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So my 2nd mom's house is being infected with raccoons. She lives in Aurora, very close to Tollgate creek and also has a pool in her backyard as well as grapes growing everywhere. I'd really love to just shoot them but the cops may frown upon that.
Trying to not have her spend money on an exterminator. Thought about traps but trying to not spend too much on that as well. Ideas?
I "accidentally" left several trays of D-Con out when we were having raccoon issues. A few days later, the D-Con was mysteriously gone, along with the raccoons. Intentionally doing this would be frowned on by DOW, and probably the city as well.
SA Friday
10-11-2011, 14:01
Get a couple of box traps. Then drive them up to Bailey.
I know where I would let them loose up there[Coffee].
You have to catch and remove or they will keep coming back. If you need help let me know, i use to be a exterminator.
Be careful those little boogers are nasty mean ****s.
Once you get bit you never forget. The series of shots after are even worse lol
Bootifus
10-11-2011, 17:02
I agree with what is above, traps are the best way to go. And DO be careful, vicious little SOBs
.22 with a can and be sneaky
eta after nov 1
llostwolf
10-11-2011, 18:14
Medium sized hav-a-hart trap and some peanut butter. It'll cost you about $30. wear some thick leather gloves when you move the traps. damn things will try to rip you fingers off if you don't
DSB OUTDOORS
10-11-2011, 19:07
Trap em, and take them to the woods, 22cal pill to the knogen dump em and move on. Unless you want a coon skin hat or live mount done. [Coffee]
hghclsswhitetrsh
10-11-2011, 20:19
Solution: Blood hound - this is my 135 pounds of dumb, droopy ear, goofy ass dog.
http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a441/RamboZuki84/IMAG0038.jpg
mcantar18c
10-11-2011, 21:08
A .308 does to a coon what a .50BMG does to a human.
Have fun.
Maybe someone on here has some traps you can borrow? I don't have any and I know they are a bit expensive, so borrowing or give the guy a case of beer or some ammo or the joy of shooting them when you release them!
trapping and removing or killing is the only way you are really going to get rid of them.
http://youtu.be/thzUR_mq6OY
Maybe someone on here has some traps you can borrow? I don't have any and I know they are a bit expensive, so borrowing or give the guy a case of beer or some ammo or the joy of shooting them when you release them!
trapping and removing or killing is the only way you are really going to get rid of them.
http://youtu.be/thzUR_mq6OY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thzUR_mq6OY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thzUR_mq6OY
I've seen a coon vs a GSD.. it was backed into a garage.. the dog went to the vet and got 48 stiches.. the 'coon got shot w/ a .410..
Don't mess with the buggers, don't risk a dog unless you plan to shoot them.. DCON or a .22 w/ a can.. I'm sure someone has one you can conveniently have over.. [Beer][AR15]
I'm glad I live in an area where nobody really cares if you shoot a .22 and the majority of the neighbors are gunowners. I had to take out a family of coons that were nesting in my workshop (the unfinished part of our house). One 20 lb mother and 3 juveniles. I guess it helped that the shots were indoors.
ridgewalker
10-12-2011, 08:28
If you have no dogs or cats to get caught in them, snares are quiet and deadly. You can make your own (google them) or buy them...pretty cheap.
I use a live trap and haul them to the mountains where they get a chance to run.
Also, some municipalities have live traps to loan out, maybe the DOW does as well?
Have your mom call the local animal control, they should lend you traps for them and then come out and get them when they get caught. This is what they did in Junction anyway.
You can rent traps at alot of the rental companies.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I don't have a can or I'd honestly go that way. Looking into renting traps now, also have a call into the city and DOW. Mom's thinking she can just cut the grape leaves back and they'll go away. I told her that wouldn't be the case.
hghclsswhitetrsh
10-12-2011, 17:32
I have killed many o' animal with my 20 caliber benjamin sheridan pellet rifle as well... Bullet placement obviously key.
THe Yetti
10-12-2011, 19:17
Use small braided stainless to make your snares. They chew through string if you go that route.
SideShow Bob
10-12-2011, 21:11
A .22 single shot rifle, .22CB caps and a baby bottle nipple are a good one shot makeshift supressor. At least so I've heard. [Wink]
I'm pretty proficient at snares thanks to the good old survival school of the US military! I might have to "ask around" about that tactic with baby bottle nipples. [Beer]
trailgunner
10-13-2011, 14:06
I think traps are your best option. d-CON is a pretty indiscriminite killer. If you trap, you could drown them or release them. If you have a crappy co-worker across town, you can always release the coons at their place.[ROFL1]
I would say go buy or adopt a hound dog.
hunterhawk
10-13-2011, 20:23
I used to trap a lot when i lived in Michigan. You buy/ rent the traps i will be able to trap the coons for you. if you are interested free of charge of course!
