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C0RI0LANUS

(1,319 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2024, 04:42 AM Oct 11

Washington State Woman Calls 911 After Being Hounded By Up To 100 Raccoons

This reminds me of Stephen King's 1992 film "Sleepwalkers" where an army of cats waited outside for a mother and son.

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Washington State Woman Calls 911 After Being Hounded By Up To 100 Raccoons (Original Post) C0RI0LANUS Oct 11 OP

Don't feed the wildlife!! markie Oct 11 #1

I never realized racoons were social enough to congregate like a troop of baboons. C0RI0LANUS Oct 11 #2

The poor woman didn't break any laws; it's illegal to feed bears and cougars in Wash State. C0RI0LANUS Oct 11 #3

The law of unintended consequences bites again. ms liberty Oct 11 #4

Please don't feed the wildlife. Prairie_Seagull Oct 11 #5

Is this one of the marmots you fed? C0RI0LANUS Oct 11 #6

That sucker looks like he would Prairie_Seagull Oct 11 #7

Yeah i saw that on the news Figarosmom Oct 11 #8

Kick XanaDUer2 Oct 11 #9

kick MissB Oct 11 #10

markie

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1. Don't feed the wildlife!!

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 05:10 AM

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C0RI0LANUS

(1,319 posts)

2. I never realized racoons were social enough to congregate like a troop of baboons.

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 05:31 AM

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C0RI0LANUS

(1,319 posts)

3. The poor woman didn't break any laws; it's illegal to feed bears and cougars in Wash State.

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 06:42 AM

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ms liberty

(9,826 posts)

4. The law of unintended consequences bites again.

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 07:35 AM

Oct 11

I feel for her!

Prairie_Seagull

(3,759 posts)

5. Please don't feed the wildlife.

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 07:55 AM

Oct 11

I fed a marmot one time because it was skinny. A year later there were 13 in a branch pile we had and these suckers are diggers. Cute but varmints of the highest order, did I say they were cute and funny as hell. Cost me about 400 bucks to have them dealt with. I miss the little shits but such is life.

C0RI0LANUS

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6. Is this one of the marmots you fed?

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 08:05 AM

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Prairie_Seagull

(3,759 posts)

7. That sucker looks like he would

Reply to C0RI0LANUS (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 11, 2024, 09:36 AM

Oct 11

toss a rock at you when you hiked by. There is a famous one up at MT Raineer in Wash state. One can sit right next to him for a price. Food of course. We were up there about 5 years ago so I have no idea if he/she is still around though.

Figarosmom

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8. Yeah i saw that on the news

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 12:46 PM

Oct 11

She said they had the house surrounded. They sure have a really good nlcommunication " message board" to get out the news of where they can get food. It's too bad the balance of nature has been thrown off so badly that there isn't enough for them to eat in their habitate which I'm sure has been infringed on too.

XanaDUer2

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9. Kick

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 03:53 PM

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MissB

(16,091 posts)

10. kick

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 04:02 PM

Oct 11

I would not love this

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