Raccoon Captured, Now What ?

MossRoad · Apr 22, 2003

<font color="blue"> What should I do with him now? </font>

cstocks · Apr 22, 2003

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Mrwurm · Apr 23, 2003

I'm kinda of the same mind Chris. I decided to relocate this critter because he was only seeking food and shelter. I took him about ten miles away and released him near a big pond on the other side of major interstate highway.

Wow, this subject has really generated alot of conversation!

bgott · Apr 23, 2003

I'm getting the same way myself. I almost wrecked my truck missing a possum tonight. I used to almost wreck trying to hit 'em.

Mrwurm · Apr 23, 2003

David, that is too funny! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

cstocks · Apr 23, 2003

Brad,

Me too on both accounts! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Anonymous Poster · Apr 23, 2003

My own recipe for grilled 'coon is a little different.

Skin and dress the raccoon.

Prepare a dry rub of your favorite spices.

Obtain a Mesquite board and place the dressed 'coon on the board. Liberally apply 50% of the rub.

Grill at medium heat for 30 minutes. Turn coon on board and shake on the remainder of the rub. Grill for another 20 minutes. Apply a finishing sauce of your choice - I like a honey/brown sugar/tomato sauce mix. Turn the heat up a bit and grill for another 5 to 10 minutes, being careful not to carmelize the sauce.

Remove from grill, throw the 'coon away and eat the board.

cstocks · Apr 23, 2003

How funny!/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I confess, I bbq'ed a coon (fresh road kill by my own wheels) about 25 years ago. I had eaten coon several times as a youth and my memories of it were that it was good. However, after bbq-ing all afternoon I took the coon, along w/ some beef, in the house to eat. When it was all said and done we ate the beef and the whole coon went into the trash. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif I guess my memories of how it tasted as a lad were not enough to intice me into trying it again as a young adult!

Anonymous Poster · Apr 23, 2003

After you skin and dress it you parboil it changing the water about half way through the process.You boil it untill its tender,than you cut it up,roll it in flour after you salt and pepper it,and you can fry it in some bacon grease.You could also b.b.q. it,but first parboil it as before.This is the same way you do ground hog and squirrel,except for the squirrel you don't need to change the water,you can cook that water down and make gravey by adding corn starch.Young coons and ground hogs are the only ones worth trying to eat. I agree,in my youth these things did seem more better,I guess because we ate more of them then.One thing I'm never intending on trying again is a possium,they look to much like a rat to me. RICHARD GAUTHIER

cstocks · Apr 23, 2003

When I was a kid a man at our church would take the Jr. high boys coon hunting at night w/ his coon dogs and a couple of adults w/ .22s. After a few successful hunts he would have a big bbq for the boys. After eating he would draw names out of a hat and give away all of the coon skins. It tasted good to me so I shot one once while squirrel hunting and took it home and cleaned it to be cooked. My mom refused to cook it because she said she would not cook anything that looked like a dog in the skillet! I never shot another one after that! My dad used to cook squirrel and gravy and homemade biscuits for my brother and me before we went off to school. Um, um! I will still eat tree rats... no problem!