On 8/11/2014 7:03 AM, Frank wrote:
On 8/11/2014 7:14 AM, Mr.E wrote:
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:
On 8/10/2014 2:35 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27:03 AM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:43:59 PM UTC-7,
wrote:



Mothballs? Tonite I have a flashing light and on-off with the
flashes radio.







I don't have corn, but I have raccoon and it is making my life
hell! The ******* is so bold that when OP in household saw him
in side yard, he actually STARTED TO APPROACH, like "what's for
dinner" !!!



Until I closed up the cat door, raccoon would come in at night,
mess up the cat's water dish, eat his food, and for all I know,
take a nap. Now a problem for cat to come & go! Have to leave
my BR window partly open to dark yard!



One night I came into the kitchen late and this



(hit Send by mistake)



HUGE creature rushed by, brushing against my legs -- fortunately
no injury -- and rushed out the back door! So much for leaving
the door open to computer room when working late!



OP says another time he SAW raccoon dragging the plastic cat food
container TO THE CAT DOOR but unable to get it past. Huge claw
marks on containers. (Gotta say he's not dumb... figuring that
out!)



Our city's animal shelter used to send someone out to capture
varmints, but will not do so since many years. Also used to lend
humane cages, but stopped doing that as well. Buying humane
cages is very expensive!



Wish I still had my son's old .22!



(Thanks for allowing me to vent...



HB

I've had them up on the deck at night and even opening the door and

yelling at them the last time they refused to leave. I went back and

got firecrackers to toss at them and that did it.



Another time I squirted them with wasp and hornet spray.

Hey, that brings something to mind! Somebody told me that****
spraying X around the doorstep*** would deter them. It wasn't
either of the above; would anybody know? It's worth a try.

I'm in bed when it tries to come in later at night so I can't spray
it. Besides, I would be scared to death -- the CLAWS on those
critters! So maybe anointing the doorstep would send a message

Both time, they did not come back.

Aw, I bet you miss them cute lil' critters!

I would not have a cat door. Neighbor that did found one in the
kitchen one day.

I've always had indoor-outdoor cats. Would not keep a critter
penned up inside 24/7. During raccoon attacks, I have to block up
cat door and let cat use my BR window.



Like I said, Hav-a-hart trap. Get the biggest one. Catch and
release or kill depending on local laws.

Ever PRICED one of those things!!! Not in my budget; I wish!

Tractor Supply has a pair - 32x12x10 and 24x7x7 for $25.

Our "Game Wardens" here say if you catch a "game animal" you must
release it at the place you caught it without harming it. Animal
Control
can not pick it up. More worthless bureaucrats..


Local laws vary.

I made a trap once as I described to HB but caught a skunk.
Did not know what to do and called fish and game people and they said
a skunk was not a game animal and offered no help.

Turns out skunks don't spray when confined so we opened the trap and
let it go.

Here in DE you can trap and kill but not release elsewhere but I did
not know this at the time and caught a squirrel that I released in
local park. I had pulled into the parking area of a county police
substation and a cop pulled in and I told him I had brought in a
prisoner to release which I did in front of the cop. He said nothing.

Wild animals have territories. When you trap and move a wild animal,
you are moving it into an area it does not know, where it has no
shelter, where it doesn't know where food can be found, and where
other animals will attack it to drive it out of their territory. It is
almost always a sentence of a slower, more painful death.

Game laws will usually permit homeowners to kill game animals that are
posing a nuisance on their property. Some areas might require the
homeowner to notify the warden or natural resources people prior to
doing so (usually to prevent the homeowner from being cited for
violating a game law, if anyone witnesses and complains). It's best to
check your local laws to find out how you can legally and most
effectively deal with nuisance animals.

The other reality is: nature abhors a vacuum. You can kill or relocate
all the wild critters you want, but you're just freeing up space for
more. At the very least, the annual crop of young 'uns in your area
will simply not have to go away to find/claim their own territory.

On 8/10/2014 5:26 PM, Not@home wrote:
wrote:
What are some ways to keep racoons out of my ripening sweet corn? I
don't have enough plants to share beyond the ears they have already
destroyed!@!

The only thing that has worked for me is an electrified fence.

