Getting rid of racoons

[RayIN]

Yeah, I know the feeling. I thought I really did good at getting three at a time.

The guy said the coon are thick as thieves over at the campgrounds. There is plenty of food during the summer and other people that trap drop them off there. One woman thought she only had cats and not coon. She would put tins of cat food out at night to feed the cats. She said the tins are always gone in the morning. The guy told her that is what COONS do...they take the tins. He looked under her deck and there hundreds of tins there!

Many decades ago my cousin and I took our families camping at a nearby state park. Racoons were very thick, you couldn't leave anything out or it was destroyed next morning.

Well, he and I got up very early one morning to take a walk. During that walk we saw a raccon flip the lid off a garbage can and dive inside.
We sneaked up to the garbage can and slapped the lid on tight, for few moments it sounded like it was gonna tear through the side.
About that time we saw the garbage truck coming. The driver stopped at that garbage can, a guy jumped off the truck, and jerked off the lid.
That raccoon came boiling out of the can and scared the bejesus of of him.
That was the best laugh I've had of my life.

As to catching racoon now, I use leg traps set overnight, then shoot them with .22 shorts next morning.
Racoon are the most destructive animal I've ever seen, worse than bear IMO.

 

[shooterdon]

You can figure out from my forum name what I do with critters that need dealing with.

 

[ruffdog]

Racoon VS guy with broom....LOL. Next time get a better broom!

 

[CalG]

Trap them - they are always on the lookout for food - apples etc, they aren't picky. Then relocate them 5+ miles away across a highway or river etc.

Pass the trouble on to someone else?

I'ld shoot you first then the 'coon if I caught you dumping near my place.

There are NO places in the east "wild enough" to keep coons from being a pest.

 

[CalG]

DayState Air Rifle - no noise -

Evanix AR5 Revolver action.
28 grain pells go out with a CRACK!

 

[wmfamily]

They are the worst. Trap them and then shot them. Most people create a situation where they come around,not intentionally, they are just living their lives in the country. But if you are leaving food out for them, you get what you pay for. Even in the suburbs we have them and getting rid of them is harder. I can trap them but getting rid of them is a problem. I don't think the neighbors would like me leaving them for the carrion feeders.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Does give the coyotes reason to check back though.

Yeah, I know, but they are here to stay. I sit out on the patio after dinner each night and I hear the howls, moving in a big circle over the course of 2-3 weeks, then it starts over again. I don't mind them, but I have no animals/pets either.

 

[weldingisfun]

Trap them - they are always on the lookout for food - apples etc, they aren't picky. Then relocate them 5+ miles away across a highway or river etc.

You had best check the law about relocating. Can't do that in Texas. Shooting is fast and effective.

 

[BnRidge]

Even in the suburbs we have them and getting rid of them is harder. I can trap them but getting rid of them is a problem.

I use a post hole digger - small 6" hole 2ft deep, perfect size, drop them in. Can put a lot of holes in a small area.

 

[FullMetalBucket]

Racoon VS guy with broom....LOL. Next time get a better broom!

Wonder if that thing had rabies to come back after him.

Raccoons are tough little guys, but last year one of them ran into something a little tougher. Found a Racoon head and a bunch of fir in the back yard, nothing else. Surprised I didn’t hear the ruckus.