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Hey now, raccoons can be tough customers...

A long while back, while living outside of Chi-Town (Will County) we heard our trash cans rattling. We knew something was getting in our garbage from having to pick it up. So, I grabbed a baseball bat and headed out onto the back deck. Then I pounded the deck a couple of times and out pop this 'coon from one can...

Whoa man! This was the Daddy Coon. I'm not sure of how big it was, but I repeated the thumping and yelled at it while advancing on it.

Apparently, said coon was not impressed it started towards me, hissing and looked rather irate.

In short order, I returned to the kitchen and told my wife that "I needed a bigger bat".

A the time I was not yet back into shooting and didn't have a round for my 12 Gauge, 30/30, P38 or .22.

Dadgum coon ran me off...

But, at least I didn't shoot myself any place!

Jeff B.