Rackoons!
Jan 27th 2009, 2:46 am
#16
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 90
Re: Rackoons!
Here in the UK we stick to boring old sausages on the barbie ha ha ha!
The city ones are not as tasty as the country ones,these have more of a "Wild" taste and are great off the BBQ in summer
but dont confuse them with a skunk
Jan 27th 2009, 2:50 am
#20
Logical & Hot Stuff
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Ontario's Armpit
Posts: 19,815
Re: Rackoons!
I just googled them...they can grow to 48lbs.....thats bigger than my dog
Jan 27th 2009, 2:50 am
#21
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Jan 27th 2009, 2:53 am
#23
Banned
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: the GTA
Posts: 3,824
Re: Rackoons!
If they get into your attic or garage they will be noisy pests and can cause a good deal of damage and then there's the smell. You really need to hire a pest control firm to trap and remove them. They can grow to the size of a medium sized dog and prove dangerous if cornered. Of course they are as cute as hell and sometimes you'll see them with offspring crossing the roads in sub-divisions. dbd33 is probably allowed to shoot them because he lives on a rural property/farm, but in Toronto, for example, they are protected and can only be trapped and moved.
Jan 27th 2009, 2:55 am
#25
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 90
Re: Rackoons!
If they get into your attic or garage they will be noisy pests and can cause a good deal of damage and then there's the smell. You really need to hire a pest control firm to trap and remove them. They can grow to the size of a medium sized dog and prove dangerous if cornered. Of course they are as cute as hell and sometimes you'll see them with offspring crossing the roads in sub-divisions. dbd33 is probably allowed to shoot them because he lives on a rural property/farm, but in Toronto, for example, they are protected and can only be trapped and moved.
Jan 27th 2009, 2:56 am
#26
Logical & Hot Stuff
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Ontario's Armpit
Posts: 19,815
Jan 27th 2009, 2:58 am
#27
Logical & Hot Stuff
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Ontario's Armpit
Posts: 19,815
Jan 27th 2009, 2:59 am
#28
Assimilated Pauper
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Ontario
Posts: 40,023
Re: Rackoons!
Au contraire, they haven't been a problem to us in the country, the neighbour does shoot them, but more from whim than need. It was in Toronto that they were a huge problem and it's to urban life that my remarks refer.