Years ago, I had an asshole homeowner come ask me for strychnine to
poison raccoons. When I reacted negatively to that incredibly stupid
idea, she complained that a raccoon had destroyed a large section of
her corn patch. I took that to mean that he'd eaten a bunch of corn.
No, she said: after one of his legs got trapped in the leg-hold trap
she'd set, he'd dragged himself around and around in a circle all
night long, knocking over the cornstalks with the long chain that
anchored the trap to the ground.

If you have to kill an animal, kill it clean. Don't be a ****ing
sadist like the woman above.

On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:43:55 -0500, Moe DeLoughan
wrote:

On 8/11/2014 6:14 AM, Mr.E wrote:
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:
On 8/10/2014 2:35 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27:03 AM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:43:59 PM UTC-7, wrote:



Mothballs? Tonite I have a flashing light and on-off with the flashes radio.







I don't have corn, but I have raccoon and it is making my life hell! The ******* is so bold that when OP in household saw him in side yard, he actually STARTED TO APPROACH, like "what's for dinner" !!!



Until I closed up the cat door, raccoon would come in at night, mess up the cat's water dish, eat his food, and for all I know, take a nap. Now a problem for cat to come & go! Have to leave my BR window partly open to dark yard!



One night I came into the kitchen late and this



(hit Send by mistake)



HUGE creature rushed by, brushing against my legs -- fortunately no injury -- and rushed out the back door! So much for leaving the door open to computer room when working late!



OP says another time he SAW raccoon dragging the plastic cat food container TO THE CAT DOOR but unable to get it past. Huge claw marks on containers. (Gotta say he's not dumb... figuring that out!)



Our city's animal shelter used to send someone out to capture varmints, but will not do so since many years. Also used to lend humane cages, but stopped doing that as well. Buying humane cages is very expensive!



Wish I still had my son's old .22!



(Thanks for allowing me to vent...



HB

I've had them up on the deck at night and even opening the door and

yelling at them the last time they refused to leave. I went back and

got firecrackers to toss at them and that did it.



Another time I squirted them with wasp and hornet spray.

Hey, that brings something to mind! Somebody told me that**** spraying X around the doorstep*** would deter them. It wasn't either of the above; would anybody know? It's worth a try.

I'm in bed when it tries to come in later at night so I can't spray it. Besides, I would be scared to death -- the CLAWS on those critters! So maybe anointing the doorstep would send a message

Both time, they did not come back.

Aw, I bet you miss them cute lil' critters!

I would not have a cat door. Neighbor that did found one in the kitchen one day.

I've always had indoor-outdoor cats. Would not keep a critter penned up inside 24/7. During raccoon attacks, I have to block up cat door and let cat use my BR window.



Like I said, Hav-a-hart trap. Get the biggest one. Catch and release or kill depending on local laws.

Ever PRICED one of those things!!! Not in my budget; I wish!

Tractor Supply has a pair - 32x12x10 and 24x7x7 for $25.

Our "Game Wardens" here say if you catch a "game animal" you must
release it at the place you caught it without harming it. Animal Control
can not pick it up. More worthless bureaucrats..


Yeah, it's a real worthless pursuit, telling people they have to
follow the laws he was hired to enforce. Such nerve!

Oh well I did not think the F?G people passed the laws they enforce. The
worthless bureaucrats we elect are the passers of laws and huge volumes
of gas to accompany them.
--
Mr.E

On 8/11/2014 10:03 AM, Mr.E wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:56:45 -0400, Frank
wrote:

On 8/10/2014 9:07 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:
On 8/10/2014 2:35 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27:03 AM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:

On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:43:59 PM UTC-7, wrote:



Mothballs? Tonite I have a flashing light and on-off with the flashes radio.







I don't have corn, but I have raccoon and it is making my life hell! The ******* is so bold that when OP in household saw him in side yard, he actually STARTED TO APPROACH, like "what's for dinner" !!!



Until I closed up the cat door, raccoon would come in at night, mess up the cat's water dish, eat his food, and for all I know, take a nap. Now a problem for cat to come & go! Have to leave my BR window partly open to dark yard!



One night I came into the kitchen late and this



(hit Send by mistake)



HUGE creature rushed by, brushing against my legs -- fortunately no injury -- and rushed out the back door! So much for leaving the door open to computer room when working late!



OP says another time he SAW raccoon dragging the plastic cat food container TO THE CAT DOOR but unable to get it past. Huge claw marks on containers. (Gotta say he's not dumb... figuring that out!)



