BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(

Subject: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: olddude
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 11:47 AM

This time, not only my fat bullfrog, but also my fish. I raised my fish all summer, they were fat and happy fed em cat food and the grew like weeds .. my genuine plastic fountain was teaming with activity ... Today, Raccoon footprints, fish scales and a little froggie foot is all that is left.   Sniff , sniff ... Oh the humanity

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 12:03 PM

Well, there you go! You need to eat 'em yourself before the critters have a chance....

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Pete Jennings
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 12:13 PM

Where's Chongo and his AK-47 when you need him?

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: olddude
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 12:15 PM

I should have put out a nice white wine for him since it was seafood .. dang

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Ebbie
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 12:31 PM

I once sank an old cast iron bathtub into the ground, added boulders for shelter and visual interest and stocked it with goldfish. I soon found that neighborhood cats were no longer bored.

I spread chicken wire over the tub- mesh small enough to hamper outside activity and not strong enough to hold cat's weight. Worked.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 02:03 PM

'Coons are edible....

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 02:21 PM

True, Rapparee, but greasy as all get-out.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 02:25 PM

They are if ya kill em first, Rap. If ya try ta take bite outta a live one they bite back. Like I always say, safety off first.

Dan. Don't eat that coon right away if he's been eatin fish... feed him some corn for a while. Put LOTsa corn out and invite the neighbours for the BIG BBQ.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 02:52 PM

Those son-of-a-bitch raccoons are among the world's worst pests. Nothing edible is safe from the bastards. I've been fighting a lengthy battle with one who is after the stuff in my bird feeders. God knows how he jumps (or climbs?) high enough to knock them off the shepherd's hooks, but he does! So I have resorted to bringing the feeders in at dusk, except for the ones with Niger seed in them. The Raccoon is not interested in those. What he's after is the ones with the peanuts and sunflower seeds. He knocks them down somehow, drags them across the lawn, and eats everything in them.

I just have to remember to bring them in every night.

As for the garbage, I have to remember to get up very early on Monday mornings and put it out for collection just before the truck gets there...or he will get into that too.

Chongo is definitely needed here...with his tommygun.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Ebbie
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 03:12 PM

Raccoons in Orillia = bears in southeastern Alaska. We are officially advised to discontinue bird feeders, including hummingbird feeders, when bears are out of hibernation. It effectively bans feeding birds- because they are not here in the winter.

Bears have keen noses and they are persistent. I remember one friend had their hot tub on a stair landing just below their house- more than 70 steps from the steep hillside below led to the house.

They hung a hummingbird feeder high above the railing so they could watch the colorful darters at their leisure.

A bear came up the steps, climbed upon the railing and pulled down the feeder. He drank the sweet water and cast aside the feeder. Didn't break anything.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 03:36 PM

Well, thank God for small favors! Bears are a worse problem to have than raccoons.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: olddude
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 03:40 PM

Bring back Raccoon coats I say, and the Davey Hats ...

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Becca72
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 03:55 PM

Raccoons gotta eat, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Charley Noble
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 04:07 PM

I really like the raccoons but in their place, which is in the woods, not in our living room resorting our CDs or in our kitchen scarffing down the cat food at 3 in the morning.

So sorry for your fish and the big green frog.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 05:53 PM

LH, here's a link for you that's worth reading. Your town/city likely has 'live' traps available for use, either by rental or loan with a small deposit.

http://www.raccoonatticguide.com/trapping.html

Note it's for raccoons in the attic, but a raccoon's a raccoon and a trap is a trap.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 08:35 PM

Hmmm. Interesting. Thanks for the link.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 09:41 PM

If you need advice on how to go about the trapping (placement, camouflage, bait, etc) e-mail me. But be aware that they get real peed off when live trapped and they have teeth/claws you won't want to mess with, so handle the cage carefully.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Oct 12 - 10:01 PM

Yeah. Well, I'm thinking it over. It would be fun having him in the cage. I could tell him what I think of him, make rude gestures, moon him, etc...while being very careful to avoid getting tooooo close. ;-D Then there's the matter of getting him out of the trap too. That might be a little tricky. Perhaps I should just package him up nicely (with airholes), and send him by UPS Express to 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, like I did with that that dead fish last month.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 05:01 AM

now why would you want to send him an extremely pissed-off raccoon?