I got out of trapping out here because you can only use cage traps[Bang]
but did have really good luck with cage traps too.
does she have cats?
if you dont want me to come help you trap them you can pm me and i will give you some ideas on how to do it. especially if you send me some pictures of the back hard i could tell you where to place the traps!
good luck! they will be looking for places to hole up here pretty soon though... which could either be good or bad
SideShow Bob
10-13-2011, 20:50
For the snare route, those cheap wire survival saws are good for the critter end to prevent them from chewing through it and getting loose.
soldier-of-the-apocalypse
10-14-2011, 10:05
get a nice pellet rifle thats how i took care of a skunk problem i had
I have had good luck with live traps, Harbor Freight sells them. A piece of raw chicken works real well.
Solution: Blood hound - this is my 135 pounds of dumb, droopy ear, goofy ass dog.
http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a441/RamboZuki84/IMAG0038.jpg
I have 150+ pounds of worthless/stubborn as well! His name is Cletis, but he wouldn't have a clue what to do with a coon. Bloodhounds aren't really used for hunting that I'm aware of, just tracking for the most part. I think folks normally use Blue Tick's, or Redbone's. Coons mean business, and can kill a large dog in short order; especially in water by jumping on their back and drowning them. He's the weirdest dog I've ever had.....if you give him a treat like say 1 single M&M, he will play with it for at least an hour before he eats it! Can't help but love the dumb bastard though! Have you had problems with his/her feet? Cletis has had problems with toe nails splintering, crazy irritations, etc. I've been able to keep on top of it with Bag Balm, but he's been through a couple of painfull looking vet visits for his toe nails. I finally had to switch to the dremel like tool to trim his nails as opposed to the standard clippers. The vet told me it's common in hounds, and either they have CONSTANT problems or no problems. And trimming his nails, or giving him a bath is like WW3......my wife thought should could handle him while I was out of town once. It ended up with him knocking her into the bathtub, and him running outside with no intention of coming back inside, or anywhere near my wife for a day or two.
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae31/970TJ/Offroad%20pictures/Guns/hunting/Cletis.jpg
And I always get a kick out of this pic. lol "You want me to smell what?!"
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae31/970TJ/bloodhound.jpg
Sorry for the hijack!! Animal control should have traps to lend at no cost. I've done it several times to get the trouble critters out to where I can let it go, or give it some lead medicine. I've never let a coon go though; I plug them while they're still in the cage. They're fairly hard to kill, and I always worried about turning them loose and having them turn on me. Plus, I sell pelts so its a win win.
sniper_tim
10-17-2011, 16:26
I have killed many o' animal with my 20 caliber benjamin sheridan pellet rifle as well... Bullet placement obviously key.
+1
especially if you don't want to deal with them afterward (they will go somewhere else and die).
good luck,
Tim
jhood001
10-17-2011, 16:54
The picture of Cletis made my day.
The .22 Benjamin Sheridan is super fun anyway.
I am shooting through a plywood target backing and I am more impressed by the power everytime I try to push it a little further. I have a XL1200 model if that helps? I noticed Wally World has Benjamin's on the shelf again.
If you go this route, the first few shots are loud then the pellet gun "breaks in" and becomes pretty quiet. When the pellet hits the target is usually louder the the shot itself!
I used to shoot pigeons for the local gas station owner in trade for frozen pizzas with a Benjamin .22 when I was a kid. Hell, I would do that again if the offer was still there.
Good luck.[Beer]
trap them and then one shot in the head with a air rifle will do the trick. no noise and no racoon trying to kick your ass when you try to let them out of the trap. they are nasty and filthy with desease. they will tell all thier friends and family about your place and you must remove them. they will be in your house before you know it. dont mess around, get rid of them! wear gloves to handle them.
buckshotbarlow
05-14-2012, 21:00
Bow or crossbow does wonders also...
El Duche
05-16-2012, 20:01
I had the geat battle of 2010 with about 9 squirrels living in my attic and after numerous attempts of throwing my military training at them I resorted for a professional and won. Hurt the pocketbook but I won.
My momma used to just chasem off with a broom
Like many others, and because I'm in the peoples republic of Denver (although the very furthest southwest point of it), I got the highest velocity pellet gun I could find and put a scope on it. I put one right through their beady little eye and it's lights out for the coon. I took out a family of 7 last year, one didn't die right away and was half under my deck, the momma and she was one massively huge coon! Problem is (as I found out the hard way), trapping them is challenging (even for pros) and when you do they scream like banshees all night long (got the cops called on me) and can find their way home again. They are smart little bastards and mean as hell.
Solution: Blood hound - this is my 135 pounds of dumb, droopy ear, goofy ass dog.
http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a441/RamboZuki84/IMAG0038.jpg
Laughed my butt off when I read that :).
Medium sized hav-a-hart trap and some peanut butter. It'll cost you about $30. wear some thick leather gloves when you move the traps. damn things will try to rip you fingers off if you don't
Like this suggestion- it has always worked for us in the past. Between my father-in-law and myself, we've probably relocated a dozen raccoons in the past 2-3 years using these traps. You can get them at Harbor Freight...
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