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Old 12-23-2013, 14:50   #463
Dusty
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Originally Posted by mark46th View Post
No, I don't eat them- I work for a pest control company with one of my duties being wildlife trapping. People are amazed when I pull a 30 pound raccoon out of their attic. Everyone seems to think that because they live in the city, there wouldn't be any critters. There are thousands and thousands of raccoons, oppossum and skunks here in Orange County....
Coons are common fare up here; you can stick possum in a chicken wire cage for 2 weeks and feed them nothing but corn and water and the meat makes for an outstanding stew, but skunks? Skunks require an extremely delicate approach and must be harvested, skinned and butchered very gingerly...
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