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 05:11 AM

He would just assume it was a constituent and ignore it. But I would like if a wild animal could pierce the hair helmet.

I think "Critters vs Canucks" could be a big "reality" hit on the nature channel. Time to win back a bit of that "Swamp People" audience.

Do you wonder why raccoons don't bother us? I have a theory.
One of my neighbors cooks them up a few times a year. He says he buys them.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 07:49 AM

JtS... hahahaaa!

LH... get a coon hound to train yer wiener dogs.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: GUEST,999
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 08:05 AM

"send him by UPS Express to 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa"

I was thinking more of catch and release in a wooded area 10 miles outta town. YMMV

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 10:48 AM

Raccoons are very intelligent and learn fast. So if you're trying to trap them, you just get one chance and that will only work for your first catch. They love KFC chicken but it's not good for them. I suppose you could buy a couple of buckets and do in the entire pack.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 11:06 AM

KFC chicken isn't good for any lifeform! ;-) Yeah, they're very clever creatures. If I do trap the raccoon, I'll do as 999 suggests, and release him in a wooded area 10 miles out of town...and across the other side of the lake, just for added insurance.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: olddude
Date: 05 Oct 12 - 11:11 AM

Cat food LH   I nailed a bunch in my live trap with cat food. They can't resist it. Unless of course you have some goldfish and a fat bull frog. they seem to like them also LOL

anyone got a poison dart frog ?... eat that you raccoon

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 12:42 AM

Make a frog bomb, Dan. You get a large rubber frog, fill it with plastic explosive wired to a radio-controlled detonator. Raccoon attempts to eat rubber frog, and you blow him sky high by remote control.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 06:57 AM

You bin hangin with Rap too long, LH.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 08:10 AM

Yeah, when the feds with guns come to haul you away, you just tell them that you bought the plastique to blow up "frogs."

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 12:34 PM

Dan, I must tell you: I think your thread title is unfortunate. I get this image of you sitting out by your pond eating your frog and fish. Raw. Naked.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 12:38 PM

Ooooh, Ebbie! I didn't need to read that part about bein nekkid. That's disgusting.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 12:48 PM

But he's probably singing at the same time, Gary. Surely that counterbalances the image?

I just discovered that the new image calms my nerves.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 12:56 PM

Sorry, naked singing, naked not singing, don't want to see either. In fact I am not sure I want to see anybody SING naked. The heaving ribs and undulating uvula.... brrrr.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 01:08 PM

Picture this, Jack. William Shatner. In the shower. Completely naked. Singing. (Well...sort of singing. You know...)

Now he turns the water off and starts drying himself off vigorously with a large orange towel.

He finishes the drying off ritual, cleans out his ears with a Q-tip, and strides (waddles?) majestically into the master bedroom.

Pausing before a full length mirror, he surveys his glistening pink body with satisfaction, applies a little baby oil, takes a deep breath, and says, "Bill...you've still got it!"

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 05:46 PM

LH - That is NOT an image I should have in my mind shortly before going to bed !!

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 05:50 PM

picture this!

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 06:12 PM

It just gets worse.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 08:37 PM

Olddude, here is your solution! I suggest a minimum of a 16 joule energizer per segment.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 08:41 PM

So that by the time ya get to em they're done and ready for the table, Rap?

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 08:47 PM

This just in: Hunkered down eating raw fish and frog. Naked. Cowboy boots on.

Gollum says precioussssssss

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 08:52 PM

Too far? Apparently not. You just keep pushin the envelope.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 Oct 12 - 10:20 PM

LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!   That was great, Jack! Whew! Herbal Elements ROCKS! I'm all tuckered out now.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: gnu
Date: 07 Oct 12 - 07:06 AM

Missed that last night, JtS. Hahahaaa! Then Newfies are a passionate bunch! Near spit my tea out when they cut to him snoring.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 07 Oct 12 - 10:37 AM

can't stop laughing ... stop it ... have an asthma attack
:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: maeve
Date: 07 Oct 12 - 11:01 AM

Please check your PMs, Dan.

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Ebbie
Date: 07 Oct 12 - 06:03 PM

Sorry, Dan- I got carried away. If it's any consolation to you, it was never you I was picturing!

Subject: RE: BS: Ate my frog and my fish :-(
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 07 Oct 12 - 10:19 PM

That reminds me... I need to go bait my raccoon trap.