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Re: the growl
Posted by **maclen909** on Jul 15, 2013 at 7:26:34 PM:
In Reply to: the growl posted by **pycb** on Jul 15, 2013 at 12:20:03 PM:
*well I found out what's taken up residence under my deck.............
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*A couple of weeks ago I had gone out to sit on my deck at night & heard a growl. Willingly adding a chromosome I simply went girlish & ran in the house.
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*Last night I went out the backdoor onto the deck around 11 & startled something off the deck. Which immediately started to growl.
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*Deciding I had added enough chromosomes between the last time this happened & my stint in Florida with the alligator, I was going to confront whatever it was.
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*So.....
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*I went into the garage & grabbed a baseball bat determined that I was going to scare off or take out whatever was growling at me.
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*Of course this depended a lot on what "it" turned out to be.
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*Fearlessly I turned on the back light & began pounding the baseball bat on the deck. On the fence. On the space between the deck & the fence.
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*I think there was some grunting involved.
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*No reply to my challenge.
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*So I sat back down.
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*GROWL!
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*Directly below me!
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*I stood up - bat in hand & muttered "Come On".
*I had to repeat that as it came out at least an octave higher then it should have.
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*"COME ON!!!"
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*"It" chose to remain silent.
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*Sat back down again - bat at the ready.
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*Then I heard it.
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*Mewling...
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*Like the kind of sound my daughter's 3 legged cat (Tripod) makes when it wants attention.
*This was coming from about 5 feet from where I was sitting. To my right for those of you taking notes.
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*I glanced over & saw what looked like a head. Which promptly retreated back under the deck.
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*I walked around (bat raised).
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*The head came back up again & mewled.
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*I tensed ready to swing the bat.
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*Another mewl & it revealed itself.
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*A baby raccoon.
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*I lowered the bat. I'm not about to bash in the head of a little, defenseless (and though I hated to admit it) cute baby raccoon.
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*So I "nudged" it with the bat hoping to scare it & make it run away. Instead it mewled again & started walking toward me.
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*It wanted to be friends - I think.
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*That was when I heard "the growl" again. Much louder . Much more meaningful.
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*It was a warning.
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*An "I'm going to spring at you in about two seconds & rip your throat open" kinda growl.
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*Figuring one can never have enough chromosomes & not really in the mood to tangle with a pissed off mama raccoon in the dark............
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*I fled!
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Similar story, years ago my uncles dad was hunting. Apparently there was a fat ass raccoon that kept finding his way under the deer feeder and stealing all the corn. One afternoon heading out to the blind he sees said raccoon hanging under the feeder feasting away. He grabs a stick and throws it at the raccoon. The raccoon scrambles down the feeder and proceeds to growl at him and stands on his hind legs. My uncles dad slings his rifle off his shoulder and says "I'll teach you to growl at me you son of a bitch-" *BOOM*. No more raccoon lol. That story always made me laugh.
You could try throwing a bunch of moth balls down under the deck. The smell should drive them away. Also helps keep snakes away as well. Though if they have made a home under there the best thing to do is call an exterminator to have them removed. Never know if they are rabid or not. While they are cute and can make extremely awesome pets (we used to own two until after 5 years they just one day wandered off into the wild never to come back) they can also be vicious creatures killing off the cats and doing serious harm. Best of luck with your problem. Hell of a funny story tough, you told it well!Followup Messages:
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