Racoons

I shoot them with my ruger 10-22 If you want to trap them use marshmallows to bait them into the trap but it best to kill them.

Dog-proof racoon trap

neighbor 3 houses above me has killed over 20 this year, and about 30 skunks. he uses one of these traps and a .22

i had coon problems last year, little fuckers dug a hole in my pool cover. this summer i remodeled my yard and put in a 6' vinyl fence all the way around and haven't had any problems since. but i like my neighbor's method. was probably $40k cheaper than mine.

Just pick them off with a .22. Lure them in with marshmallows or peanut butter. Aluminum foil works well too. They really like shiny things.

Don't have available food or water around or trash cans they can open. Think like they are small bears because they are about the same and just as smart. Wont be long and they will move on.

Foxes same thing. Most are looking for houses that leave out pet dishes. No food, they don't hang around long.

.22 - bam.

Er, crack? Snap?

I don't have a problem with the .22 route, but I am in the middle of town. I think the 50 would have an issue with that.

Up until last night, I had the same opinion Moto96. Just remove the food access, and they will move on.

Seeing all of those f*ckers in my back yard pissed me off though.

I want them to feel a little pain, and make a quick determination that there are better places to hang out than my back yard.

^^^ Just like bears, They dont like noise or people, so rig up a string with some cans or something to make some racket or one of those motion detector lights.
The neighbors used to leave out their pet bowls, and when they moved out, the fox that hung out over there started hanging out on my back porch like he owned the joint.

Gorgeous fucker, I was tempted to give him some treats, but didn't fall for that cuteness. He moved on. TBH, I dont mind seeing them around now and then.

If you feed your cats outside, you'll have racoons and possums. We used to have a whole damn family of racoons when we had dogs. They would unscrew the lid on the dog food container in the middle of the night and eat buffet style. Had to keep it inside after that. Now that we just have cats, the racoon can eat what the cats don't.

Fucking coons are heartless chicken killers and kill them just for fun. I go jihad on the worthless trash pandas often.

A guy I work with let's the fuckers in his house while he gets a plate of food ready for them. He likes them around . They are smart little fuckers ,I watched one hold the lid open on a garbage can while the others jumped in to feed and then held the lid to let them out. I'm not a big fan of them. Any cat food in a trap will get excellent results ,as long as your cat stays clear.

This was Mish the Raccoon. He use to hang out in the lower parking level at Boeing Customer Support in Seattle. The Facilities guys would feed him and he would steal bags of bread off the cart that the bakery delivery people would leave by the freight elevator in the morning. The cart would only be there for a few minutes before the cafeteria people would come out and get it. But he knew the schedule and would be there to grab a loaf before the cart got wheeled inside. Mish was one huge Raccoon.

There are some sprays they don't like.

Back when we had cat doors, the damn raccoons would come into the house and belly up to the cat food dish.

I sealed that door up, and we let the cat in and out now.

Yes, I think that cat food outside is not going to happen any longer.

I am jazzed about trying to spray them down with some bear spray tonight.

I wish I had a damn GoPro. I am going to set my alarm for 2:00 am, and ambush those MoFo's.

I will put on my headlight, and have spray in each hand.

Slither out the back door, get to the edge of the deck, turn the headlight on, and the attack will be on!

Somebody is going to wish this whole episode never happened. I hope that someone is not me!

Moto96 wrote:

^^^ Just like bears, They dont like noise or people, so rig up a string with some cans or something to make some racket or one of those motion detector lights.
The neighbors used to leave out their pet bowls, and when they moved out, the fox that hung out over there started hanging out on my back porch like he owned the joint.

Gorgeous fucker, I was tempted to give him some treats, but didn't fall for that cuteness. He moved on. TBH, I dont mind seeing them around now and then.

This weekend I installed a motion light right over the top of the water dish, which was right next to where the food bowl USED to be.

There has not been any food out there Sunday or last night, but the water dish is not dirty as shit, like it had been the week before.

I think that thing scared the shit out of them, but they are still trying to figure out if this joint is an easy meal or not.

I will have their answer for them tonight.

Shiftfaced wrote:

Back when we had cat doors, the damn raccoons would come into the house and belly up to the cat food dish.

I sealed that door up, and we let the cat in and out now.

Yes, I think that cat food outside is not going to happen any longer.

