I was walking the dogs last night and on our way back down our street two baby coons were at the top of the hill. The dogs checked them over but did no harm.
This morning the dogs found one of them hiding (sleeping?) under the stairs below our deck. It seems healthy enough and I suspect Mom has set him free but wanted to get comments from you guys.
I am seeing tons of baby squirrels so I know it tis the season...anyone else seeing babies running around?
i am not a fan of racoons. seen way to many fights happen between them and dogs. coons can be extremely aggressive, and can get into many things. the worst for me, is when they take up a home in a shed. and then once i get rid of them. cleaning up all the pea and poo left behind... (gggrrr)
i have gotten smart, and i will place a good size shop vac outside the shed, then run 1.5" to 2" sch 40 pipe, to were i will be working, and instead of gluing the pipe up, i will use fittings, and then place duct tape over the fittings. and then if need be, buy some extra hose at a large hardware store for extending shop vacs hose length.
above does a couple things, first, shop vacs do not have a good micro filter or like on them, and if they do, they get clogged up quickly. by placing shop vac out side of shed, all the nasty smell goes right out of the shed vs back into my face.
second, normally were the coons end up making home, is high and troublesome to get to, and no real room for a shop vac or other to be placed. using some pipe, allows me to more easily reach the areas easier and safer and more so less hassles to deal with.
third, it is easier to go down and dump a shop vac container into a garbage bag, than it is to use good thick rubber gloves, and a small garden / flower bed shovel, to try and physically grab and scoop all the coon waste into a garbage bag near you, were there really is hardly any room for yourself to move.
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live traps can work fairly good with coons, though i might advise calling around to local animal shelters or zoos or like, and see if there is some place nearby you can release the coons or some place to take the babies in.
ya i live in the middle of no were, and see coons, possums, coyote, deer, hawks, snakes, rabbits, mice, rats. something every day and it is all neat and cool. but if you are not carefully, some things can become a nuisance. and things need to be dealt with. before things get out of hand.
