raccoons around the house

[dirty24d]

Even though I live in the county, I'm still in a residential area.  My answer to loud gunfire is simple. I got a box of CCI Sub-sonic Short .22 rimfire ammo.  Not even as loud as my pellet gun.  Live trap them, pop them in the head, stick them in a garbage bag and dump them.  Quick, quiet, and easy!  The neighbors are none the wiser.  Sad to have to do it, but you can't let vermin take over your property.

My neighbor has the same thing. I was amazed at how silent it is, quieter than snapping your fingers. But i dont advise posting illegal activity.  

[lokidog]

Those CCI's are good.  Nice and quiet, but, if shot out of a handgun they will sometimes just flatten on the skull of a coon.  Shot one five times in the head from point blank once, sixth shot finally did the job.  Out of  a rifle there doesn't seem to be this problem.

Easy to say "drop the trap in a water filled trash can", but it takes some nerve to get your hand close enough to the trap to pick it up let alone turn it vertically when those nasty, evil things are hissing, barking, and growling at you.  Be sure to have enough handles to maneuver it without getting too close, and be sure to use an indestructible bowl for your bait holder as they will shred anything else.  Also be sure the trap is two or three inches away from anything the coon could tear apart.  We have trapped more than 30 in the past five years.

[lokidog]

Dang it I put my traps out, and then logged in Going to pick them up after this post I didnt plan on releasing any of them alive

Hope you left them out....  BTW strawberry jelly is supposed to be pretty good bait.  I have always had best luck with something smokey like salmon that has gotten old (I know, I should have eaten it more quickly    ).

[Heredoggydoggy]

Even though I live in the county, I'm still in a residential area.  My answer to loud gunfire is simple. I got a box of CCI Sub-sonic Short .22 rimfire ammo.  Not even as loud as my pellet gun.  Live trap them, pop them in the head, stick them in a garbage bag and dump them.  Quick, quiet, and easy!  The neighbors are none the wiser.  Sad to have to do it, but you can't let vermin take over your property.

My neighbor has the same thing. I was amazed at how silent it is, quieter than snapping your fingers. But i dont advise posting illegal activity.  

I never said that I did anything illegal.  Actually, I haven't killed a racoon since I was bowhunting in Vermont back in the '60s.  I don't even have racoons on my property.  My neighbors 2 houses down do, because they feed their cat outside, but I've never even seen tracks in my yard.

As far as doing something illegal, the libs have pushed through so many rules and regulations these days, you probably break several of them every day and don't even know it!

[Heredoggydoggy]

Those CCI's are good.  Nice and quiet, but, if shot out of a handgun they will sometimes just flatten on the skull of a coon.  Shot one five times in the head from point blank once, sixth shot finally did the job.  Out of  a rifle there doesn't seem to be this problem

I've never shot any out of a handgun.  I suspect there is too much of what little pressure there is, lost from a handgun.  Plus, Racoons are very strong, and one of the hardest animals to kill I've ever seen.