Capt. Charlie
Moderator Emeritus
According to Conservation, Raccoons do NOT carry rabies. However, they do carry distemper and that was their supposition in this case.
Cowboy mo, for your sake, that is absolutely, positively NOT true! Often times the culprit is distemper but raccoons are a primary carrier of rabies. Check out the links in my post here in the rabid skunk thread. I also suggest you Google the words rabies and raccoons; more hits than you can read in a lifetime.
10mm for racoons...
I shot an injured raccoon with a Win. Ranger XTP, .45 ACP round from about 4 feet. Trust me, raccoon blood & brains are hard to clean out of a uniform .