Steve wrote:

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It is? I guess I'll have to be careful and not get caught! They sell
live traps in NY. I wonder what they think people are using them for?
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Selective trapping. Live traps make releasing a skunk or possum [or
cat, or dog] from a raccoon set much easier. It's been many years
since I trapped, but I've also let small coons go rather than bother
to skin them.

Jim