Nice 21 lbs bore coon yesterday. Brought him in and brushed him out and started to skin. Pulled down around the rear legs and found shot gun shot just under the hide. Kept going and found 10 more 7 1/2 shot. I’m sure there lots more. This is a first, I thought. Should be a real treat to flesh on a beam?
Let here you surprise when skinning your catch!

this wasn't really found when skinning but when we went to harvest some meat for the table while hunting some coons at night and waiting for the dog to return we decided to harvest some legs because the truck was right there and we wouldn't have to carry them so as we where chopping off the feet with a hatch there was a weird sound like metal on metal and the foot never broke off we found a stainless steel rod in this coons leg have it kicking around somewhere still also found out why that corn patch always had a ton of coon in it the person about half a mile away worked for the spca and we came to the conclusion that she was bring coon home and releasing them in the country also have killed a pile of yotes with birdshot and buckshot wounds the occasional beaver with shotgun wounds too