I confronted the little fellow on the front sidewalk, about 5 feet away, and he waddled away showing no real fear or aggression. Last I saw him he was in a neighbor's back yard wandering around. In an urban environment I was reluctant to shoot him.

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texraid |
How many of you have seen a confused woodchuck?? |
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Yesterday morning one came walking down the driveway across the street from us. He spent about an hour wandering around up and down the
street, occasionally walking in circles...backtracking, and even walking up to our front door. Our son filmed him and it was interesting to say the least.
I confronted the little fellow on the front sidewalk, about 5 feet away, and he waddled away showing no real fear or aggression. Last I saw him he was in a neighbor's back yard wandering around. In an urban environment I was reluctant to shoot him. |
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Sounds like 'slow' rabies to me. That or the squirrel version of 'mad cow' thats been reported in W.V. and elsewhere.
Hopefully it will craw up into something and die before it can do harm. Cheers
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Yep... agree with Eli. Shot a racoon that was the same way. I used a shovel and trash bagged it so dogs wouldnt get into it. Not sure if they can get rabies
from eating an infected animal. Game/Fish said rabies is pretty prevelant the past couple of years. They suggested shooting any critter that is acting that
way. Kinda drunk and confused acting.
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Several years ago I watched a racoon with a spaced out, but determined looked on it's face march right across a field and into oncoming traffic like
nothing was going to stop it. You could just tell by the way that animal acted and looked something wasn't right with it. Definately something to keep
clear of.
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These animals are obviously spaced out as a result of the dropping stock markets and dwindling 401K values, confused and possibly suicidal.
texraid, maybe the groundhog was looking for a nice porch or slab of concrete to dig a hole underneath next to the house. They do that sometimes. Some years ago, I came home one Sunday and found my dogs barking at a groundhog up the cedar tree next to my dog pen. He was just hanging onto the tree about 15 feet up steady as could be. I couldn't understand how a groundhog would be so bold as to approach hunting dogs and then go up the tree and stay there. ![]() |
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Nunya wrote:Sounds like a Wal-Mart shopper... |
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I would call the local DNR guy and report it. They are the ones that keep track of the spread of animal diseases and can legally dispatch it in an urban
setting and have it tested. Even if they don't locate the animal, I'm sure that they would appreciate the information. That would also keep any PETA
neighbors from whining at you for whacking that cute furry (obviously diseased) critter.
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He could of got his melon thunked by a car that drove over him. I have seen several critters that did not get run over by the tire act the same way dazed and
confused.
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BALLSANDBULLETS wrote: Too late for them.... He was inside my fenced backyard and I knew my dogs would tangle with him if they got the chance and maybe on the expensive vet side of it. He was definitely one sick woodchuck, kinda do a few circles and go straight for about 10 yards and sit to look around. At one point I got within 4 feet of him and just looked at me and turned waddling away. I would have thought they would be underground by now. Talk about a catch 22 situation! Animal control wouldn't touch it as it's Fish and Wildlife domain. F&W won't be available until Monday. Police wouldn't touch it because it's not a menace. The officer did say if it was on my property I could whack it with a shovel.
I just happened to have my Model 1922 Springfield out of the wood. So, imagine this, here I am with neighbors on both sides stalking through my back yard with a barreled action beside my leg out of sight, and BB caps.....got within 7 feet of him.
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glad that you put him out of his misery
now if we could just do something about those WallyWorld shoppers...
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"Sounds like a Wal-Mart shopper... "
???? Am I getting insulted by an Okie?? I sir, shop at Target. :-)
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I was cultivating soybeans one time. I saw a big ole fat groundhog eating away at the tender shoots. I didn't have anything on the tractor but a big
crescent wrench. I got between him and his hole and tried to run him down and bean him with the wrench. WRONG!!! That groundhog chased me back to the tractor.
Pretty fearsome critter.
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Nunya wrote:Fine, but you get to miss out on all the women in black stretch pants when you do that... |
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Come on HoosierDaddy, I thought they raised em tougher than that down south, up here in central Indiana we used to carry an ax handle on the tractor to
dispatch groundhogs, I admit the first time I got between on and his hole I thought I was in trouble. LOL
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HoosierDaddy |
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An axe handle is about three times longer than the 10" crescent wrench. LOL
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Nunya |
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"Fine, but you get to miss out on all the women in black stretch pants when you do that... "
Oh... forgot about all those fiiiiine women in black spandex, the Neo-Nazis, and the rest of the sheeple. I go to Walmart every few months to remind myself not to go again.... Still the best deal on Break Free and No. 9. My dad told stories of mountain lions in a little willow tree shallow in their fields (easter SoDak back in the 50's). I always thought he was full of you know what. Mountain lions arent in the plains. Wrong. They started showing up again back home and lately, IN OMAHA. I think I would need something a little stouter than a Crescent or an axe at that point. GO SOONERS!!! Nunya (Sooner fan in Nebraska) :-)
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Long ago but not too far away, I had a marmot living in a sack of mortar dyed a flat reddish shade. Not only was he always noticable due to his sort of pinkish
orange coloration, but he also left nearly permanent droppings that were the same color as the mortar. I believe they can still be found and identified some
twenty years later. This went on for a couple of years, so I don't think he was actually sick, just not normal!
Now more recently, I have noticed some frogs around here acting quite strangely, hanging on walls and dressing up kind of funny, but I don't think amphibians can get rabies, so I'll just attribute it to C&Ritus!!! |
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