I am jazzed about trying to spray them down with some bear spray tonight.

I wish I had a damn GoPro. I am going to set my alarm for 2:00 am, and ambush those MoFo's.

I will put on my headlight, and have spray in each hand.

Slither out the back door, get to the edge of the deck, turn the headlight on, and the attack will be on!

Somebody is going to wish this whole episode never happened. I hope that someone is not me!

Spray downwind

Go to tractor supply and buy "Golden Marlin Fly Bait"

Cut it 50/50 with grape soda and put a dish out before bed.

Chain up anything you don't want dead.

***edit *** This shit is potent. Most of them don't make it more than 10ft from the dish. You don't have to worry about them suffering(If you care of coruse)

JAFO92 wrote:

Fucking coons are heartless chicken killers and kill them just for fun. I go jihad on the worthless trash pandas often.

X2. Killed a bunch of chickens and the rooster last year. Gave the ole .22 to them.

KMC440 wrote:

Spray downwind

Ha ha!

That is some sage advise right there!

Shiftfaced wrote:

I don't have a problem with the .22 route, but I am in the middle of town. I think the 50 would have an issue with that.

Up until last night, I had the same opinion Moto96. Just remove the food access, and they will move on.

Seeing all of those f*ckers in my back yard pissed me off though.

I want them to feel a little pain, and make a quick determination that there are better places to hang out than my back yard.

I am in the middle of town so I have to be sneaky. I have a suppressor I put on my 10-22 and make sure its dark and I lay on top of the house and shoot down so I don't have any stray shots. It is no louder than a pellet gun. I have a lot of trees and so I am out of sight of neighbors and such but you don't want to get caught that's for sure. I have a doberman so not many in my back yard but they walk on the fence and use my roof as a roadway to all the other people's houses who leave food out. Sat next to my chimney one night and out of sight and here they came and their they went to raccoon heaven/hell.

What about a high power pellet gun, that should alleviate the in town issues. We trapped them when I was a kid one year when they were really bad. Marshmallows and peanut butter was the ticket, they always came back for it even with the trap in their own blood.

Trap them humanely in a Havahart live trap and then toss the trap and all in a garbage can full of water.

navalseabee wrote:

What about a high power pellet gun, that should alleviate the in town issues. We trapped them when I was a kid one year when they were really bad. Marshmallows and peanut butter was the ticket, they always came back for it even with the trap in their own blood.

Then they crawl under a shed or house to die and stink up the neighborhood.

navalseabee wrote:

What about a high power pellet gun, that should alleviate the in town issues. We trapped them when I was a kid one year when they were really bad. Marshmallows and peanut butter was the ticket, they always came back for it even with the trap in their own blood.

MR. X wrote:

Then they crawl under a shed or house to die and stink up the neighborhood.

Head shots

Went into attack mode at 2:00 am, and not one to be seen.

Maybe the chasing them out of the yard Monday night put the scare into them.

I’ll be back out there tonight.

We had this dude on our street, name was Arlo Nugent, some kinda famous dude with a beard and a pretty haircut and was an expert on everything in life, anyways he would go around and green light these fuckers at night zulu foxtrot style. He has since moved away. Sucks because look who's back. This was taken with the same shitty Arlo system that Bobby has

c0ncEpT wrote:

Go to tractor supply and buy "Golden Marlin Fly Bait"

Cut it 50/50 with grape soda and put a dish out before bed.

Chain up anything you don't want dead.

***edit *** This shit is potent. Most of them don't make it more than 10ft from the dish. You don't have to worry about them suffering(If you care of coruse)

LMAO.

I like your method but it could be achieved with a less lethal material. That fly bait is deadly shit. Even for humans.

I'd use the same method but use something a little safer, maybe dissolve some rat poison in the soda. That would do the trick too.

Went on the attack again last night, not a raccoon to be found.

At least in the short term, I think they have made the decision not to tread on my yard.

Shiftfaced wrote:

Went on the attack again last night, not a raccoon to be found.

At least in the short term, I think they have made the decision not to tread on my yard.

Did you have cat or dog food out for them? Or is it illegal to hunt over bait?

Here at my house they would always walk under the motorhome to the area where we feed the cats. Never had a clear shot without risking a hole through the garage or motorhome.