Chupacabra found?

2LaneCruzer · Apr 6, 2014

Ken said:
True story. Walking in the woods 60 years ago or more came to tree with a baby coon about one quart in size. and decided to catch and tame it.
climbing up tree it would go higher so did I until about 20 ' off the ground the coon was out on a short limb. took off my belt to make a loop to put around the coons neck. Then that animal turned into a ball of screaming, scratching, with teeth everywhere and my retreating down the tree turned into branches getting yanked off on the way down to ground. Gave it the belt as a trophy of the event. went home looking like a tornado had settled on my head. No body felt sorry and others in school made fun of the experance. But also know no one else tried to out do coon catching idea.
ken

Reminds me of the guy who captured a baby Bob Cat in his shirt. The trip to the emergency room falls under the "unintended consequences" category.

texasjohn · Apr 6, 2014

Just corner a coon and worry him with a stick a little...send us your photos...the best ones are taken from eye level:shocked:

When sufficiently agitated, it will climb right up the stick and shake your hand!!

drizler said:
We have those things out on our deck every single night it's over -10 F outside for the last 20 years. I have seen them do just about everything including goose-pile brawls. Not once did I ever see one make a face like old Ricky here. That is one massively po'ed raccoon you have there.

Ken · Apr 6, 2014

texasjohn said:
Just corner a coon and worry him with a stick a little...send us your photos...the best ones are taken from eye level:shocked:

When sufficiently agitated, it will climb right up the stick and shake your hand!!

texasjohn Coons will take on a pack of hunting dogs and win often luring the dog to water and then drown them.

Notice the first report of this Chupacabra varmit has turned into a hairless coon from Victoria area.

Maybe had been swiming in the Houston channel when the barage was hit.
ken

cqaigy2 · Apr 6, 2014

Looked like a tasmanian devil to me. It's probably constipated from the long pallet flight from Tasmania to Texas.

Mace Canute · Apr 12, 2014

2LaneCruzer said:
Reminds me of the guy who captured a baby Bob Cat in his shirt. The trip to the emergency room falls under the "unintended consequences" category.

And that reminds me of back when I was working in the Yukon at an asbestos mine & mill. They trucked the asbestos out (palletized 100# bags) and had trailer bunks set up specifically for the truckers to stay in while they slept between trips. One trucker decided it would be a "good idea" to catch a really young bear cub for a pet. Naturally as soon as he grabbed the cub it started crying for mama bear and she came running while he was trying to drag it inside the trailer! Fortunately he decided to let go of the cub before he got it inside because if he hadn't, that sow would have torn through the door and trailer looking for the cub and likely would have severely injured of killed anyone inside...and there were others inside. Needless to say he was fired immediately.

texasjohn · Apr 12, 2014

Ken, I totally agree. I spent many, many happy hours in my youth coon hunting. Had a border collie dog. Great nose and fearless. She out hunted my cousin's coon dogs...treed more coons and killed them quicker than they did. I know the Victoria area well. I always kept my dog from following into the water for exactly the reason you give...a coon on a dog's head is a dead dog in water.

Mace, I love your story...given that fellow's track record of smarts, wonder how long he survived?

k0ua · Apr 12, 2014

Mace Canute said:
And that reminds me of back when I was working in the Yukon at an asbestos mine & mill. They trucked the asbestos out (palletized 100# bags) and had trailer bunks set up specifically for the truckers to stay in while they slept between trips. One trucker decided it would be a "good idea" to catch a really young bear cub for a pet. Naturally as soon as he grabbed the cub it started crying for mama bear and she came running while he was trying to drag it inside the trailer! Fortunately he decided to let go of the cub before he got it inside because if he hadn't, that sow would have torn through the door and trailer looking for the cub and likely would have severely injured of killed anyone inside...and there were others inside. Needless to say he was fired immediately.

Wow!.. he was looking for a Darwin award for sure!

toppop52 · Apr 12, 2014

Looks and acts way more like a raccoon than a canine.

Ken · Apr 12, 2014

texasjohn said:
Ken, I totally agree. I spent many, many happy hours in my youth coon hunting. Had a border collie dog. Great nose and fearless. She out hunted my cousin's coon dogs...treed more coons and killed them quicker than they did. I know the Victoria area well. I always kept my dog from following into the water for exactly the reason you give...a coon on a dog's head is a dead dog in water.

Mace, I love your story...given that fellow's track record of smarts, wonder how long he survived?

texasjohn worked couple of years in Victoria installing the Mid west Cable co. installation '57 to '59 Enjoyed living there at that time the city had more Millionaires the any other city of its size.
Would get my morning exercise climbing the 440 foot tower to change out amplifiers (tube type ).
Should of purchased land around Port Lavaca at that time wasn't any houses due to a hurricane had cleaned the beaches.