Next time.. 4ft PVC pipe and some rope should do the trick.. You just make a catch pole it's like a noose. Put it around it's neck pull it tight enough to pull/lift it out release rope. Have plywood or something in between you and the coon and you're good to go. It was probably lethargic from panic and lack of water.... Or distemper or something.. But guessing probably the first. Always good to have stuff to make a catch pole though.. They come in pretty handy.