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Blondie

Postby assateague » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:56 pm

Never caught a blonde coon before. Too bad it wasn't this winter, so I could tan it. The pics don't really do it justice- it was a cream color, and the stripes on the tail were a very pale brownish orange. Pretty neat critter. How/why they both ran in the cage trap after a couple cabbage leaves I'm baiting groundhogs with, I have no idea. Never had a double in a live trap before.


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Re: Blondie

Postby Duckdog » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:04 pm

Nice catch!
In that first pic, it looked like a coon and a possum!
Must've been some unique timing for them both to be caught.

I once caught two young skunks in the same 110 conibare trap. It was a bucket set, so I guess they both rushed in at the exact same time.
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Re: Blondie

Postby Steele22 » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:07 pm

Looks like a hybrib lol. Possum coon
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Re: Blondie

Postby Duckdog » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:10 pm

And, for the record, I've never shot or trapped an odd color phase coon. I've been real lucky with oddball coyotes, but not coons. Congrats! I think you oughta tan it anyway!
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Re: Blondie

Postby assateague » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:16 pm

Never have. I don't like them enough to try and hunt them. I hate when they mess up my fox sets, but I'll take them. And I thought about tanning this one, but the hide really was pretty poor and very thin.
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Re: Blondie

Postby Eric Haynes » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:30 pm

assateague wrote:Never have. I don't like them enough to try and hunt them. I hate when they mess up my fox sets, but I'll take them. And I thought about tanning this one, but the hide really was pretty poor and very thin.

Could you tame it and raise it until winter, then tan it?
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Re: Blondie

Postby capt1972 » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:51 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
assateague wrote:Never have. I don't like them enough to try and hunt them. I hate when they mess up my fox sets, but I'll take them. And I thought about tanning this one, but the hide really was pretty poor and very thin.

Could you tame it and raise it until winter, then tan it?

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Re: Blondie

Postby assateague » Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:05 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
assateague wrote:Never have. I don't like them enough to try and hunt them. I hate when they mess up my fox sets, but I'll take them. And I thought about tanning this one, but the hide really was pretty poor and very thin.

Could you tame it and raise it until winter, then tan it?



At this point, probably not. Unless I named him Lazarus.
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Re: Blondie

Postby quackhead » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:18 am

Would've been a good one for the taxi market. Probably 1-200 for it.
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Re: Blondie

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:20 pm

quackhead wrote:Would've been a good one for the taxi market. Probably 1-200 for it.

For $200, you should have kept that fucker alive until winter!
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Re: Blondie

Postby assateague » Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:49 pm

I got $150 for both. I'm good with that.
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Re: Blondie

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:57 pm

assateague wrote:I got $150 for both. I'm good with that.

Damn! So it could have been $350!!!!!
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Re: Blondie

Postby assateague » Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:00 pm

No, maybe $275 if a taxidermist gave me $200. I get $125 for the first animal, and $75 for each after that. Unless I'm at the beach- then it's doubled.
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Re: Blondie

Postby Duckdog » Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:56 pm

Have you ever sold anything on that taxidermy "for sale" forum? I tried to sell a black coyote there last year, but ended up getting frustrated and just skinned it and kept it.
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Re: Blondie

Postby assateague » Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:37 pm

Never even heard of it- got a link?
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Re: Blondie

Postby quackhead » Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:35 pm

Not sure of the link right now. But I do know there is a taxi forum that people but and sell. I'm sure that blonde while prime would've done alright.
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