Racoon Removal

[JRobyn]

Be advised that even with a high-powered .22cal air rifle, shot placement on a 'coon is very important. They are surprisingly tough!

 

[jajiu]

I used a have-a-heart trap to catch the coon that killed my chickens. The poor thing died of lead poisoning, 4-rounds.

 

[bcp]

I used a have-a-heart trap to catch the coon that killed my chickens. The poor thing died of lead poisoning, 4-rounds.

That's why they want lead-free bullets. No more lead poisoned animals when shot using soft copper bullets.



Bruce

 

[teejk]

Since a potentially high percentage of raccoons are carriers of a zoonotic disease which can be fatal to humans, they should be trapped, euthanized, and then buried deep enough (in an area that will not be disturbed), so that other animals cannot eat the carcasses.

Raccoon Roundworm Eggs near Homes and Risk for Larva Migrans Disease, California Communities - Volume 9, Number 12優ecember 2003 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
Very Nasty Stuff.

Haven't heard much about that disease lately (your source is dated 2003). I know it was a very serious problem at the time and caused a lot of people to stop hunting coons but seems it was "fleeting" (or coming from California might just have had a political agenda to it) and nobody I know worries about it much today. They are nasty animals. Shoot on sight. Btw, I've tasted the meat and have to say that I like it! Might be like rabbit though in avoiding it before the first hard frost (or as the old saying goes nothing killed in a month without an "r" in it).

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I use Agulia Super Colibri,

At closer ranges, it's waaaay more deadly than any standard 177/22/25 cal. pellet rifle, and is even quieter than most of them...

I killed a coon today with that ammo in my Henry lever...

SR

 

[dieselcrawler]

Not to offend, but the Mrs will have to accept the coons living there, or live with them not living. Coons and possum is the reason there's a pistol on my hip nearly every time I'm anywhere on our farm. Only a .22, but it brought down 12 coons in one summer alone. Most in or around the barn, which is why I like the .22. Enough to kill, but not go thru 47 more things after, like the 9mm does. (Proof: one shot, in this order, holes in pine siding, possum, 3/4" poplar wall board, panelling, floor, and cabnet. But possum did die. Now I keep the 9mm out of the barn.)

I have live trapped them also, not that they are alive when they come out of the trap.

Cost too much to feed dogs and cats as it is, not gonna feed coons and possums too.

 

[Toyboy]

There is only ONE way to deal with raccoons!

They are a problem everywhere, and I refuse to have to deal with them more than once! One raccoon can and will destroy an entire garden, in one night...I've had it happen, more than once...

A dead coon = a NO problem coon!!

SR

I agree 100% Just took one out the other nite. Be careful messing with a live coon, they have an attitude.

 

[bamboozled]

Trap. Shoot. Repeat as necessary.

They can get clever tho, I had one shake the the bait out of a trap I had in an attic. Had to strap it to a ceiling joist, it couldn't resist and went in even tho it knew better.

 

[rswyan]

Haven't heard much about that disease lately (your source is dated 2003).

Don't think it magically just went away.

I know it was a very serious problem at the time and caused a lot of people to stop hunting coons but seems it was "fleeting" ...

Don't think so ...

For one thing, the roundworm eggs remain infective for several years ...

For another thing, the amount of eggs a worm produces is huge:

"Infected raccoons shed an average of 20,000 - 26,000 eggs per gram of feces, with >250,000 eggs per gram of feces reported for some raccoons. The sheer numbers of eggs produced by infected raccoons, literally millions per day, combined with their defecation behavior, ensures that latrine sites will become heavily contaminated. The eggs possess a sticky proteinaceous outer coat that enables them to adhere to objects and facilitates transmission."

(or coming from California might just have had a political agenda to it) ...

Lordy ...

What about the author from Purdue (Lafayette, Indiana) ... figure political agenda there too ?

and nobody I know worries about it much today.

Personally, given that we're talking about a potentially fatal disease - and one for which no drug has been shown to be totally effective in treating - I can't say I find that terribly reassuring ...

If you do, well so be it ...

BTW ... I have to ask: Did you bother to read the article ?

They are nasty animals. Shoot on sight. Btw, I've tasted the meat and have to say that I like it! Might be like rabbit though in avoiding it before the first hard frost (or as the old saying goes nothing killed in a month without an "r" in it).

I think I'll pass ... regardless of the season ...

 

[MossRoad]

... (or as the old saying goes nothing killed in a month without an "r" in it).

I thought you were only supposed to plant grass seed during months with an R in it. :laughing: