Put a pellet down the ear canal - very effective. Have killed coons with a 17 fpe springer using that method.
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First night with the Uragan 2 vs trash pandas
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Ahh I see... Yeah I do shoot them from the side as well. But they still do the dance for me regardless.
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Speaking of the death dance has anyone seen a brain shot where the coon just keeled over and remained motionless? I never have.
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With respect to SteveV , no, I have never brain shot a raccoon successfully without the kick and twitch dance. That’s at least 90 animals over a 7 year stretch. I even had what appeared to be a successful headshot with twitching, body went limp I picked it up and bagged it only to find it still alive following morning! Put a second pellet into the noggin at PBR and was given a second kick and twitch death dance. I wouldn’t even think of picking up a raccoon without seeing that dance. Unless a deliberate vitals shot.
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100% agree. Same experience. I think I had some headshots maybe 3-4x when the dance did not follow but the animal went down. Each time the animal was still breathing and I had to follow up with another headshot. Then the dance happened.
By the way, those were all good shots too. I guess sometimes the damage makes them unconscious, maybe braindead even, but with most of the body still functioning. Breathing, circulation, etc. To be honest this is not a fun experience. It makes you feel bad. But that is hunting. One shot kill is never a guarantee.
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I never feel good about all that dancing, but understand it is nerves going nuts even of the animal is brain dead. Given the brain is pretty small I wonder is possible what part of the brain to is best location to hit for less dancing.
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