There are big raccoons, after which there are BIG raccoons.
Two brothers appear to have snagged the latter in northern Missouri during hunting season, shattering a recent state record.
The Missouri Department of Conservation said Couper Simmons harvested a 35-pound raccoon while hunting along with his brother Hunter Simmons in Price County. They contacted a conservation agent who weighed the raccoon on an authorized scale.
The present Missouri state record raccoon is 28 kilos, 8 ounces.
Latest records are determined at the top of the hunting and trapping seasons, which end at the top of February. Prolonged trapping season on private land is from March 1 to April 14.
Congratulations, Couper and Hunter! That’s one BIG catch.
There are big raccoons, after which there are BIG raccoons.
Two brothers appear to have snagged the latter in northern Missouri during hunting season, shattering a recent state record.
The Missouri Department of Conservation said Couper Simmons harvested a 35-pound raccoon while hunting along with his brother Hunter Simmons in Price County. They contacted a conservation agent who weighed the raccoon on an authorized scale.
The present Missouri state record raccoon is 28 kilos, 8 ounces.
Latest records are determined at the top of the hunting and trapping seasons, which end at the top of February. Prolonged trapping season on private land is from March 1 to April 14.
Congratulations, Couper and Hunter! That’s one BIG catch.
