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[cool][#0000ff]I have had a bit of experience with coons too. They are cute and cuddly when small but the males start to get nasty as they mature. You can't keep male coons as pets unless they are neutered. And, coons are predators...living on fish, frogs, crawdads and small rodents. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Of course, when they live near human habitation they are smart enough to learn where the free handouts might be...and if they are not free, they just take them anyway. When I lived in Tucson, AZ, I had a friend who lived in a ritzy country club neighborhood. All of the residents that had ponds, some with expensive fish in them, began losing their fish. Herons were suspected but never seen. Surveilance cameras showed a group of coons that systematically roamed the neighborhood at night, dining on the costly fish dinners.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, I have witnessed firsthand a large male raccoon standing off three dogs whlle positioned in the middle of a small stream. All of those dogs ran off bloodied while the coon ambled out the other side of the creek apparently no worse for wear.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Now, having seen "Da boyz" that allow you to stay in their yard and house, I would not question their ability to "take care of business" with anything up to the size of a Kodiak bear.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Maybe some of the coons you have dealt with were raised on Brokeback Mountain.[/#0000ff]
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