Man Shot Twice Trying To Shoot Caged Raccoon(IN)

kcci.com ^ | 25 February, 2012 | AP

[marktwain]

REDFIELD, Iowa -- A rural Redfield man is being treated for two gunshot wounds after an attempt to shoot a raccoon caught in a live trap backfired.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes thats what I’m thinking. alchohol and weapons are not a good mix. LOL!

[philman_36]

It's always good to link this story on articles like this...

@Demonic Squirrel Riding Story by Daniel Meyer

[ApplegateRanch]

Well, finally Irving Larry got three two slugs in the belly
It was right outside the Frontier Deli
He was sittin’ there twirlin’ slingin' his gun around
And butterfingers Irving Larry gunned himself down!

[ApplegateRanch]

Matter of fact, coon is pretty decent; had some barbecued tonight.

Also had alligator, mountain lion, antelope, elk, moose, venison, muskrat, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, pheasant, duck, llama, stuffed boar’s head, trout, paddlefish, catfish, crappy, green perch, rabbit, rattlesnake...and several salad & dessert choices.

Benefit big game feed for a disabled kid’s shooting program hosted at a local church.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

...had alligator, mountain lion, antelope, elk, moose, venison, muskrat, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, pheasant, duck, llama, stuffed boar’s head, trout, paddlefish, catfish, crappy, green perch, rabbit, rattlesnake...and several salad & dessert choices.

In one sitting? Wow!

[ApplegateRanch]

“Tasting menu”...and I did pass on the rattlesnake. ;-)

[expat1000]

>>A .22 is just a lead slug, I don’t see how that could ricochet

Of course it could ricochet, just like any bullet, jacketed or not. Some reduced ricochet ammo is in fact jacketed.

[mountainbunny]

“Tasting menu”...and I did pass on the rattlesnake. ;-)

You know how some fish has what is termed a "delicate" flavor?

That's how I'd describe rattlesnake. Not a strong flavor at all. Good, though. I hesitate to say that it tastes somewhat like chicken, but it does.

Sounds like a good cause to support, btw. The outdoors are wonderful therapy for children.

[ApplegateRanch]

I’ve had rattlesnake before, and only passed on it because I consider it a scrawny, bony chicken.

The kids get to turkey hunt from a blind, using a shotgun with the sights specially video connected with a screen, so the guide/mentor can also see their sight picture.

To accommodate their physical disabilities, as for well as safety reasons, the gun is fired via a squeeze-bulb; but both the shooter AND the guide have one, and BOTH must be squeezed simultaneously, or the gun doesn’t fire.

To add to the experience, their parents/guardians are in the blind with them, too.

The whole cost for them to participate, including transportation, meals, and accommodations, are covered by the program. A local rancher donates the use of his property for the hunting.

[Right Wing Assault]

The road kill should be fresh.

Of course, if it gets run over by a number of large vehicles very soon after death and some road salt is applied, it makes wonderful (coon, possum, squirrel, woodchuck) jerky when pealed off the road a week or so later.

I've got my eye on a nice flat squirrel down the road, in fact. Couple more days and he'll be ready to go, unless some poacher beats me to it.

Last year there was a flat skunk (yes, he was in the middle of the road, in the paint) right smack in front of my house, but I wasn't THAT hungry. After someone scraped it off, the road stunk for a month even though it rained just about every day. Good thing my dog didn't drag the thing into the house.

[DeaconRed]

"Have to say there is no such thing as a good coon unless its dead..."

AMEN. . . . . . . . .

[ZinGirl]

[goat granny]

Laugh out loud, that post deserves more than a mear LOL.

I love that song about dead skunk in the middle of the road stinkin to high heaven...:O)

[Mr. Lucky]

Interesting article, but what does it have to do with Indiana?

[Arrowhead1952]

Last year there was a flat skunk . . . After someone scraped it off, the road stunk for a month even though it rained just about every day.

We had that happen just about a block upwind from our shop. I took a gallon of bleach and it took care of that smell.

[Slings and Arrows]

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[null and void]

This guy really needs to hang up his handgun, and take up skydiving or scuba diving.

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you...

[wardaddy]

I have only killed a boar coon once...in hand to paw combat

He bit me

I cleaved him courtesy Mr Gerber

Coons tremble when my name is whispered on the Cumberland plateau

[goat granny]

The way to get the smell gone is to go to the closest elevator and get a bag of quick lime....I had a large deer dead at the edge of my property and the smell of anything dead is horrid. Couldn't get near it without gagging and almost throwing up.....temp was 80. Quick lime kills the bacteria that cause the stench...within a day it didn't smell anymore and just kind of dried out....to get close enough to shovel on the lime, I was told to put some Vikes vaporub under my nose....it works wonders and you really cannot smell the carcus while you shovel the lime.....

Its also cheap, 2 50 pound bags was under 15 dollars. I only had to use one, the other is still in the shed...don't know about skunk smell tho. Its caused by something other than the bacteria that dead things aquire to cause the odor..Vicks can also keep those nasty biteing fly's away. Put some on the back of your neck, across your forehead and your neck...the vapors keep those nastys away....

[Lady Jag]

1000+ ft/sec helps.