Alessio 1 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Another threat to the dogs beside coon hound paralysis is that coons can actually drown a dog if they get caught in the water, I'm talking both big hounds like walkers and terriers like jadgs. From what I've heard the risk goes down if you have more then one dog on the coon, cause the one dog can pull the coon of the other one. Edited February 9, 2015 by Alessio Quote Link to post
mackem 27,199 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ive had some fun treeing coons in Canada with my lurcher and pointer, they seem abundant over there! They often live well above ground level in hollow trees, so lamping is a good method, they are easy to bait in with feeders soaked wheat/maize works well as bait. Quite good fun to track them with the dogs as they wont run like a fox will, soon up a tree or in a den. When I stayed in Ottawa we used to get them in the back garden at times,they were our equivalent of UK urban fox i guess. 1 Quote Link to post
Tozer 385 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Has no one else bumped into one in the UK? Quote Link to post
General lee 979 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I didnt even know they was here Quote Link to post
squab 2,875 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 If I do bump into one is it worth killing,what they taste like? Quote Link to post
Tozer 385 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I'dd imagine like pork! They would be very destructive to wildlife if they did become established. Might be nice for the hide or something. Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,385 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 They are not here!!! You have to be careful when skinning them as they carry rabies, they also suffer badly with distemper, no one eats them as far as i know [someone will probably disagree], some years the pelts fetch good money, i have a couple hanging in the shed that i brought back from canada. 1 Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You would be surprised what's running around the country side these days people buy exotic pet and letting them go my mate caught a big terrapin in the canal a few year's back Quote Link to post
squab 2,875 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You would be surprised what's running around the country side these days people buy exotic pet and letting them go my mate caught a big terrapin in the canal a few year's back theres fecking thousands of the things,local lakes carp ponds full them now days,certainly not uncommon 2 Quote Link to post
bunny tickler 876 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You would be surprised what's running around the country side these days people buy exotic pet and letting them go my mate caught a big terrapin in the canal a few year's back theres fecking thousands of the things,local lakes carp ponds full them now days,certainly not uncommon very true theres loads around here , in rivers too Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I know pal iv heard of them in other places there's all sorts of pet's been bought now iv seen people with camen and one time a drug dealer up the road got a raid and there were to big cats in his shed Quote Link to post
diggory 130 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Was out with a keeper ten years ago down Lincolnshire way and he had picked one up from the side of the road .. There out there ! Quote Link to post
squab 2,875 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Well if I ever spot one il let you know but guarantee il let it alone if I do Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,694 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You would be surprised what's running around the country side these days people buy exotic pet and letting them go my mate caught a big terrapin in the canal a few year's back Terrapins been in the wild in uk since first ninja turtle craze finished,and they had about another 3 crazes since then,lol 1 Quote Link to post
squab 2,875 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Think I heard they commonly carry salmonella probably why most got dumped Quote Link to post
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