Black (melanistic) raccoon

Woody Williams
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Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 14, 2009 9:58:58 GMT -5

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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 14, 2009 9:58:58 GMT -5

I was headed over to Illinois yesterday to put the trail camera back up. I was traveling down Highway 62 just a little past the USI campus when I noticed something dead beside the road. As I passed it I saw a Black (melanistic) raccoon.

I went on over to Illinois and stopped on my way back for a close up look at it. It was a beautiful Black (melanistic) raccoon. Fur looked in good shape for this time of year. Damage was light. He probably had been laying there for a couple days and had an odor about him. If he had been a fresh kill I would have thrown him in the back of the truck and took him to my taxidermist.

A coon hunter stopped right after I did. He said in 20 yeas of coon hunting he had never seen a Black (melanistic) raccoon. Anyone on here ever seen one?

I did take 3 pictures of him with my cell phone. Now to figure out how to get them off my cell phone and onto the PC.

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trapperdave Major Contributor Traditional/Primitive Bowhunter Posts: 5,486	Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 14, 2009 11:15:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by trapperdave on Aug 14, 2009 11:15:32 GMT -5 I've seen alot actually. Get a handful a year it seams. Their fur is worth less than a regular coon. Now albinos, Ive only caught one.
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Decatur Major Contributor High Fence is NOT "Hunting", it's killing. There's a difference! Posts: 17,346	Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 14, 2009 11:28:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Decatur on Aug 14, 2009 11:28:05 GMT -5 Email them from your cell, then save the pic and photobucket it. You just change your phone to type letters and input your email addy snd send like a regular text message.
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Woody Williams Administrator Posts: 57,319	Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 14, 2009 14:27:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Woody Williams on Aug 14, 2009 14:27:21 GMT -5 I don't have a text package set up on my phone. I stopped by the AT&T store and picked up a $20 data cable. Plugged it in just like my digital camera and trasferred the pictures.. Here he is....
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duff Global Moderator Posts: 12,238	Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 14, 2009 20:46:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by duff on Aug 14, 2009 20:46:20 GMT -5 fisher coon very nice and would make a cool mount!

Decatur Major Contributor High Fence is NOT "Hunting", it's killing. There's a difference! Posts: 17,346	Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 15, 2009 10:35:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Decatur on Aug 15, 2009 10:35:38 GMT -5 Very cool!
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scrub-buster Major Contributor Primitive Bowyer Posts: 6,060	Black (melanistic) raccoon Aug 16, 2009 23:21:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrub-buster on Aug 16, 2009 23:21:35 GMT -5 Never seen one of those. We do have a squirrel with a snow white tail running around the yard.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 14, 2009 9:58:58 GMT -5

Post by trapperdave on Aug 14, 2009 11:15:32 GMT -5

Post by Decatur on Aug 14, 2009 11:28:05 GMT -5

Post by Woody Williams on Aug 14, 2009 14:27:21 GMT -5

Post by duff on Aug 14, 2009 20:46:20 GMT -5

Post by Decatur on Aug 15, 2009 10:35:38 GMT -5

Post by scrub-buster on Aug 16, 2009 23:21:35 GMT -5