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Post by squirrelhunter on Nov 15, 2022 9:26:06 GMT -5
A neighbor called this morning and said there was a coon in her back yard that was just walking in circles and wouldn't leave. She'd thrown rocks and bricks at it and it just kept walking in circles. I brought the .22 rifle and the first shot I don't think connected good enough,I hit it but not vitally I don't think. It still wasn't trying to leave though. I shot it 3 or 4 times to make sure it was down,the last shot was between his eyes. I've never seen one act like that,I'm thinking it might have been rabid but not sure. Either that or it was mentally off or sick.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 15, 2022 9:41:20 GMT -5
I would not touch it with a ten foot pole…
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Post by BOBinIN on Nov 15, 2022 10:16:50 GMT -5
Saw the same thing years ago with a skunk in a pasture when I was groundhog hunting. Last I saw he was still in the pasture but no longer making laps!
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Post by squirrelhunter on Nov 15, 2022 10:47:57 GMT -5
I would not touch it with a ten foot pole… She scooped it up with her shovel then dumped it in a wheel barrel, I didn't pay attention to what she did with it after that but by the sound I think she tossed it into their dumpster. |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 15, 2022 10:53:33 GMT -5
Saw the same thing years ago with a skunk in a pasture when I was groundhog hunting. Last I saw he was still in the pasture but no longer making laps! Some say skunks are a Big carrier of Rabies |
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 15, 2022 12:30:11 GMT -5
We had one acting strange at work years ago. I couldn't use a gun to put it down.
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Post by esshup on Nov 15, 2022 15:28:38 GMT -5
My vote is rabies.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Nov 15, 2022 17:27:22 GMT -5
Saw the same thing years ago with a skunk in a pasture when I was groundhog hunting. Last I saw he was still in the pasture but no longer making laps! Some say skunks are a Big carrier of Rabies Yeah, probably one of the biggest carriers I'd say. |
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Post by boman on Nov 15, 2022 19:08:59 GMT -5
highly unlikely its rabies, more likely infected with distemper. pretty common in raccoons here in Indiana. they can get either canine or feline type. Ive seen several coons here in Indy infected with it, out during the day stumbling around uncoordinated, disoriented.
Steve
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Post by deadeer on Nov 15, 2022 19:30:15 GMT -5
highly unlikely its rabies, more likely infected with distemper. pretty common in raccoons here in Indiana. they can get either canine or feline type. Ive seen several coons here in Indy infected with it, out during the day stumbling around uncoordinated, disoriented. Steve Was the last part about the raccoon or the president? 🤷♂️ |
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Post by gumbootbill on Nov 15, 2022 19:54:07 GMT -5
highly unlikely its rabies, more likely infected with distemper. pretty common in raccoons here in Indiana. they can get either canine or feline type. Ive seen several coons here in Indy infected with it, out during the day stumbling around uncoordinated, disoriented. Steve Mother nature's way of correcting over population. |
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Post by freedomhunter on Nov 15, 2022 20:21:41 GMT -5
I had to put one down in the yard doing the same thing. I've also had one growl at me in the woods and that is a noise I won't ever forget.
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Post by ms660 on Nov 15, 2022 20:38:15 GMT -5
highly unlikely its rabies, more likely infected with distemper. pretty common in raccoons here in Indiana. they can get either canine or feline type. Ive seen several coons here in Indy infected with it, out during the day stumbling around uncoordinated, disoriented. Steve I agree. The coon population has exploded. Very few are taken now dats by trappers and dog hunters. If man doesn't keep the population in check Mother Nature will |
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Post by trapperdave on Nov 17, 2022 14:05:12 GMT -5
Not rabies. Rabies is extremely rare in Indiana.
What it is... is distemper. Raccoons are susceptible to both canine and feline distemper. Ugly ugly death. They will be disoriented, act drunk, be out in plain sight and seemingly fearless. Have the scours real bad. Convulsions. Etc etc
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Post by virch on Nov 23, 2022 9:40:25 GMT -5
I had a raccoon acting that way on a vacant property next door to mine a few years ago, around this time of year. Ended up calling a conservation officer out, since it wasn't my property. He euthanized it, then told me that distemper runs hard through raccoons this time of year. While at first glance there's a lot of behavioral similarities between it and rabies, one key difference is that the raccoon will have a yellowish mucus discharge coming from around the eyes. By the time he got out there, the coon was just laying on it's side, twitching and occasionally moving it's back legs.
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