Coon season is getting better.

[coyote101]

The action was fast and furious for a minute this morning.


These three won't be eating any turkey eggs in the spring:


Pat

[nastygunz]

Yall layin down the law!

[nastygunz]

what round are you using in that magnificent Mossberg 835 ultramag ?

[coyote101]

what round are you using in that magnificent Mossberg 835 ultramag ?

I'm not a water foul hunter, but I have several boxes of steel shot laying around. I was using #4 steel with an IC choke for steel shot, just to use it up. I was not at all pleased with the performance of the steel shot, so I switched back to lead and my Dead Coyote choke. Today I had a mix of #4 and #6 high brass lead loads. It did the trick. 

Pat   

[nastygunz]

i've been using up my old steel shot squirrel hunting ha ha. I have some 3 1/2 inch steel BB, Been sitting around for years, that stuff put a dent in your shoulder.

[coyote101]

i've been using up my old steel shot squirrel hunting ha ha. I have some 3 1/2 inch steel BB, Been sitting around for years, that stuff put a dent in your shoulder.

I have never shot a 3½ inch load in this gun, but I understand it is absolutely brutal. I have a few 25 round boxes of 3½ inch steel F's, and BBB's. I also have a several 10 round boxes of 3½ non-steel turkey loads in 4 shot and 5 shot. I may use them someday, but I can't see beating myself up when 3 inch loads have always done everything I want.

Pat

[Hawks Feather]

Are you skinning these coon out and stretching them or just selling them to a fur buyer? If it is a buyer, what are people getting for coon in your area?

[coyote101]

Are you skinning these coon out and stretching them or just selling them to a fur buyer? If it is a buyer, what are people getting for coon in your area?

Jerry,

I give them to an old gentleman who lives on the farm I hunt. He eats them. I took the tails from a few of them that I killed in February, to see if I could tan them. I messed up a couple before I figured it out. I may take a whole skin to tan soon, just for grins. I may even skin and eat one, but my wife says she's not having any part of that.

Pat

[nastygunz]

I grew up eating them! Taste kind of like dark pork, nothing like a good fat corn fed coon roast

[JohnP]

Pat, when I was in the Advanced Course at Ft Rucker we had a guy who hunted them every Saturday.  He would skin and butcher and then marinate them in some homemade southern ingredients, then every Saturday we would put them on the grill.  The first time he did it he told no one what it was. We all raved about how good it was.  When he finally told us a few guys stopped coming to the Saturday night cookout.  I thought they tasted very good.

[coyote101]

I grew up eating them! Taste kind of like dark pork, nothing like a good fat corn fed coon roast

Pat, when I was in the Advanced Course at Ft Rucker we had a guy who hunted them every Saturday.  He would skin and butcher and then marinate them in some homemade southern ingredients, then every Saturday we would put them on the grill.  The first time he did it he told no one what it was. We all raved about how good it was.  When he finally told us a few guys stopped coming to the Saturday night cookout.  I thought they tasted very good.

Now I'm going to have to give it a try.

Pat

[pitw]

I'm thinking that would be fun to do, once.  Good job Pat.

[nastygunz]

I used to hunt with nothing but 3 1/2 inch magnums, but the last few years I just use 3 inch, more than enough to take your turkey. The 835 hits hard on both ends. I have never shot 3 1/2 inch magnums in my single shot and never plan on it either ha ha!

[FinsnFur]

Daaaaang...you were like close to be surrounded.
Nice fur pile 

[nastygunz]

When we used to get a coon for eating we would clean it and then cut as much fat as possible off it and then boil it first to get rid of more fat. Of course we only hunted them in the fall when they had their winter weight on so a lotta fat, but fed on corn and apples etc. No dumpster coon back in the hills.

[KySongDog]

I may even skin and eat one, but my wife says she's not having any part of that.

Pat

Nice Pat!  If you decide to eat one of those furry bastids, make sure you cook it real good. They carry round worms and their eggs. I used to eat them years ago but a friend cut one open in the summer once and it was crawling with worms. The worm eggs can get in to your blood stream and end up in your brain. Always wear gloves when fooling with them.

BTW, I hate raccoons.