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Title: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: amicus on August 01, 2008, 04:19:00 PM
My Friend John, invited me on a coon hunt. I gladly accepted. When he saw me with my bow he kind of smiled and said that it would be difficult to get a coon with my bow. (He's a compount shooter) Because the coons tree up very high and are hard to see. I guess it was my night. The coon was about 20 ft high and was on a small branch. My first shot grazed him my second went through the chest. Hunting with dogs was very exciting. I really enjoyed and can't wait to do again. Hope you enjoy it. Gilbert


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Title: Re: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: Kip on August 01, 2008, 04:39:00 PM
Gilbert  nice hunt good shooting at nite.Did you use those limbs I sold you.Kip
Title: Re: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: amicus on August 01, 2008, 04:54:00 PM
Hi Kip,

Yes I did. I really like em. I'll be using them in Alaska this Sept on Black bear. Hopefully I'll have the same results.

I really admire the fight in a coon. He was half dead when he hit the ground but he still had enough fight in him to last a several minutes with the dogs.

Take care
Title: Re: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: Kip on August 01, 2008, 05:13:00 PM
Good luck on your next month.Kip
Title: Re: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: mountaindog on August 01, 2008, 05:20:00 PM
nice shot indeed...  :thumbsup:    

those coons are pretty wild.. we have a bunch of them here where i live... they go crazy over our fig tree in the backyard.. we get woken uo to them fighting in the middle of the night. it drives my dog nuts...  :banghead:   i usually fire a few shot's out of my slingshot...  :D
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Post by: frassettor on August 01, 2008, 05:23:00 PM
Atta Boy!!
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Post by: BMOELLER on August 01, 2008, 05:33:00 PM
Thats cool!!  Kinda of like a poor mans cougar hunt.
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Post by: 2-BIG on August 01, 2008, 07:17:00 PM
Awesome!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: Jeff Roberts on August 01, 2008, 07:27:00 PM
I hunted blue ticks for years. Best dog going for me. I shot several coons with the bow, just be sure not to turn the dogs loose until you are sure the arrow passed thru the coon. Good going!!!!
Title: Re: Racoons, dogs and a good time
Post by: pintail_drake2004 on August 01, 2008, 10:09:00 PM
was that coon taken recently?