I don't know Tom. That is generally true however the biggest raccoon I ever saw was in longwood florida about 12 yrs ago. If it hadn't had a tail I would have thought it was a small bear cub. before I lived here I lived in the adirondacks in N.Y. and I grew up in Tx. before that so I am aware of the size difference between North and South. I laugh at all the "400 pound" bears running around cfl but I do have to give credit where credit is do. I definitely did a triple take on that raccoon and no I wasn't drinking lol.