Our city's animal shelter used to send someone out to capture varmints, but will not do so since many years. Also used to lend humane cages, but stopped doing that as well. Buying humane cages is very expensive!



Wish I still had my son's old .22!



(Thanks for allowing me to vent...



HB

I've had them up on the deck at night and even opening the door and

yelling at them the last time they refused to leave. I went back and

got firecrackers to toss at them and that did it.



Another time I squirted them with wasp and hornet spray.

Hey, that brings something to mind! Somebody told me that**** spraying X around the doorstep*** would deter them. It wasn't either of the above; would anybody know? It's worth a try.

I'm in bed when it tries to come in later at night so I can't spray it. Besides, I would be scared to death -- the CLAWS on those critters! So maybe anointing the doorstep would send a message

Both time, they did not come back.

Aw, I bet you miss them cute lil' critters!

I would not have a cat door. Neighbor that did found one in the kitchen one day.

I've always had indoor-outdoor cats. Would not keep a critter penned up inside 24/7. During raccoon attacks, I have to block up cat door and let cat use my BR window.



Like I said, Hav-a-hart trap. Get the biggest one. Catch and release or kill depending on local laws.

Ever PRICED one of those things!!! Not in my budget; I wish!

HB


Make one.
Frame with wood then chicken wire. On one end, you make a sliding door
that will drop to close trap. Trigger at other end with bait to drop
door. Sure even someone with your talents could do this.

The raccoon will claw right through the chicken wire. takes heavyweight
wire mesh to hold a large coon.


Probably and I neglected to mention that I had to have a large nail
slide down and lock the door as first time I used it, bait was gone and
trap empty. Figured that it clawed open the door.

Coons can make quite a racket transporting them and makes you nervous to
have them in the trunk.

Last one I caught, I was going to drown and filled a larger plastic
garbage can full of water to have it collapse at the last moment so I
figured God wanted it to live and released it in the park.

I like to hunt and have taken a lot of game but don't like to kill just
for the sake of it. If relocated animal cannot survive, that's not my
problem. To **** off some here, I say same for our illegal aliens

On 8/11/2014 10:58 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 8/10/2014 5:26 PM, Not@home wrote:
wrote:
What are some ways to keep racoons out of my ripening sweet corn? I
don't have enough plants to share beyond the ears they have already
destroyed!@!

The only thing that has worked for me is an electrified fence.

Years ago, I had an asshole homeowner come ask me for strychnine to
poison raccoons. When I reacted negatively to that incredibly stupid
idea, she complained that a raccoon had destroyed a large section of her
corn patch. I took that to mean that he'd eaten a bunch of corn. No, she
said: after one of his legs got trapped in the leg-hold trap she'd set,
he'd dragged himself around and around in a circle all night long,
knocking over the cornstalks with the long chain that anchored the trap
to the ground.

If you have to kill an animal, kill it clean. Don't be a ****ing sadist
like the woman above.

I agree. I believe leg hold traps are banned in some places.
I don't even use glue traps for mice as I've seen one try to gnaw a leg
off to escape.

On Monday, August 11, 2014 4:14:42 AM UTC-7, Mr. E wrote:
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson

wrote:



On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:

On 8/10/2014 2:35 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:



On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27:03 AM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:



On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:43:59 PM UTC-7, wrote:



HB


Another time I squirted them with wasp and hornet spray.


Hey, that brings something to mind! Somebody told me that**** spraying X around the doorstep*** would deter them. It wasn't either of the above; would anybody know? It's worth a try.


Like I said, Hav-a-hart trap. Get the biggest one. Catch and release or kill depending on local laws.


Ever PRICED one of those things!!! Not in my budget; I wish!



Tractor Supply has a pair - 32x12x10 and 24x7x7 for $25.

Thanks. I went there, but with shipping & tax it comes out to a lot more. There seems to be NOTHING in my budget. Amazon has one for $42 with free shipping, but they don't give dimensions (not very smart), so would hesitate to order. I posted on their "community" form; maybe somebody will know.

Our "Game Wardens" here say if you catch a "game animal" you must release it at the place you caught it without harming it. Animal Control can not pick it up. More worthless bureaucrats..

I THINK the local regs (LA area) are that if you hire a pro, they have to euthanize or release. What kind of sense does option #2 make??!!! What's the use of catch & release????

If I caught the raccoon, I would drive him up into the hills & release.

This is getting to be a royal pain!

mmm...maybe my neighbors would go in to the cage price...

