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The damn Beagle was outside the window tonight in the NC wilderness, howling like a Banshee for 10 minutes. Normally, she howls like a banshee for just 5 minutes. I got the .38 and the big flashlight and went out there to see what was what. There was a poor sick raccoon, a " teen age" raccoon about half-grown. I grabbed up the mutt and took her back inside. When I went back out, the poor little raccoon hadn't moved an inch. Her left eye looked really sick. One shot between the eyes and it was Auf Wiedersehen. I put it in two 13 gallon plastic bags, double-bagged it, and stuck in a safe place on the porch. Tomorrow to the dump with the carcass. Hope the dog didn't get bit.
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Call the county and I bet they test it. Wouldn’t be a bad idea.
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Dont think they can test it after a head shot. wash the blood away so the dog dont get in it just in case.
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That is a damn good idea, leesway2. That damn Beagle would go out and roll in that blood in the morning, take a bath in it. Can't get the hose over there but I will go out and dump a gallon of well water on it, loaded with a quart of Clorox. Thanks for the idea.
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Remember why, specifically, the Bill of Rights was written...remember its purpose. It was written to limit the power of government over the individual.
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Had a rabid racoon killed in Wytheville, Virginia about 2 weeks ago.
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lapua: "One shot between the eyes" with a .38
Leesway I did get the hose over there, one reason I have a 100 foot hose cost $76. I gave the bloody mess about 15 gallons of well water that ought to do the trick.
I have a big smoker grill but it ain't smoking tonight, low tonight 30 degrees. I put the corpse in there, and put a 15 pound chunk of white pine on top. That ought to keep the coons and bobcats out until morning. Then off to the dump with the little guy.
I love raccoons and all of God's creatures I hate to kill one but this was a mercy killing. I would see about getting the little guy tested but, the Smith and Wesson .38 special blew his brains out I think I will just get the double-bagged corpse to the dumpster, Manana.
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I usually kill them with a .22 As I live in town, I have to be crafty about it. After killing them, I'll take them to a busy side-road and drop them in the middle, making it look like roadkill. Mine have all been healthy, though,
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SW Virginia is in a rabies epidemic, local health dept. says shoot em all, coons, skunks, strays, not worth taking a chance.
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Gasoline and a match....
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Most likely distemper or Parvo than rabies, If the dog hasn't had distemper shots or parvo shots I'd wash the area down with bleach to kill it all.
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Two have tested positive for rabies over in Roanoke, Va. in the last couple of weeks...
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