Damn raccoons.
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That's a great story gpeake13j!
My wife and I used to do a lot of camping and there were always a lot of critters around. One night we were roasting hot dogs on spits over the fire and I dropped a piece of one at the edge of the fire close to my foot. I left it there thinking it would just burn up and be gone by morning. It was cold out and I was wearing winter gear including jeans, long johns and boots. Well, about an hour later after my wife had gone to bed this raccoon came out of the bushes and slowly made his way over to the hot dog and me.
I saw him when he was maybe 10 feet away and I didn't move. I was real close to the fire with my boots right at the edge. He must have really wanted that hot dog, because he came right up to the edge of the fire and he repeatedly tried to reach for it and then backed away from the heat. At one point he actually nudged my boot a few times. I eventually felt sorry for him so I moved my foot slightly a couple of times to let him know I wasn't a tree and he moved to the edge of the campsite. I picked up the hot dog and tossed it to him. I think he was one happy camper that night
The next day we were siting around the fire again and heard something behind us. It was a raccoon, no doubt the same one from the night before, on our picnic table with a can of mixed nuts in his hands that we had left there. I saw where this was headed so I clapped my hands hard and got up. Well, he was already off with the can and gone in a flash.
My wife still kids me that a raccoon once stole my nuts
And after I had given him a good snack the day before
My wife and I used to do a lot of camping and there were always a lot of critters around. One night we were roasting hot dogs on spits over the fire and I dropped a piece of one at the edge of the fire close to my foot. I left it there thinking it would just burn up and be gone by morning. It was cold out and I was wearing winter gear including jeans, long johns and boots. Well, about an hour later after my wife had gone to bed this raccoon came out of the bushes and slowly made his way over to the hot dog and me.
I saw him when he was maybe 10 feet away and I didn't move. I was real close to the fire with my boots right at the edge. He must have really wanted that hot dog, because he came right up to the edge of the fire and he repeatedly tried to reach for it and then backed away from the heat. At one point he actually nudged my boot a few times. I eventually felt sorry for him so I moved my foot slightly a couple of times to let him know I wasn't a tree and he moved to the edge of the campsite. I picked up the hot dog and tossed it to him. I think he was one happy camper that night
The next day we were siting around the fire again and heard something behind us. It was a raccoon, no doubt the same one from the night before, on our picnic table with a can of mixed nuts in his hands that we had left there. I saw where this was headed so I clapped my hands hard and got up. Well, he was already off with the can and gone in a flash.
My wife still kids me that a raccoon once stole my nuts
And after I had given him a good snack the day before
I'm pretty sure this guy tried to steal a PV too: .... RACCOON! | The Lolbrary - New Funny Random Pictures Added Daily
That's a great story gpeake13j!
My wife and I used to do a lot of camping and there were always a lot of critters around. One night we were roasting hot dogs on spits over the fire and I dropped a piece of one at the edge of the fire close to my foot. I left it there thinking it would just burn up and be gone by morning. It was cold out and I was wearing winter gear including jeans, long johns and boots. Well, about an hour later after my wife had gone to bed this raccoon came out of the bushes and slowly made his way over to the hot dog and me.
I saw him when he was maybe 10 feet away and I didn't move. I was real close to the fire with my boots right at the edge. He must have really wanted that hot dog, because he came right up to the edge of the fire and he repeatedly tried to reach for it and then backed away from the heat. At one point he actually nudged my boot a few times. I eventually felt sorry for him so I moved my foot slightly a couple of times to let him know I wasn't a tree and he moved to the edge of the campsite. I picked up the hot dog and tossed it to him. I think he was one happy camper that night
The next day we were siting around the fire again and heard something behind us. It was a raccoon, no doubt the same one from the night before, on our picnic table with a can of mixed nuts in his hands that we had left there. I saw where this was headed so I clapped my hands hard and got up. Well, he was already off with the can and gone in a flash.
My wife still kids me that a raccoon once stole my nuts
And after I had given him a good snack the day before
Man your wife missed one. Not only did the .... get your nuts he got your weiner too.
ba da bump.....
Man your wife missed one. Not only did the .... get your nuts he got your weiner too.
ba da bump.....
Myrany, she hasn't figured that out yet and that's perfectly fine with me
Yes... I can see the headlines...
"Are e-cigarettes poisoning the wildlife in our beloved city?"
OMG! Hubby and I are sitting here watching "The Voice"... I'm reading posts during commercials and break out laughin so hard I'm coughing and can't tell Hubby why. He's waiting not so patiently and read him your post. Now we're both laughing so hard that I'm coughing. Finally settled down enough to type this but each time I think of it I start laughing again. Thanks you so much for sharing that and you're really good with words too. We both grew up in the boonies and can really appreciate your adventure there. OMG I'm laughin again!
Thank you for sharing. I would have paid money to see any of those encounters! 
Ryedan, that racoon had your number as does Myrany.
Ryedan, that racoon had your number as does Myrany.
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