A Pack of Wild Raccoons In Iowa

[Cosmo]

Eyewitness Report - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

After midnight, Sept. 6, 2011

I was driving late last night returning to my temporary home in Cedar Rapids and was in the hill country west of the city on U.S. 30 at a stretch of two lane only highway. Cruising along at 65 mph in my new Malibu, no other cars in sight for what must have been 50 miles. When I came up a hill my tired eyes saw something straight ahead moving rather slowly across the road. Not braking hard enough, I looked harder as I said to myself "Holy crap, raccoons!!!" I swerved slightly left to miss the leading pair, then just eked the car through the line of 'coons missing what appeared to be another dozen or so!!

After the incident, I thanked God for not bringing harm to any of them and wondered now that's something I would never believe if somebody told me. A pack of raccoons.

True story

Cosmo in Iowa

[nointel]

sure it wasn't possum and his family? now that's a scary thought

Edited September 7, 2011 by nointel

[Cosmo]

sure it wasn't possum and his family? now that's a scary thought

The leader of the pack did appear strangely familiar...

[Kittykins]

Eyewitness Report - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

After midnight, Sept. 6, 2011

I was driving late last night returning to my temporary home in Cedar Rapids and was in the hill country west of the city on U.S. 30 at a stretch of two lane only highway. Cruising along at 65 mph in my new Malibu, no other cars in sight for what must have been 50 miles. When I came up a hill my tired eyes saw something straight ahead moving rather slowly across the road. Not braking hard enough, I looked harder as I said to myself "Holy crap, raccoons!!!" I swerved slightly left to miss the leading pair, then just eked the car through the line of 'coons missing what appeared to be another dozen or so!!

After the incident, I thanked God for not bringing harm to any of them and wondered now that's something I would never believe if somebody told me. A pack of raccoons.

True story

Cosmo in Iowa

ALL of our packs here in Minnesota ARE wild. Racoons in every other tree in my parts.... I've seen so many davey crockett hats I lost count.

Here I am either dodging racoons or Amish on the road. When will the madness end???

[Elixir]

They pack up down hear in florida , They love camping sites ( state parks) got lock everthing up in the truck at night , they come around in packs of as many as 20 raiding anything they can ....like a bunch of little pirates.....even had one open the zipper and come in the tent after the bags of chips ... Holy Crap.. not where i wanted to be ..in a zipped up tent with a 20 lb racoon... luckly it grabbed a big bag of chips looked a me and drug it out the hole.....Thankyou Lord.... From then on its been RVing only no tent camping....

[dog53]

You want to see packs of coons go to Detroit around 3 in the morning. (Seriously)