Killing raccoons (NC)

[Jstpssng]

That’s good to know about the electric fence. I had planned on that to protect my poultry this year but guess I’ll save myself the effort.

 

[Ford850]

Electric fence does work, but you need a big charger and the proper ground rods installed. The problem with coons is they are light (compared to livestock) so when the ground is dry they don't make a great ground connection sometimes. I've watched them take zap after zap as they grabbed a charged fence, and then move on over it like it was nothing. But that was due to dry ground. Sometimes I set sprinklers to dampen the surface for just a few minutes before dusk and that makes a big difference. The fence works well for my sweetcorn patch but I do try to thin the herd some before that.

 

[k0ua]

Reference Cats and Coon. Don't expect your outside kitty to take care of Raccoons. They cannot. We had a very large well muscled tough outdoor cat, but he would always try to get "high up" when a coon came up on his porch. He wanted no part of those critters, and rightly so. A large raccoon can and will tear up a cat to pieces. Those larger coons are not afraid of anything, and that includes people. I have went out on the porch and hollered at them and they look at you like "pizz off". The only thing I have seen they are afraid of is gunfire.

 

[/pine]

Electric fence does work, but you need a big charger and the proper ground rods installed. The problem with coons is they are light (compared to livestock) so when the ground is dry they don't make a great ground connection sometimes. I've watched them take zap after zap as they grabbed a charged fence, and then move on over it like it was nothing. But that was due to dry ground. Sometimes I set sprinklers to dampen the surface for just a few minutes before dusk and that makes a big difference. The fence works well for my sweetcorn patch but I do try to thin the herd some before that.

At least there are still a few people that are smarter than the average raccoon...!

 

[two_bit_score]

Reference Cats and Coon. Don't expect your outside kitty to take care of Raccoons. They cannot. We had a very large well muscled tough outdoor cat, but he would always try to get "high up" when a coon came up on his porch. He wanted no part of those critters, and rightly so. A large raccoon can and will tear up a cat to pieces. Those larger coons are not afraid of anything, and that includes people. I have went out on the porch and hollered at them and they look at you like "pizz off". The only thing I have seen they are afraid of is gunfire.

And when caught in a trap a coon will work constantly and diligently to get out of it. If they can’t figure a way out they will do their best to tear out.

 

[Ford850]

There's a spot just outside of my barnyard area. I call it the "cafeteria". The turkey vultures know it well.

 

[Billy Bee]

There's a spot just outside of my barnyard area. I call it the "cafeteria". The turkey vultures know it well.

Good one Ford! I think I'll call my disposal site, The Buffet, as there are 'coons, possums, and woodchucks on the vulture menu.

 

[the old grind]

Good one Ford! I think I'll call my disposal site, The Buffet, as there are 'coons, possums, and woodchucks on the vulture menu.

Put out the occasional feral cat or muskrat for a well-varied diet.

 

[kf4uda]

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Here is the other pic. They work well. Dry cat food or dog food is good bait.

I have my best success with marshmallows. Coons can't seem to resist them.

 

[tradosaurus]

Will the coyotes eat the raccoons?