From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Tony Williams wrote:
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> Dunno - just got a chuckle out of the headline
>
> Yup, urban raccoons. There's a family of them living in the woods at the
> back of my house (Shoreline, just north of Seattle). The male is about
> the size of a medium dog and is completely unafraid - rambles across my
> back garden while I'm out there in broad daylight. I surprised him on
> the path a while back and he did the classic rear-up-and-hiss thing at
> me. So naturally I hissed right back and he backed down, but my cat
> stays indoors because she's just about daft enough to have a go.
>
> The problem is that people feed the raccoons and they start expecting
> it, then get pissed off and aggressive when a handout isn't forthcoming.
>
> I think I preferred the urban foxes we got in England. Cuter and less
> aggressive. (The four legged variety that is.)
>


You need a pack of "racoon hounds". Nowt like seeing your
brethren ripped to pieces by a pack of hounds to make one steer clear in
future.

Adam

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