NatureGround >> Catching and releasing Raccoons

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Xtina 6 Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 04/11/2004 Posts: 14878	Yes, wear gloves while tying wire. It's not that hard. You definintely don't want an angry wild raccoon loose in your car while you're trying to drive down the road. :( You have ignored this user.

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Clint Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 21188	we skin the raccoons and stretch the hides. The bodies we dump in a ditch, the coyotes get them eventually. You have ignored this user.

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Babalou BadBoy Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 348	That trap + Long pipe + Blanket + Car = dead coon Attach the pipe to the exhaust, then the other end next to the cage, cover both with a blanket = sleepy time. You have ignored this user.

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BarkLikeADog 9 Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 10/11/2005 Posts: 1991	If you are worried at all about the legal end of things, you need to know that it's illegal in Indiana to transplant raccoons without involving a conservation officer, or hunt them without a license. Bottom line, really, is that they will go away on their own if you cut off the food supply that attracted them in the first place. You have ignored this user.

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wheeels Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 3023	catch it and try to tame it... break the little sucker. then train it to kill the neighborhood cats. You have ignored this user.

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evad6317 62 Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 07/29/2003 Posts: 1744	+ + = You have ignored this user.

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Conmansbeeotch 123 Edited: 10-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 23479	pussy. go buy a good quality pellet gun. You live in America now! You have to have a good pellet gun. Then jusy shoot the fucking thing. You have ignored this user.

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Govnor Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 15024	Yeah but Pikey, it seems like even more hassle to then get rid of the body? You have ignored this user.

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Govnor Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 15026	I live in the sprawling urban environment that is Indianapolis, not some po-dunk NY/NJ town. You have ignored this user.

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El_Clap 1 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 3187	Toss the body in a garbage bag and put in in the trash. You have ignored this user.

10/11/06 10:43 AM

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wild celtic Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 9542

Where I live, you cannot transport the raccoon (or squirrel, gopher, etc) to another location (park, field, etc.) You can, however, kill it while it is on your property. Submerging the cage is water until the animal drowns is the best way to rid yourself of the problem. Make sure that the cage is secure (bungee, rope) before submerging. Several minutes is all it takes. If the raccoon is not in your house, it will probably leave when the food supply is gone. Make sure that you cover your garbage cans well. Be careful, raccoons are notorious for carrying rabies. You have ignored this user.

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Clint Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 21193	or drop in a sack from the live trap and slam the bag against the concrete. That is a very effective method, but a 30 lb boar could give you a hard time. It's best to shoot it. You have ignored this user.

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siouxNYC 15 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 8409	You have ignored this user.

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splinter 29 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 05/18/2002 Posts: 7868	Get a big net. lol or for added fun, catch a raccoon in a tree and squirt em in the face with a water gun. haha the fuckers will stay there for a good five minutes enduring your minor annoyances. You have ignored this user.

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Govnor Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 15029	I think I'm just going to trap and release....but the Mrs thinks I'm crazy for even doing that myself...says I should get help...FFS You have ignored this user.

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El_Clap 1 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 3195	LOL at listening to the Mrs! This is hunting. No girls allowed. Raccoons kill dogs. Remember that when you decide to get close. You have ignored this user.

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Govnor Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 15030	"This is hunting. No girls allowed." That's what I told her...just before she felt the back of my hand!!!!! You have ignored this user.

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shibbytastic 35 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 09/22/2005 Posts: 1414

Get a have a heart trap like the ones pictured. Bait it with a peanut butter sandwitch (put the sandwitch in the center of the switch I have seed racoons reach in and pull the bait out bit by bit) Release coon in friends yard/house far away from your home. Or kill at your pleasure (btw. if anybody has a pellet gun that can kill coons pleas let me know where I can get one) If you catch a skunk lolz You have ignored this user.

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Govnor Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 15034	shibby...if I catch a skunk, it will die of starvation. You have ignored this user.

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Govnor Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 15036	Ok - which one of these should I get?? http://www.wildlife-traps.com/racoons.html You have ignored this user.

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Lofland 11 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 8474	Interesting web site. I hope you don't end up catching a skunk instead! You have ignored this user.

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El_Clap 1 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 3198	I remember my grandfather once caught a nutra rat in one of those traps. LOL at trying to let it out humanely. I ended up shooting it through the holes. You have ignored this user.

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bhamill Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 8670

I've done this literally dozens of times using a live trap as illustrated. Just put a contractor trash bag down first in your car if you are worried about mess. I had a raccoon get its hand/paw caught in a tiki torch in my backyard, fucker was hanging there all night. Neighbors said it screeched all night, I was whiskeyed up and heard nothing! Next morning I'm making coffee and do a "wtf?" doubletake. I had to free it by hand and it was not amused. I was afraid if it bit me I'd have to kill it and get it checked for rabies. Luckily I've got fast hands. This time of year I sometimes have to clear the goofy bastards off of my deck with a hockey stick. They come up there to play. You have ignored this user.

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PatK 73 Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 29470

Try this http://www.critter-repellent.com/raccoon/raccoon-repellent.php Is it getting into your garbage, or just shitting? My g/f's step dad used to make an emulsion with fish that he used on his tomato plants. Coons were attracted to it and always tearing shit up. He mixed the emulsion with a shitload of crushed red pepper, and put in on his plants. He also put it in his garbage. The next morning, he had two raccoons in his yard- one by the garden, one by the garbage. And they were dry heaving like you wouldn't believe. Never saw them again after that. You have ignored this user.

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Clint Edited: 11-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 21212	pouring bleach on your garbage is effective also. Skunks cannot spray if they cannot raise their tail. You have ignored this user.

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