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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: pianoman9701 on August 06, 2024, 03:42:54 PM

Title: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 06, 2024, 03:42:54 PM: A friend of mine has a gaze of 5 or 6 raccoons visiting each night and knocking over the fountain in his water feature. My friend is ticked. If my friend were to put a pellet in the head of the biggest raccoon, would the others get the message and steer clear? Anyone have any other solutions for my friend?
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: addicted on August 06, 2024, 04:45:13 PM: A younger dumber me once put an arrow through one for the same reason. 30 minutes later his buddy was back and caught a similar fate. So they definitely didn't learn.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: ducks4days on August 06, 2024, 05:26:55 PM: They will eventually come back. They always do.

He is better off trapping them.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: CP on August 06, 2024, 05:36:42 PM: They used to frequent my house regularly until my daughter’s pit/cattle dog took a couple of them on. One of them lost a piece of his tail. Haven’t seen them since.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: MADMAX on August 06, 2024, 05:47:56 PM: I’ve heard a havahart trap and a recycle trashcan full of water works well :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: brew on August 06, 2024, 06:31:53 PM: If your friend live traps/relocates them make sure to take them a long ways away....I used to work on McNeil Island and we would live trap them, shoot a stripe of paint on their backs and "relocate" them approx 3 miles away. 2 days later they were back
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: Loup Loup on August 06, 2024, 07:38:47 PM: Please do not “relocate” wildlife. This goes 10x for coons.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: JakeLand on August 06, 2024, 08:47:12 PM: Quote from: Loup Loup on August 06, 2024, 07:38:47 PM
Please do not “relocate” wildlife. This goes 10x for coons.
this
.22 short through the ears does the trick
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: redi on August 06, 2024, 09:09:11 PM: It is highly illegal to transport/relocate wildlife.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: Stein on August 06, 2024, 09:19:56 PM: Sounds like you need 6 pellets. :chuckle:
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: Widgeondeke on August 06, 2024, 10:19:33 PM: I know a guy who let his kid hit :bfg: the entire family of coons with his BB’s. They stayed away for a few years
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 07, 2024, 07:34:17 AM: My friend is aware that relocating trapped wildlife is illegal. He plans to kill them. Thanks for the input.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: metlhead on August 11, 2024, 10:24:58 AM: I've never once had a dead racoon return. No shortage of em and you'll be doing local birds a favor. Quietly manage predators and everyone is happy
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: CasterlyRock on August 11, 2024, 01:07:02 PM: If you don't want to / can't shoot them a large havahart trap with a can of cat food in the back is about as effective as you need.

When you catch them in the trap you can submerge it in a tub of water for a quick and ethical death or at that point a well placed pellet or 22.

Shooting them with pellets on the fly is funny and all when we were kids, but you're going to have a hard time killing them with that unless you're an absolute crack shot. They're not going to really "Get the hint" in my experience.

A wildlife control office will probably not charge very much to handle it. Call WDFW for a list, it gives them more business and helps show WDFW more human-predator conflicts (for whatever that's worth).

If they're anywhere near me, I can't charge, but I'll always help those who genuinely need it, send me a message.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: jackelope on August 11, 2024, 01:23:32 PM: Your friend should invest in more pellets. I know they’re intelligent animals but I don’t think they’re intelligent enough to realize the fate of their friend may also be induced on them.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 11, 2024, 02:05:17 PM: Quote from: jackelope on August 11, 2024, 01:23:32 PM
Your friend should invest in more pellets. I know they’re intelligent animals but I don’t think they’re intelligent enough to realize the fate of their friend may also be induced on them.

My friend has a lot of pellets.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: Fidelk on August 11, 2024, 05:04:02 PM: A foothold trap works best. Head shots with CCI Sub-sonic .22 shorts (or the "primer only" Aguila) are quieter and have better power than pellet guns.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: jackelope on August 11, 2024, 05:55:01 PM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 11, 2024, 02:05:17 PM
Quote from: jackelope on August 11, 2024, 01:23:32 PM
Your friend should invest in more pellets. I know they’re intelligent animals but I don’t think they’re intelligent enough to realize the fate of their friend may also be induced on them.

My friend has a lot of pellets.
I figured. You keep good company.
Title: Re: A Gaze of Raccoons Coming Every Night
Post by: HikerHunter on August 11, 2024, 09:07:11 PM: Subsonic 22 between the eyes works well, IME. My guess is any survivors will return shortly. A cell trail cam or driveway alarm can help alert their presence.