...to my primitive bow and stone tipped reed arrows! I got this 18 pound raccoon using the same little 40 lb bow featured in my article Putting Bird Points to the Test. I also used the same reed arrow that I used in the test.
I saw the coon up in a tree eating berries, so I stalked until I was almost underneath the tree the coon was in. The coon saw me and started coming down the tree butt-first. My first shot missed. Second shot hit him in the belly and exited in the middle of his back, just missing his spine. Third shot hit the tree, and the 4th shot skimmed his tricep muscle on his right front leg. I was gonna put a final shot into him, but he fell outta the tree and died. I shot him with a very tiny jasper bird point, about the same size as the ones I used in the test. The reed arrow penetrated about 22 inches, but he broke the shaft when he fell outta the tree. That little stone point cut a surprisingly large, gaping hole considering its small size.
I'm not really into killing raccoons, but my brother had some break into his chicken coop and slaughter all 20 of his chickens over a span of 2 nights, so I figured I'd exact a little revenge. Even still, I skinned him and I am planning on trying to cook it up and see how it tastes. From what I've heard, raccoon is greasy and gamey, but I pledged that anything that falls to my primitive bow will not be wasted, so I'm staying true to my word.
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