1st alberta raccon

predatorzedge · #1 03-01-2010, 10:27 PM

hey just seen an shot my first ab raccon at home here this evening thought these werent suppose to be in alberta especially northern around glendon area.

TRL · #2 03-01-2010, 10:42 PM

As far as I know they are not supposed to be here either. That being said, I've personally seen two around my home near Edson. First one was eating a neighbours dog food so it was "taken care of". About 2 years later another one showed up at the same peoples place. We tried to get him too but it was only there for a few days and then it disappeared.

predatorzedge · #3 03-01-2010, 10:45 PM

ya there were two in total tonite but a mile apart an this one being half the size aroun 20lbs, mean little critters to

TRL · #4 03-01-2010, 10:52 PM

Haha yep definitely mean! Well congrats on your first alberta raccoon!

predatorzedge · #5 03-01-2010, 10:58 PM

thanks first ever live one i seen till i whacked it an the hound thought it was sure somethin wouldnt quit bawlin when i brought it home. Gonna go after the other one tomarrow.

nimrod · #6 03-01-2010, 11:17 PM

My Uncle from St, Paul found one in the barn 2 years ago, warm fuzzy looking mean bugger.

Shmag · #7 03-01-2010, 11:24 PM

I was away from home, a couple years ago the wife heard some noises on the deck and looked outside and sure enough...she swears it was a raccoon. I said no way, i didn't think we had any here either. Til this day i often call her crazy coon lady, but i better not tell her of these other stories. Otherwise it's going to be "I TOLD YOU SO"

Oh this was a few clicks out of Slave Lake

sourdough doug · #8 03-01-2010, 11:29 PM

Every year just about this time we get the annual rash of raccoon sitings. they've been around for quite some time. Pls., don't let them get a foothold in AB or we'll have a prob., like the rats in Saskabushless, so do whatever you gotta do...

Don Meredith · #9 03-02-2010, 05:27 AM

Raccoons have been here quite a long time. I remember seeing one in the NSR valley in Edmonton 40 years ago. The 'Mammals of Alberta' range map for them shows them associated with the major river valleys of the province, mostly on the prairie.

Shmag · #10 03-02-2010, 05:37 AM

So are they on the varmit list...meaning anybody could just shoot one. Never did pay any attention to it if it was stated in the regs. Like i said i never knew we had them, they must be good at hide and seek.

Long time ago a buddy of mine had one as a pet, he had his hands full, just like having three kids.

Don Meredith · #11 03-02-2010, 06:13 AM

Check out page 59 of the 2009 hunting regs. They are listed under Other Animals that "may be hunted, but not trapped (see trapping regs), without a licence throughout the province, at all times of the year."

timba · #12 03-02-2010, 06:14 AM

I grew up in southern sask and there was lots of racoons,I was very supprised when I moved to provost that there were no racoons around and some people have never seen any.I have killed some pretty big ones over the years.

Shmag · #13 03-02-2010, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Meredith

Check out page 59 of the 2009 hunting regs. They are listed under Other Animals that "may be hunted, but not trapped (see trapping regs), without a licence throughout the province, at all times of the year."

Thanks Don...good to know, good to know!!!

ACKLEY ABE · #14 03-02-2010, 07:33 AM

Sounds like a military unit.....the "1st Alberta Raccon"

South west trappin RG · #15 03-02-2010, 07:58 PM

I work with a guy in Black Diamond and he lives on the river, and told me of and animal eating all of his dog food. So I set a few 220's in his shed thinking that I was going to catch a black and white. To my suprise I caught a couple bandits 20 and 24 pounds in december. I never put any more traps out because he never had the problem again. But in the summer I seen two more that were run over on the road

MB1 · #16 03-02-2010, 08:28 PM

If any of you shoot or trap another raccoon, I would love to get one for taxidermy purposes. I am willing to pay money. We have yet to see any around Hinton yet.
Please pm me or whatever if you have one you would be willing to get rid of.
Thanks

Shmag · #17 03-02-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACKLEY ABE

Sounds like a military unit.....the "1st Alberta Raccon"

lol...if i have my gun and i see one then it will sound like a military unit

predatorzedge · #18 03-02-2010, 09:08 PM

Its gonna start being a military issues with them right away when we hit the brush a runnin coons lol

I talked with a few friends of mine an they had seen some tracks at the sandy an beaver river junction an they looked it up on the computer shows raccoons; they were eating clams judging by the half eaten clams an picked apart crayfish. Time for the hounds on the run, dont need these nasty critters around for sure. I know there is on more here 2 miles from where I got this one just not allowed on that land whatsoever unfortunately. But time to start calling them, If I get one more You can have it MB1. You might have to drive up here or catch me in hunting season when I go up there.

predatorzedge · #19 03-02-2010, 09:10 PM

hey can we run coons with dogs in alberta, not a predator but varmints?

marlin1 · #20 03-03-2010, 07:51 AM

also saw one along the bow river while drift fishing , 20 years ago

dale7637 · #21 03-03-2010, 08:55 AM

I have seen 2, both along the boyer river east of high level.. Weird little critters.

AB2506 · #22 03-03-2010, 03:55 PM

Friend's uncle trapped a raccoon in 1981 on the NSR near Two Hills. Seen them at night in Lethbridge 20 years ago. Not uncommon to find them as road kill down in the Milk River country.

I heard some hound hunters wanted to be able to run them at night. F&W turned that proposal down. No night hunting, even for raccoons.

gramps73 · #23 03-03-2010, 05:33 PM

I saw 2 south of Lethbridge in the Raymond area last summer

WayneChristie · #24 03-03-2010, 05:45 PM

I saw a dead one on the road at the Bow down here, and see their tracks along the river everytime I go there.

flyguyd · #25 03-03-2010, 07:31 PM

Theres a ton of them along the Oldman River. I was trapping beaver 15-20 yrs ago and had a 220 set up in an old beaver tunnel that ran down to the water and i caught 7 in a row over about a 2 wk period

South west trappin RG · #26 03-03-2010, 07:38 PM

If I get any more your more than welcome to have one. I tanned one for myself and gave another to a friend who wanted one.

Ken07AOVette · #27 03-04-2010, 07:57 AM

I was helping my buddy with harvest a few years ago, at Marwayne (15 miles North, 12 west of Lloydminster) and in the middle of the night I could see this spotlight flying through the field, he must have been taking 15 foot steps. I stopped the combine, and Steve came walking up with this little snarling, screaming, ignorant ball of fur and teeth. He had been seperated from his mother, there were 5-6 little ones and the momma. Not a happy little coon.
Funniest damned thing I ever saw.

Friends of ours had an orphaned baby racoon, just 7 miles from here. He was an absolute riot, bottle fed, friendly as a kitten. If you called him by name, he would come out of wherever he was, climb your leg, your shirt, sit on your shoulder and 'paw' at your face.
I broke her heart when I informed her that racoon scat carried bacteria that is very harmful to humans, even more so when I told her that coons could not be kept as pets.
His name is Kelso, and has appeared in several movies.

DAVE · #28 03-04-2010, 12:29 PM

I am south of st paul along the N.S river i shot 6 last year was talking to the the F&W guy from vegerville i think his name was Lionel. he said shoot every one we see they Don't want them here.

spot and stock · #29 03-04-2010, 12:50 PM

I think this guy makes book. Shot him last year, think he was living in an old truck.

saskbuffaloguy · #30 03-05-2010, 08:32 PM

What is the tale of the tape on that one? Last winter we caught 17 on the farm here in SE Sask.