Good afternoon's hunting

[Coyotehunter 689]

We went out this afternoon to a barn thats been having trouble with Racoons , so i brought a couple of youngsters out for a bit of a look the one border bitch did well and i'm really pleased with her, we got the one big boar coon in some Hemp bales at the back of an in door arena, the bitch did well for her 1st time out as did my young lurcher, only his second time out and did the job expected of him with a bit of help from his old man

[killer6 38]

Nice one mate what are them racoons like. how hard are they?

[Coyotehunter 689]

Nice one mate what are them racoons like. how hard are they?

 

Racoons can be really nasty, very dexterous , and a lot of body weight, these little fellas were around 25 lbs mark .

[Coyotehunter 689]

i'd imagine they're like foxes but with claws like wild cats. hard work for any terrier.

 

More like a badger mate, but much more mobile

[Ideation 8,216]

From what i have heard the big difference is that they can 'wrap around' their assailant, especially around the head, using their claws to great effect.

[Coyotehunter 689]

From what i have heard the big difference is that they can 'wrap around' their assailant, especially around the head, using their claws to great effect.

 

Bang on the Money Ideation, thats exactly what they do, you have to be very careful working your dog around water with coons they're very apt at drowning your dogs !!!! they'll just clamp around your dogs head, and its all over bar the singing .

I don't think many lads appreciate how much of a formidable opponent Racoon's are

[atuddy 179]

top pics mate good luck with your young dogs

[Ideation 8,216]

From what i have heard the big difference is that they can 'wrap around' their assailant, especially around the head, using their claws to great effect.

 

Bang on the Money Ideation, thats exactly what they do, you have to be very careful working your dog around water with coons they're very apt at drowning your dogs !!!! they'll just clamp around your dogs head, and its all over bar the singing .

I don't think many lads appreciate how much of a formidable opponent Racoon's are

 

 

They are a quarry i would really like to have a chance to hunt! I guess that with time dogs get to know how to handle them? Do you find that different dogs have different ways of working them? Is there a way for the dog to combat their moves or is it just a case of having a dog that can get stuck in and finish it before it takes too much stick?

[brad88 133]

What sort of age would you start your dog on coons mate? Is it jus borders and russels your using for the coons? ATB Brad

Edited November 1, 2010 by brad88

[christian71 3,187]

Nice one mate

[mark p 60]

good pics mate

[stormrider8 59]

nice one mate. They look big old lumps! how are they despatched? do they need shooting or are the dogs capable of the job? Cheers

[Coyotehunter 689]

From what i have heard the big difference is that they can 'wrap around' their assailant, especially around the head, using their claws to great effect.

 

Bang on the Money Ideation, thats exactly what they do, you have to be very careful working your dog around water with coons they're very apt at drowning your dogs !!!! they'll just clamp around your dogs head, and its all over bar the singing .

I don't think many lads appreciate how much of a formidable opponent Racoon's are

 

 

They are a quarry i would really like to have a chance to hunt! I guess that with time dogs get to know how to handle them? Do you find that different dogs have different ways of working them? Is there a way for the dog to combat their moves or is it just a case of having a dog that can get stuck in and finish it before it takes too much stick?

Any time you want to come for a trip come on over, i find you need a really smart Hard dog for coons, the best way for a dog to to get the better of a coon is to get above it and grab it from the top of the head, that way the coon can't ( or finds it very difficult) to grab and rake with its claws, the claws are the worst problem because they eat crap and carrion , the dogs face nearly always gets infected and blows up, so good antibiotics are a must, and not that crappy white Penicillan stuff its a waste of time, some kind of Sulphur base antibiotic works the best

[Ideation 8,216]

Cheers for the information matey I bet the dogs get knocked about a bit before they figure out how to play that trick on them. Is it possible for a coon to kill a terrier? I'm guessing a lurcher would be too big but a terrier could get pretty wrapped up. I know you mentioned drowning but what about just physically? If your hunting coons a lot and regularly using antibiotics do you find you get any bacteria resistance or do the dogs themselves build up a resistance to the bacteria from the scratches? I might just take you up on that offer, been thinking of visiting canada for a while.

[Dirtysailor 0]

Those are some nice size coons you got there. Looks like the fur is getting good most of the ones I am seeing aren't in prime fur yet, but 25 is big at least for my area. Nice job. When my pup gets old enough this is gonna be her main winter work.