Someone Pushed a Dead Racoon

[Liberalynn]

off the road and into my yard. Now what am I supposed to do with it? The town won't pick it up unless it is a dead deer. I am not at all sure I could lift it with a shovel cause the damn thing looks heavy. Even if I managed to roll it into the field it is still going to stink and draw unwanted other varmints. But I can't just dig a huge hole in my front yard to bury it on the spot either.

I don't know what the person who hit it could have done different but it just ticks me off now they have made it my problem and I don't know what to do about it. :grr:

[Sanity Claws]

1. Maybe the dead raccoon moved there himself

[Liberalynn]

7. That is a possible

He could have gotten hit and dragged himself into my yard to croak I suppose.

[LeftinOH]

2. They won't pick up a raccoon? Tell them it's a 'small deer'.. jeez.

[Liberalynn]

8. Unfortunatly Not

I called them for a dead red fox in the road once and they said they only have an arrangement with a private contractor to pick up the deer and nothing else.

[NV Whino]

3. Wasn't me.

I keep trying, but haven'y been abler to kill one of the damned things yet.

[Liberalynn]

9. Good to Know

:thumbsup:

I will cross you off my suspect list.:hi: ;-)

[edbermac]

4. Sure wasn't me, I'd never let good roadkill go to waste.

:9

[Liberalynn]

10. Never developed a taste for RK myself.

:rofl: They're kind of cute when their little, alive, and not in my yard.

[Kali]

5. tie a sturdy string around it's back leg and drag it off

back into the road, to a neighbor's you don't like, off to the woods etc (after dark)

[kayakjohnny]

6. (note to self)

'Never ever get on Kali's bad side'

[Kali]

12. dead animals are much more effective than store bought signs

:rofl:

[XemaSab]

14. .

:pals:

[Kali]

17. (that is if you aren't collecting specimens for yourself!)

B-)

[XemaSab]

19. Dumping a dead raccoon on someone's lawn is bad

Dumping a headless dead raccoon on someone's lawn is worse

[Liberalynn]

11. Now there is an idea

:think: :rofl:

[Curmudgeoness]

13. I don't know what your yard is like, rural or urban, well groomed

or needing mowed now. I would consider leaving it there and see if the carrion eaters take care of it if I could. I'm with you, I would not want to have to remove it. Ick ick ick. I know that this is way smaller, but I throw mice trapped in the house outside and the raccoons (if it is night) or the crows (if it is day) take care of it in no time. If you just can't take it, that rope on a paw and pull somewhere else sounded doable. Ick ick ick. Better do that now if you are going to, because you do not want to deal with it later.

[Liberalynn]

22. The lawn had just been mowed.

You were right too. I had planned to take care of the racoon disposal this morning and it was all ready gone.

The scavenger wildlife in our area must have taken it. We do have coyotes around so maybe they took care of it. I am grateful to whatever it was.

[Curmudgeoness]

28. So so glad for you. I am with you, I would not want to deal with it.

Also glad that you just left it there until today so that you didn't do all that work for nothing. I love the circle of life.

[The Midway Rebel]

15. It will stop stinking...

in about a month or two.

[Curmudgeoness]

18. Naw, in this heat and with all the active insects, it will stink for

a week or two. I know, not much comfort.

[Liberalynn]

23. LOL

Thankfully this morning it was gone. So I ended up not having to deal with it.

[Gold Metal Flake]

16. Bury it deep where it lies.

[Liberalynn]

26. If it happens again

with some other poor unfortunate creature, and the local scavengers don't take it away next time, this will be my route.

[doc03]

20. Leave it where it is, the crows will eat it eventually. n/t

[Liberalynn]

24. You were right. I think the crows or maybe the coyotes

all ready took care of it for me. Its not out there anymore.

[peekaloo]

21. Put on some sterile gloves

and affix antlers to its little deceased head.

:dunce:

[Liberalynn]

25. That's funny

I will have to try that next time. ;-)

[Taverner]

27. BBQ time?

Coon Jerky?