What would kill, but not eat a racoon?

[Pat80flh]

   On my daily walk through my old oil lease, Allegany Co. , I came across a freshly dead racoon. You could see from the tracks there had been a scuffle with something.  I found what I believe are fox tracks around it. I have identified coyotes, fox, owls, and fishers on the property. I don't think the bears are awake yet. Today is the third morning the carcass is untouched.

[mowin]

I've come across bobcat and coon fighting areas a few times in my coon dog days.  Found dead coon with the area tore up.  Dog ended up treeing bobcats every time. 

[Mattypotpie8s]

Another coon. Not sure a fox would risk messing with a coon unless starving

Edited March 8 by Mattypotpie8s

[Pat80flh]

I had a fisher active over bait  that night.  Put the cam over the coon carcass.  Fox have been feeding of a deer carcass.

[Wolc123]

Me:

[Larry]

Dog will kill and not eat 

[Pat80flh]

Someone took mr racoon home with them last night. I screwed up camera placement, too close I think, but did capture this yote.  My guess is the coon and fisher tangled. There is a deer carcass nearby, all the local yotes, foxes, fisher, owls and crows should be well fed. 

[Pat80flh]

If you cant see the coyote in that picture, it's because I downloaded the wrong one and deleted the right one.

[grampy]

Fishers have a mean disposition, and can be very territorial. Especially around a food source. A fisher the size of the one in your picture could easily kill a raccoon. Then just leave it there for a hungry coyote to scavenge. 

Great post!

[Moog5050]

This all to the dismay of my southern brethren that prefer a roasted raccoon to venison.  Lol

[Mattypotpie8s]

2 hours ago, Moog5050 said:

This all to the dismay of my southern brethren that prefer a roasted raccoon to venison.  Lol

I’ve seen too many long skinny worms come crawling out of them while skinning, I even keep the chickens away from them lol

Edited March 9 by Mattypotpie8s

[hvny]

A car. 😁

[Rusty]

23 minutes ago, hvny said:

A car. 😁

You beat me to it!   

   

[grampy]

3 hours ago, Moog5050 said:

This all to the dismay of my southern brethren that prefer a roasted raccoon to venison.  Lol

I'll admitt to eating raccoon a time or two during the years I lived in SC.  Definitely not as good as venison!

[Pat80flh]

Definitely wasn't a car, at least a mile from my road, which is little traveled.

Thanks everyone for your replies.