Comments on: John’s First Coon http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/ Christian Agrarian Counterculture Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Anonymous http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-664 Anonymous Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-664 way to go john it is great to see kids in the outdoors it just seems like you dont see many kids outside now days.coon trapping is a great thing to do and fun and i am glad to see kids doing the same good job. way to go john it is great to see kids in the outdoors it just seems like you dont see many kids outside now days.coon trapping is a great thing to do and fun and i am glad to see kids doing the same good job.

]]> By: Scott http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-663 Scott Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-663 Yes you can eat them. You should only eat the young ones. You have to remove ALL the fat. They must be soaked in salt water and parboiled. I cut them up and fry them like chicken. Yes you can eat them. You should only eat the young ones. You have to remove ALL the fat. They must be soaked in salt water and parboiled. I cut them up and fry them like chicken.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-662 Danielle Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:35:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-662 Can you eat racoon? Are they an abundant pest around you? It kinda seems a waste to me to just use their fur and nothing else. What do you do with the body once you skin it? Can you eat racoon? Are they an abundant pest around you? It kinda seems a waste to me to just use their fur and nothing else. What do you do with the body once you skin it?

]]> By: Walter Jeffries http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-661 Walter Jeffries Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-661 Good thing you're teaching him to hunt. The government is trying to make it a lot harder to raise your own meat - Get ready for the prices of food to go up even if you raise it yourself. The government is forcing farmers to do a lot more paper work and that is going to add to the cost of every animal which will end up being paid for by consumers. The USDA pretends that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS, pronounced Nazi) is for the purpose of keeping the national food supply safe but if that was the case there would be no need to force this on pet owners, horses and other non-food animals, there would be no need for it to be implemented on homesteaders who are raising chickens for eggs for their own needs or other animals for their own consumption and no need for NAIS to be forced on farmers who sell direct to consumers as they know exactly where they got their food. Learn about this and write your congress critters to let them know how you feel. It is a bad idea that is just going to end up adding burocracy and cost to everything food related. Pretty soon hunting may be the only way we can get meat without the government's hand on it but don't count on that to last... Good thing you’re teaching him to hunt. The government is trying to make it a lot harder to raise your own meat - Get ready for the prices of food to go up even if you raise it yourself. The government is forcing farmers to do a lot more paper work and that is going to add to the cost of every animal which will end up being paid for by consumers. The USDA pretends that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS, pronounced Nazi) is for the purpose of keeping the national food supply safe but if that was the case there would be no need to force this on pet owners, horses and other non-food animals, there would be no need for it to be implemented on homesteaders who are raising chickens for eggs for their own needs or other animals for their own consumption and no need for NAIS to be forced on farmers who sell direct to consumers as they know exactly where they got their food. Learn about this and write your congress critters to let them know how you feel. It is a bad idea that is just going to end up adding burocracy and cost to everything food related. Pretty soon hunting may be the only way we can get meat without the government’s hand on it but don’t count on that to last…

]]> By: The Jersey Homesteader http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-660 The Jersey Homesteader Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:21:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-660 Scott, Love your pictures, my family took a trip up your way in October. I would love to find out more about that area. Scott,

Love your pictures, my family took a trip up your way in October. I would love to find out more about that area.

]]> By: KSmilkmaid http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-659 KSmilkmaid Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-659 Scott: Any suggestions on where to start? I am so niave. I was a bit disgusted when I saw the requires a fur harvesters class or license or something for this. Ack. Gov regulations for something so natural. Woe is me. But, how do I start encouraging them down this path? Scott:

Any suggestions on where to start? I am so niave. I was a bit disgusted when I saw the requires a fur harvesters class or license or something for this. Ack. Gov regulations for something so natural. Woe is me. But, how do I start encouraging them down this path?

]]> By: abigail http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-658 abigail Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-658 so when're you planning to introduce him to his first 'bar' hunt? well done, john! so when’re you planning to introduce him to his first ‘bar’ hunt?

well done, john!

]]> By: reformed farmer http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-657 reformed farmer Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-657 Missouri Rev Great story! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and made some money as well. We sell most of our hides. We skin them and put the hides in the freezer. Soon the fur buyer will be coming to town every week and we take them in to sell. I'm not sure what to do with coons this year. Prices are down. We could hold them in the freezer until better prices come or just sell them now. I don't have my line out yet. The boys have those two sets they are watching, but I need to get some more steel out pretty soon. Time....never enough. Matt He was as big as John! I should have weighed him. Not sure if I want to go into hatmakin' this year. I think it takes 2 or 3 large coon for hat. We'll see. Milkmaid Your kids would love trapping. Encourage it! Missouri Rev

Great story! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and made some money as well.

We sell most of our hides. We skin them and put the hides in the freezer. Soon the fur buyer will be coming to town every week and we take them in to sell. I’m not sure what to do with coons this year. Prices are down. We could hold them in the freezer until better prices come or just sell them now. I don’t have my line out yet. The boys have those two sets they are watching, but I need to get some more steel out pretty soon. Time….never enough.

Matt

He was as big as John! I should have weighed him. Not sure if I want to go into hatmakin’ this year. I think it takes 2 or 3 large coon for hat. We’ll see.

Milkmaid

Your kids would love trapping. Encourage it!

]]> By: KSMILKMAID http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-656 KSMILKMAID Sat, 05 Nov 2005 05:50:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-656 Beautiful pictures. I am thinking my sons would enjoy trapping. I have never explored this with them, but the did try to make a trap in the cedar's once. I need to encourage this desire. Beautiful pictures. I am thinking my sons would enjoy trapping. I have never explored this with them, but the did try to make a trap in the cedar’s once. I need to encourage this desire.

]]> By: Matt http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-655 Matt Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/11/04/johns-first-coon/#comment-655 Good goin' John! The coon's as big as you. I hope your dad makes your first coon skin cap out of it. (hint hint) Good goin’ John! The coon’s as big as you. I hope your dad makes your first coon skin cap out of it. (hint hint)

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