Dead Raccoon

bobman1235
bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
edited October 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hey All,

So this morning, I'm running late for work as usual, and as I leave my house I notice a giant raccoon just laying on my front steps. I can see it breathing, so it's not dead. I get a good distance away and try and shoo it away, toss a few pebbles in his direction. He eventually shakily gets up and slowly stumbles away. (I realize I should have called animal control at the time, but I was late and just wanted to get it out of the yard).

SO I come home this evening and there he is, dead on my front lawn. I call animal control, and they are closed until morning. I call the local police dispatch, they say to just bag it and toss it.... but considering the behavior earlier, this thing is potentially rabid, so that doesn't seem like a good idea.

SO... what does the expert advice of the internet suggest I do with this carcass laying on my lawn? Just wait till morning and call animal control?

Mostly I'm asking cuz I don't want any neighborhood dogs (including my own) to come in contact with the thing while i'ts lying there.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited October 2009
    How about cooking it? :p

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    First you poke it with a stick.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    Second bag'r up with a shovel if it ain't movin'.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    First you poke it with a stick.
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Second bag'r up with a shovel if it ain't movin'.

    Or you can just combine the two steps...into one of two options.

    A:Poke it with the shovel...if it doesn't move bag it up, toss it.

    B:Poke it with the shovel...it moves...Then you quickly whack it with the shovel. Then you bag it up.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    First you poke it with a stick.

    No ****....touch that stick to its eye first....then get it into a heavy duty large garbage bag ( Double up if they are the thin ones ) and tie it off with some heavy duty tie wraps.

    Suprised the hell out of me who was asking, I thought for sure it would have been Ben ( But then he woulda just shot it straight away ;) )
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    Oh yeah, you could shoot it too. :D:)

    I hear they love that **** in MA/NH
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2009
    Tie it to your car antenna.
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited October 2009
    I'm no expert on this, but I would say your concerns are warranted from what you observed in the morning.

    As far as I know rabies needs to enter your blood stream, i.e. open wound, mouth, eyes, etc. I would take some rubber gloves, not sure the correct name, but what are typically used by some to wash dishes, and toss it in a garbage bag. Toss the gloves and then wash your hands good with an antibacterial or alcohol.

    I don't think there is a huge risk but better to be safe than sorry.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2009
    I thought this would be about a band.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited October 2009
    Pour gas over it and roast it! Roasted Raccon!
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited October 2009
    Shovel, scoop, trashcan.........

    Though maybe it's just drunk and waking up in a can of trash that he didn't have to tip over would thrill the **** out of him......
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    ^^^^

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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited October 2009
    Don't waste it.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited October 2009
    gross.......some of you outdoorsy types scare me........lol
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  • anhchungdoan
    anhchungdoan Posts: 760
    edited October 2009
    I need your help with the huge Armadillo that digs up my flower beds every freaking night. I tried to catch that S$$t but it looks so gross. Please come visit my neighbourhood.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Oh yeah, you could shoot it too. :D:)

    I hear they love that **** in MA/NH

    Aside from geography, MA and NH should never even be mentioned in the same sentence. Completely different views on shooting things (in MA your "right" to own and use a firearm is basically up to the local police for your town to decide if you are even allowed to have a license; in NH no license is even needed for anything but CCW, and it's a shall issue).

    However, I live in a relatively dense / populated neighborhood so discharging firearms is frowned upon, otherwise I just would have shot it this morning when I first saw it. Considered it anyway, to be honest.


    Thanks for the opinions everyone.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited October 2009
    whatever you decide do it quick, be it animal control ect.. those things get ripe within a day and will stink up everything fast - making disposing of it that much more of a pain
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited October 2009
    ..Distemper is a more common killer of Raccoons than Rabies. They have similar symptoms.....runny nose, slow movement, weasing.

    http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4892/raccoondistemper.html

    ...double bag it and bury it......
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited October 2009
    Skin it, clean it, marinade it, cook it, eat it.
    Make a cool hat with the skin.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,381
    edited October 2009
    how about tying it to the car Grizwald style...
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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited October 2009
    http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zracoon.html

    The Deep Fried Raccoon sounds Scrumpdillyishus!





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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited October 2009
    Just wrap it up good, place it in a nice Dept. store bag. Leave it in the back seat with the window down while you go into Walmart for a minute. It will be gone when you get back.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    ESavinon wrote: »
    Make a cool hat with the skin.

    Who needs the skin when you can j ust make a hat from the meat?

    http://www.hatsofmeat.com/frame.html
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited October 2009
    If you want to be a meat head.....
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited October 2009
    Did it have the odor of a skunk?? If so, it was almost certainly rabid.:eek:
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2009
    Well, if it's still there on your front yard I CALL FIRST DIBS!

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2009
    dee1949 wrote: »
    ..Distemper is a more common killer of Raccoons than Rabies. They have similar symptoms.....runny nose, slow movement, weasing.

    http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4892/raccoondistemper.html

    ...double bag it and bury it......

    That was a major problem where I was in CT for cats and coons.

    Double bag the critter and put it in a lidded trash can. Give DEP a call and let them know about it.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited October 2009
    Was it still dead this morning? If not, it's most likely a zombie outbreak waiting to happen. Don't worry I've been praying... erm... preparing for this day for years now.
    Destroy the brain and be sure to keep an eye out for any other zombie-racoons.
    Go ahead and take out anything that shuffles around just to be safe. If you live near a retirement community, please refrain from the previous statement; chances are those shuffling things are the elderly and should be respected, not treated like zombies... Yet.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2009
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Well, if it's still there on your front yard I CALL FIRST DIBS!

    Shipped to 60641 please :D

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