Up here we eat coon. I haven't had it for quite a while but when we used
to have Game Suppers they always served coon as well as venison and bear.
As I understand it the rules of coon huntin' say that the person who owns
the dog gets to invite whoever he wants to come along. I always wanted to
go but my uncle said I couldn't because it was a buddy of his that owned
the dog and he hadn't invited me. Probably just an excuse. Ruth
At 11:17 AM -0500 12/30/03, [log in to unmask] wrote:
In a message dated 12/30/03 10:46:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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do they hunt raccoons so they can eat them? I did not have an answer.
Any chefs - or furriers - out there?
'Coons are too fat to eat. And, since their natural prey is now garbage
and dead things, who in their right mind would want to?
People generally hunt 'coons as a social event. It's kinda like a poor
mans fox hunting. But, it's done at night and without horses. It is
cultural residue from the time when raccoons would wreak havoc in corncribs
and reduce the survival rate and profits of the family farm.
Shooting raccoons is bad, bad business. Since raccoons cry like human
babies when hurt, one has to be able to shut off the emotions if you are to
kill the 'coon for fur or to reward the dogs. Many hunters just leave the
'coon in the tree and reward the dogs with some treats. 'Coon hunting
isn't necessarily 'coon killing.
One generally needs a headlamp for 'coon hunting. Many hunters now use
those newfangled LED lights. Gone are the days of the flaming faggots and
the carbide lamp. By the way, I am not referring to NYC faggots, but to
lighter wood, i.e., the pitchy center of pine trees. For what it's worth,
from the 50's through the 70's the largest markets for carbide cap lamps
were: 1) the South African gold mines, 2) 'coon hunters, and 3) cavers.
Steve Stokowski
Stone Products Consultants
Building Products Microscopy
10 Clark St., Ste. A
Ashland, Mass. 01721-2145
508-881-6364 (ph. & fax)
http://members.aol.com/crushstone/petro.htm
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