Some of you might remember that months ago I was having an ongoing problem with a very crafty raccoon that was raiding my garbage cans. I tried for quite some time to nail this bandit but he out foxed me time after time. Finally he just stopped coming around so I figured he must've found a better feeding ground and that my problems were over.......... WRONG
A few minutes ago I'm sitting here surfing GTA and I hear a loud "thump" outside in my backyard. A second later I hear another loud "thump". The other day I took the cover off my 23 foot fishing boat, which is stored in my backyard for the winter, so I figured for sure someone is back there trying to steal the lower unit from my outboard engine or perhaps trying to force their way into one of my 2 large sheds.
I run into the bedroom, grab my mag lite, pop the 15 round magazine into my 9mm Glock and chamber a round and then I head out into the backyard to nail my self a thief. As I get to the rear of the house I suddenly see my old nemesis the fat raccoon sitting on top of my 2 garbage cans which he knocked over. I put the Glock on target but I'm not about to let loose with a 9mm barrage in my neighborhood so I just stood there cursing at him as he beat feet across my back lawn and disappeared into the woods that border the rear of my property.
Anyway,,,, raccoon season is now open in my yard (even though NY State doesn't agree) and I'm determined to nail this fat bandit. My .22 Air Force Talon is currently set up with light and laser for night hunting so that will be my airgun of choice. Light, powerful, shooting 18.1 gr. JSB Domes into ragged hole groups at 900 fps..... I think she will do the job nicely. I even have a can of sardines in the cabinet that will get nailed to a large log in my backyard.
Jeff
