What is this??????
11-21-2009, 10:53 AM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 5,062
What is this??????
I was out moving my treestands this morning, and came across this furry ball.........threw sticks at it, wouldn't move......stayed curled in a ball......Fox? Woodchuck? Badger? Any ideas????
Last edited by BigDaddy12t; 11-21-2009 at 11:04 AM.
11-21-2009, 05:36 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,558
That's a racoon. 100% positive. In all honesty I have seen them do this before. This is a last chance defense mechanism for them. You must have caught him by suprise. It's not rabid or it would have not been trying to hide. When treed by dogs they will do this a lot in the tree to try to hide themselves from you lights. Seen it a hundred times if I've seen it once.
11-21-2009, 07:03 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Trempealeau, WI
Posts: 1,138
That's a racoon. 100% positive. In all honesty I have seen them do this before. This is a last chance defense mechanism for them. You must have caught him by suprise. It's not rabid or it would have not been trying to hide. When treed by dogs they will do this a lot in the tree to try to hide themselves from you lights. Seen it a hundred times if I've seen it once.
