Killing raccoons (NC)

[oosik]

Loooong ago I would see the occasional raccoon. Then one day one surprised me. He was digging in the ash in the burn barrel. I got rid of the burn barrel & haven't seen a raccoon in over fifteen years. No food - no coons.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

This goes back to the whole shooting squirrels at the bird feeder scenario.
Shoot the raccoon and others will take it's place.
Stop feeding the cat outside and the raccoons goes away.
It's all about the food source.

Yeaaaa, I'll get right on moving my natural ponds and streams and quit growing sweet corn to save the coons!!!

SR

 

[/pine]

Karma will get the raccoon Nazis...

 

[Sawyer Rob]

The Nazis were the ones that sent the coons to clean out our food supply!!! BUT, just like the last time they messed with us, they forgot, we got guns!! lol

SR

 

[Jstpssng]

I heard that same "no food" argument about squirrels. So I cut every spruce tree near the house. No cones, no squirrels, right? Funny thing, I have just as many as I did before. It's the same way with raccoons. That argument may ring true in suburban areas but around here they have hundreds of acres to roam. My chicken coop and garden are just one of their many "grocery stores."

 

[Hay Dude]

Hay Dude - Live trap and then a 22 Short cartridge in a 22 caliber (non-semi) rifle. No loud crack noise.

Hmmmmm

 

[Hay Dude]

Rob, you and TnAndy are my kind of guys, IMO 'Pioneer Spirit' personified. :drink:

Two of my favorite 'dispatchers' (PCP) are about as loud as a Daisy Red Ryder. They shoot 14.3g .22 cal pellets to >780 fps. (~20 ft/lb ME)

Neighbors never hear 'em & the new thermal scope may end up on one of them soon. (ATN Thor HD 640 50mm 2.5-15x, not shown .. yet)

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Heyyyyy now. :yes:
I have one. My dad left me a few pellet guns. Got to go dig those out. Still have to be careful-cars parked nearby...

 

[MossRoad]

The Nazis were the ones that sent the coons to clean out our food supply!!!

I'm sorry you had to fight raccoons for cat food. That's sad.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Hmmmmm

There's a lot quieter ammo than shorts out there...

SR

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'm sorry you had to fight raccoons for cat food. That's sad.

What's sorry is the do-gooders who don't use the brains that God gave them!

SR