My Backyard Pets . . . Herd of Coons

[CastnBlast]

A couple of pics of what was going on in my backyard this past Saturday evening . . . actually this occurs on a nightly basis. It's getting a little out of hand now, I may need to borrow Uncle Ben's trap soon. :icon_eek:

It started out as only a couple, now there's 10 - 12 of these critters showing up at my backdoor every night. One thing is for sure, the garbage disposal never gets used anymore, and no scraps go to waste. I go through at least one loaf of bread every night now . . . but they only get the 78 cent bread.

[Lou The Fisherman]

GREAT pic's. We have 11 racoons and 3 possums that come up on the deck every night. I have 3 pans that I use to feed them dry dog food. They go through a 50 lbs bag every week. Kroger sells this "Old Yeller" dry dog food fairly cheap and that is what they get.

About 6 of the racoons are babies from last year and we watched them come in every night and eat and grow up to be adults.

Fun to watch and they are pretty.

[BassingtxLady]

Looks like almost a BBQ pit full.

[CastnBlast]

GREAT pic's. We have 11 racoons and 3 possums that come up on the deck every night. I have 3 pans that I use to feed them dry dog food. They go through a 50 lbs bag every week. Kroger sells this "Old Yeller" dry dog food fairly cheap and that is what they get.

About 6 of the racoons are babies from last year and we watched them come in every night and eat and grow up to be adults.

Fun to watch and they are pretty.

We've actually named about half of them. It's funny that they all have their very own personalities, and have a particular part of the porch or yard where they like to eat. Good idea on the dog food, I may have to give that a try. These seem to prefer plain 'ole white bread over anything else. Yes, same here on the babies . . . we've counted at least 5 babies since early late spring/early summer. The possums don't last long though . . . the neighbor's German Shepherd ends up killing them.

[Bass Fishin Tejanos]

I think you are right it's time you get Ben to loan you that trap. Great pix's thanks for sharing

[GILBERT G]

they keep BURGLARS out

[Metalcutterr]

In Texas we have catfish muster's. But in Lousiana we have Racoon muster's.:dinnertime:

[Bill Barrick]

Looks like almost a BBQ pit full.I have to side in with Rod. Dang, if you could catch all them coons and putem in the freezer, you would have your winter meat for sure. Maybe next winter as well.
There is a lot of good meat on one of them critters.

[GILBERT G]

MAKE`S GOOD COON SOUP

[kingwoodcatfisherman]

I have a live trap with the trap door . You can use it if you want to relocate them one at a time. We use to take our possums , coons, and rabbits down to the river grove park here in kingwood and let them loose.

[vett0111]

Wow that is alot of them. Great pics. I would have to agree with RodSmith. A big BBQ pit full of them. Add Lou's herd and it would be a feast. LOL. Hey MC I think you can feed all at your next family reunion if you headed up a Racoon muster. LOL

[Lou The Fisherman]

I like it when Ben comes to my house to visit but I can't let him come over at night time. He'd be after my pet coons. They are nice and fat and in good health as they eat that dog food with all the vitamins. l o l

[vett0111]

Lou they might like the rub on them It works wonders on their skin LOL JK