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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 8, 2019 9:47:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2019 10:17:36 GMT -5
I guess yotes also what no part of a coon.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 8, 2019 10:53:41 GMT -5
Yikes! No doubt, adult coons are nothing to mess with. Catching one in a live trap is no fun. Best to release when sleeping.😉
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Post by deadeer on Oct 8, 2019 10:53:53 GMT -5
Yikes! No doubt, adult coons are nothing to mess with. Catching one in a live trap is no fun. Best to release when sleeping.😉
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 8, 2019 11:03:53 GMT -5
I've seen coons shot 2-3 times, fall 40' out of a tree, then get up and whip 2-3 coon hounds. They're tough critters.
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Post by Russ Koon on Oct 8, 2019 11:04:18 GMT -5
Yep, figured an apples-to-apples match-up between two adult critters would end in the coyote's withdrawal.
Most predators are unlikely to risk serious injury in unnecessary conflicts. It just doesn't make good sense from an evolutionary standpoint to risk their ability to see and smell if their life doesn't depend on the battle's outcome. In this case, both are technically predators, but the 'coon is the better equipped for defense, and is less dependent on retaining 100% of his facilities for his survival. Might be a closer contest if the 'coon were a younger one or the coyote was in a more extreme hunger condition.
I remember some of the hound men in my area when I was a kid who spoke of hounds being drowned by raccoons occasionally and often chewed up in the face and neck areas in battles that were usually less evenly matched in numbers.
As you say, they're not something any enemy wants to tackle unless it's a necessity.
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Post by 36fan on Oct 8, 2019 12:11:55 GMT -5
Yep, figured an apples-to-apples match-up between two adult critters would end in the coyote's withdrawal. Most predators are unlikely to risk serious injury in unnecessary conflicts. It just doesn't make good sense from an evolutionary standpoint to risk their ability to see and smell if their life doesn't depend on the battle's outcome. In this case, both are technically predators, but the 'coon is the better equipped for defense, and is less dependent on retaining 100% of his facilities for his survival. Might be a closer contest if the 'coon were a younger one or the coyote was in a more extreme hunger condition. I remember some of the hound men in my area when I was a kid who spoke of hounds being drowned by raccoons occasionally and often chewed up in the face and neck areas in battles that were usually less evenly matched in numbers. As you say, they're not something any enemy wants to tackle unless it's a necessity. Indeed. It may have been different if the entire pack of 'yotes were there, but a single 'yote is better to run away and find an easier meal. |
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Post by nvg on Oct 8, 2019 13:11:20 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the pics scrub. That is awesome- not something you see everyday.
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