After weighing all my options, live trapping is my only way to go. I
have hunted for over 50 years and own many guns including a Beeman R9 in
177 and also a HW 45 in .177. And yes coon is good eating. The girl
who lives directly behind me is big in an animal rescue group and she
can see my whole property from her house so this is my main reason for
live trapping! Also the homes here in my neighborhood aren't more than
40 yards apart so even using a pellet gun at 1000 fps could risk putting
out a window with a ricochet. The ground is hard and frozen now and
depending on the angle, a pellet could bounce off in most any
direction. Hence, I will do it the legal way since I did contact the
game commission and hope this gets some positive results.

Rich