Posted By: chicken1
What did this? - 12/01/20 06:28 PM
What would rip into a dead trapped coon? Just a 4 inch circle hole ripped out of the crotch of a nice size male. This was along the river bank. Some intestines pulled out but not much. Even went around the male parts.
Posted By: Trapset
Re: What did this? - 12/01/20 06:46 PM
My guess too. Ive had it happen late in the year here.
Posted By: KeithC
Re: What did this? - 12/01/20 06:49 PM
I would be surprised if it was not a bird of prey that did that damage to your coon.
Keith
crawdads,had to say it,lol
I've had eagles eat trapped coons along the river.
Posted By: Trapper7
Re: What did this? - 12/01/20 06:56 PM
Eagles will too. Years ago, I had a golden eagle trying to eat an otter I had caught that was dead in a 330. He pulled it up on the beaver dam where I caught the otter.
Was coon already dead before being eaten into? I've had a floating dead beaver & a dead carp on shore with such holes in them. It turned out to be snapping turtles on those. A trail camera can tell the truth if set up on just to know
Posted By: upstateNY
Re: What did this? - 12/01/20 10:22 PM
Was his wifes name Lorena ?
Posted By: Crit-R-Dun
Re: What did this? - 12/01/20 10:50 PM
I've had fisher hollow out coons hanging in body grips but I doubt you have them in Tennessee?
Aliens. They switched from cows to coons.
Posted By: Katcatcher
Re: What did this? - 12/16/20 12:49 AM
My best guess is another boar coon. I have seen it done by coyotes and wolves. It is a male dominance thing.
Pete
Posted By: Savell
Re: What did this? - 12/16/20 12:53 AM
... probably a vulture... but I wouldn’t rule out Jtrap either... who knows for sure without cell feed high def spy cams and such
Posted By: Calvin
Re: What did this? - 12/16/20 01:00 AM
I learned that rats (not muskrats...normal rats) will do this. Some areas along the river will have decent populations of rats.
Posted By: Donnie H
Re: What did this? - 12/16/20 01:25 AM
Bigfoot...
He has to eat too you know...
Posted By: PineDoggin
Re: What did this? - 12/16/20 01:31 AM
I've had a Mink eat the balls off another mink I had in a snare.
Posted By: Rat_Pack
Re: What did this? - 12/16/20 11:23 AM
Rat or bird are good guesses