Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 11:15:19 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 10:10:32 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 11:03:36 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We don't know if Bruce has any hawks, mongooses, or weasels there in
>>>> Australia. I'm not positive but I think raccoons are indigenous to
>>>> the USA.
>>>>
>>> Did we annex Canada?
>>>
>>> Dave Smith, welcome aboard. (Sorry about your health insurance.)
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Did I miss something??
>
> "Raccoons are indigenous to the USA". They're also indigenous to Canada.
> And, for all I know, Mexico. Ah, here it is:
>
> The raccoon is native to North America and can be found throughout the United States, except for parts of the Rocky Mountains, and southwestern states like Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. It can also be found in parts of Canada, Mexico and the northern-most regions of South America.
>
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Coons are valid species legally hunted in the south. Coon hunting
dogs are also revered.

There is a coon dog cemetery in NW alabama

https://www.coondogcemetery.com/

I visited the cemetery on a deer hunting trip many years ago. It's
a nice place.