REMINDER: ANYBODY KNOW OF SOMETHING TO SPRAY ON PORCH STEPS?

TIA

HB

On 8/11/2014 6:43 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Monday, August 11, 2014 4:14:42 AM UTC-7, Mr. E wrote:
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson

wrote:



On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:

On 8/10/2014 2:35 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:



On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27:03 AM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:



On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:43:59 PM UTC-7, wrote:



HB


Another time I squirted them with wasp and hornet spray.


Hey, that brings something to mind! Somebody told me that**** spraying X around the doorstep*** would deter them. It wasn't either of the above; would anybody know? It's worth a try.


Like I said, Hav-a-hart trap. Get the biggest one. Catch and release or kill depending on local laws.


Ever PRICED one of those things!!! Not in my budget; I wish!



Tractor Supply has a pair - 32x12x10 and 24x7x7 for $25.

Thanks. I went there, but with shipping & tax it comes out to a lot more. There seems to be NOTHING in my budget. Amazon has one for $42 with free shipping, but they don't give dimensions (not very smart), so would hesitate to order. I posted on their "community" form; maybe somebody will know.

Our "Game Wardens" here say if you catch a "game animal" you must release it at the place you caught it without harming it. Animal Control can not pick it up. More worthless bureaucrats..

I THINK the local regs (LA area) are that if you hire a pro, they have to euthanize or release. What kind of sense does option #2 make??!!! What's the use of catch & release????

If I caught the raccoon, I would drive him up into the hills & release.

This is getting to be a royal pain!

mmm...maybe my neighbors would go in to the cage price...

REMINDER: ANYBODY KNOW OF SOMETHING TO SPRAY ON PORCH STEPS?

TIA

HB

I see the new Hav-a-hart mentions large animal and new traps have only
one entry. Mine is old model, 2nd largest, with two doors and will hold
a ground hog but not a large raccoon. The trap is big enough but if
part of the animal sticks out at either end it can escape.

Raccoon is not a game animal but who knows in the land of the fruits and
the nuts.

On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:43:50 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

On Monday, August 11, 2014 4:14:42 AM UTC-7, Mr. E wrote:
On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson

wrote:



On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-7, Frank wrote:

On 8/10/2014 2:35 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:



On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27:03 AM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:



On Saturday, August 9, 2014 7:43:59 PM UTC-7, wrote:



HB


Another time I squirted them with wasp and hornet spray.


Hey, that brings something to mind! Somebody told me that**** spraying X around the doorstep*** would deter them. It wasn't either of the above; would anybody know? It's worth a try.


Like I said, Hav-a-hart trap. Get the biggest one. Catch and release or kill depending on local laws.


Ever PRICED one of those things!!! Not in my budget; I wish!



Tractor Supply has a pair - 32x12x10 and 24x7x7 for $25.

Thanks. I went there, but with shipping & tax it comes out to a lot more. There seems to be NOTHING in my budget. Amazon has one for $42 with free shipping, but they don't give dimensions (not very smart), so would hesitate to order. I posted on their "community" form; maybe somebody will know.

Our "Game Wardens" here say if you catch a "game animal" you must release it at the place you caught it without harming it. Animal Control can not pick it up. More worthless bureaucrats..

I THINK the local regs (LA area) are that if you hire a pro, they have to euthanize or release. What kind of sense does option #2 make??!!! What's the use of catch & release????

If I caught the raccoon, I would drive him up into the hills & release.

This is getting to be a royal pain!

mmm...maybe my neighbors would go in to the cage price...

REMINDER: ANYBODY KNOW OF SOMETHING TO SPRAY ON PORCH STEPS?

TIA

HB

Um, wouldn't it be a lot easier to remove the animal's food supply?
Animals only come to eat. Some people fence a garden and also add a
roof of fencing. I did that to keep the birds from eating my
blueberries. Wire fencing is cheap... to keep crows out I used chicken
wire... for raccoons I'd use turkey wire. It's not always easy to
trap feral animals, some are too smart to fall for a hav-a-heart. I
have feral cats here that I had no luck trapping, they'd rather forego
sardines. And I only wanted to bring them to the Vet to be fixed so
their population wouldn't keep growing. Raccoons come to my barn to
eat ct food, so far none were caught in the have-a-heart, and they
arrive 20 at a time, eat all the dried cat food but won't take any
bait I've tried for the cats.