So today I was hunting for sheds in my local woods and got chased a good two hundred feet by a rabid racoon ( btw they are fast ). My salvation was car door was unlocked and open so I jumped in and then chased it away from my property. Any of you guy's had anything like this happen?

If it was chasing you, chances are it ain't rabid. Every rabid animal I've ever encountered has been slow, placid & acting very confused. Usually just standing in one spot bobbing their heads or pacing in circles.

Well, I can't think of another reason for it to be foaming at the mouth.. the other racoon was very placid. exactly like you described above. I did some reading and found that occasionally rabid animals can be very aggresive though.

wikipedia say's that the agression is the beginning stages and that the paralytic "dumb" rabies is the final stages

       

report it to your DNR

I have not had the pleasure you described.  I think I will pass if given the choice.

Glad you weren't hurt in any way.

ChuckC

It would be a good idea to report it to your local health department, as well.

I had one come at me once. It was in the spring though and she had 5 little ones with her. Most scared I've ever been while hunting!

As a kid a raccoon ran me up a step creek bank I caught it with a big stick DOA right there about 12" and and  half second away  from bitting me. That is enough to get your heart pumping I can promise you  

That sounds worth the effort of digging a deep, cold hole!

Glad you got away from it.

Dang, glad you were able to get away from it. I have never had something like that happen and I don't ever want to!!!

Very odd, normally rabies does not present itself in winter. Best report it.

Exactly the reason I ALWAYS carry some sort of weapon with me to the woods...

Glad to hear that you were able to E & E (escape & evade)!!!

Rodd

I always carry a sidearm when wandering the woods for that very reason.

Ditto on the sidearm.

The land owner of the property that I hunt on was attacked by a rabid fox it came after him twice both times he had to hit it with his chicken feed bucket he finally went in the house to get his gun to kill it. After shooting it he called the state they told him that at any given time 5% of the fox population is rabid.

Danny -
Maryland already has 17 confirmed cases of rabies in raccoons since January 1, even one in Baltimore city.

Iv' encountered two rabid raccoons in my life. One was wandering a creek side in the middle of the day. The other was a young raccoon which was spotted a few days before by the Mrs. It was curled up on our welcome mat on the front porch. I managed to carefully trap it in a box cage. I observed it until evening to make sure it was indeed rabid. I researched rabies and it's symptoms and determined that it was rabid. It had been chewing its feet badly but was not foaming from the mouth that I recall. When it started crying I resolved to do what I had to do. Being that the disease affects the brain, the behavior of the animal can vary.

Report it to the anti trapping and hunting groups!!   :D