinely curious. That's a whole different story. If you'd have actually asked instead of just insulting me, I'd have answered without being a dick about it. The post in question was from 1911lover, 13 down from the top.
Call me crazy, but when a guy with an Obama avatar says "See my avatar" in a thread titled "First Coon", I connect the dots and see a racist statement. I can't even think of anything else that he could have meant. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I had a similar thread closed a while back for using the word "coon." Pretty sad deal. This one's heading in the same direction, but not because of the title. Listen up, people. I know you some of you think you are clever and that you can mask a racist joke well enough to get by but, I promise, you can't. Subtle racist remarks and jokes are no more acceptable here than overt ones and will not be tolerated. I'll give those who've already posted them in this thread the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't realize the nature of the rules, but I promise that the next person who posts a racist joke in this thread is going to have problems. Huh? I don't see a single racist joke in here, subtle or otherwise. Maybe your panties are cinched up way to tight? I saw one and, rather than fucking up that guy's account with a warning over it or letting the thread go downhill into something that would have required some account action, I just threw a public warning out for everyone to prevent any further problems. If you've got a problem with that, there are at least 100 subforums here where I'm not a moderator. Maybe one of them would meet your standards for moderation. Thanks for your input. I actually honestly wanted to know which one was over the line. Not trying to be rude here. I was genuinely curious. That's a whole different story. If you'd have actually asked instead of just insulting me, I'd have answered without being a dick about it. The post in question was from 1911lover, 13 down from the top.Call me crazy, but when a guy with an Obama avatar says "See my avatar" in a thread titled "First Coon", I connect the dots and see a racist statement. I can't even think of anything else that he could have meant. Sorry about the insult, I meant none. I read that post as him having an avatar pic of a coon on another site, and he forgot that his avatar here was different. I took him at his word on the "Whoops wrong pic/board." thing. Maybe that was foolish. |
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Skip the meager .22 If you are serious about putting down coons, you will need a bigger gun. I have never attempted to kill a coon with a .22. My first one was with a .410 ga shotgun. That took 2 shots. Next coon I used a 20 ga. That took two shots too. Finally I used a 12 ga on the 3rd coon. That one went down on the second shot as well! Now I only use centerfire rifle calibers. One shot with a .223 is enough to punch Rocky's ticket. The meager .22lr is just fine for coons if you hit them behind the front shoulder. They may run for fifty yards but it's hard to make a living with 2 holes in each lung. Their heads, on the other hand are nasty hard and their shape can deflect a .22 bullet. I agree, though that a shotty at close range is MUCH more certain to drop them dead right there. Last year I was pulling up to a little ranch house we stay in during hunting season to find a coon getting at the corn in the back of my dads truck. He took off running and I sped up while reaching for my snake gun (.357 mod 65 loaded with 38 rat shot) when he made it to the fence he actually sat up on the post and just stopped to watch me. I KNEW I couldn't kill him with the rat shot (about 10-12 yards away from me) but I wanted to scare him enough to keep him away from the trucks. I put one pellet right between his eyes and folded him right up. I was point shooting left handed out the window and lucked my way into a downed coon. He took one more for good measure as he was still moving his legs a lot, but I have no doubt that if I had walked away he would have died within a few minuets. The little dot of blood between the eyes was the only mark on him 
I have killed coons with most guns but that was the coolest so far. 
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