Coon help?!

[Solohunter84]

My brother lives in olympia and he has a family of coons under his house!  He would like them relocated.  Thurston county wants to charge him $400 to do it.  I was hoping someone could give me some advice or help in making this happen for much less.  He is willing to buy a trap and I wouldn't mind attempting to catch em.  He doesn't want to kill them...  Any info or help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

[billythekidrock]

It is against the law to relocate them without a permit.

[Solohunter84]

that is helpful information and horsesh*t at the same time haha

[bowhunterwa87]

Well raccoons tried to get in our back porch, momma just chase'em off with a broom!

[Smossy]

My brother lives in olympia and he has a family of coons under his house!  He would like them relocated.  Thurston county wants to charge him $400 to do it.  I was hoping someone could give me some advice or help in making this happen for much less.  He is willing to buy a trap and I wouldn't mind attempting to catch em.  He doesn't want to kill them...  Any info or help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

Trap them, then dispatch them. Save pelts.
Not sure how that works outside trapping season though.

[Solohunter84]

just told him if he didn't want them killed then just wait til they are out from under the house and block off all the points of entrance. lock them out.  They will find a new home.  I am pretty sure if he has anyone else come relocate them they will just catch and kill them. for a bunch of money

[Smossy]

just told him if he didn't want them killed then just wait til they are out from under the house and block off all the points of entrance. lock them out.  They will find a new home.  I am pretty sure if he has anyone else come relocate them they will just catch and kill them. for a bunch of money

If I was closer Id trap and dispatch them for free. Pelts are all Id want. I do like me some fur.

[Solohunter84]

It's a mom and 4 babies i guess and because of the babies my brother got hit in the feelers and don't want em to die... he called himself a greener haha

[Smossy]

It's a mom and 4 babies i guess and because of the babies my brother got hit in the feelers and don't want em to die... he called himself a greener haha

I can see how that's possible. I feel bad whenever I kill something unintentionally. Road killer / Standing on moles

[Solohunter84]

 

[Machias]

The reason it's not BS to not relocate is all you are doing is #1 most likely creating a wildlife problem for someone else, #2 potentially spreading disease to another area, and lastly, likely killing Mom and the babies anyways (but a slow death) as they will be out of their home range, attacked by other coons for invading their territory, have no idea where to get their daily grub and have no places in mind to den or get away from danger.

[Machias]

P.S.  Get stopped transporting mom and babies and you are looking at a $2500 fine.  It's unlikely you would be able to trap all five at the same time, so what are your plans, relocate individually, or hold them until you have them all?  All bad ideas.

[billythekidrock]

Well said Fred.

[jackmaster]

Wait till winter time and whack them with a 22 babies will be all grown by then, they dont hurt nothin, they just sleep, they dont chew on wiring or plumbing, they just chill and hangout under there

[Encore 280]

I believe coon season starts in Sept..

[Halo]

Time for a good pellet gun. I have one that has been the end of many a problem coon. Remember if you have pets don't leave their food out or you may not have pets much longer.

[lokidog]

Well said Fred.

 

I'm so sick of ignorant people that want to get rid of a PROBLEM but don't mind making it someone else's PROBLEM.....   

[Halo]

This problem usually starts with someone in the neighborhood thinking it is cool having the raccoons around and starts feeding them. Then in no time at all the raccoon population explodes and you can you can hear them fighting all night long over the area and available food. Next picture most don't have tails because they have been torn off fighting. Then they use the neighborhood dog dishes as their litter boxes marking them and spreading disease and killing any dog in the neighborhood with an outside food bowl. Never feed a raccoon.

[Solohunter84]

I just told him to stay up and wait til they are gone and block all areas they get in so they can't get back down there. I wasn't about to trap them after reading up on it and since he doesn't want to take care of them how everyone else wants to. He will have to figure it out. He shouldn't have access under his house for any animals anyways. I figure locking them out gives them the best chance of survival anyways since they don't relocate them. They just find somewhere else to sleep. I think he said they were only down there every so often. But I dunno the whole story. Just thought I'd ask what the options are here because people know more than I do. Then people always get an attitude. I have no idea why it always surprises me. Thank you for the people with the helpful information. I appreciate it

[Machias]

That's probably the best approach.  I did a skunk job for a guy one year, actually caught several HUGE skunks from under his shed.  Told him to fix it or the problem would rear it's stinky head again in the future.  Next year I was back trapping skunks at $50 a pop.  He finally fixed the problem and has not called me back, but it cost him $450. 

[UrbanTrapper]

Wait till winter time and whack them with a 22 babies will be all grown by then, they dont hurt nothin, they just sleep, they dont chew on wiring or plumbing, they just chill and hangout under there

... but raccoons could have Raccoon Roundworm Disease in their scat and that is really nasty for humans if they catch it, right?  I wouldn't want raccoons under my porch, especially if I ever had any children in my yard.