Raccoon Hunting With a Iver Jonson 32
A month or so back I bought a couple of old pistols at a farm auction
It was a group of guns at the end that no one had bid on ,$20 for 3 old revolvers and 2 H&R single shot rifles
After no one bid on the lot , I said $20 and no one else bid
One of the revolvers was a Iver Jonson break top 32 S&W short
They gave me a box of Bullets , powder , brass , ammo and dies for the guns
All the powder was old and the cans were open , so I spreaded it in the garden
I had some 80 gr cast bullets , so I loaded up some of the 32 S&W short
The revolver was tight , but in need of a good cleaning
But I still loaded what was listed as about starting load ,a Black Powder safe load
We started Crop Damage raccoon trapping July 1
I ran the traps this morning
The field corn is shoulder high , but no ears
So we have the traps along the creek and on the side of the woods
60 Dog Proof traps and 12 snares
The catch was 6 adult raccoons and 3 young of the year in the traps
Nothing in the snares
I wanted to try the 32 revolver out
I shot them through the chest and the bullet exited the raccoon
I figure that was the first time in a long time that the revolver had been shot
So I was not worried about the eagles getting any lead
So I gave the 3 young of the year to a guy that wanted some to eat
The 6 adult Raccoon were put out next to the lane and the eagles were there with in 20 min
They each made several trips , I bet to feed the young ones in the nest
I will set some snares for coyote using raccoon for bait
Coyotes , eagles and buzzards clean up the raccoon
So non of the dead raccoon will go to waste
Thanks
John
