raccoons

[kc0myy]

I have raccoons always getting into my grabage. What can I do? I want to shoot them but I am inside city limits. I don't want them around. URRR

[monstermoose78]

Trap them 2/20 works wonders on coons.

[Gissert]

Yep,220's do work well, but I would advise against using them in city limits. If you get a non-target catch, i.e. nieghbors dog or cat, the party is over. Could be legal trouble for you too.

Get a good size live trap. You can release non target catches, and you can take the target catches elsewhere and dispatch them.

[senkoskipper]

go buy a nice bb gun from gander and shoot them with that. it will be like having a silenced .22

[jlm]

I am with Gis 100%! Coons can be tough to deal with, however, a hefty fine or killing your neighbors cat by accident is not worth the problems you will encounter! Get a live trap, they work pretty well. If you still have problems, call your local conservation officer for direction, (s)he may have some good ideas for you. Coons are scavengers, the best defense is YOU!

Seal everything up tight and bolt down the garbage cans. When they find out there are no goodies at your house, they will move on! Good luck and let us know how it goes!!!

[walerak]

subsonic .22 shells will take out a coon with proper shot placement at close range without the neiborhood getting upset. otherwise live trap them....eggs and tinfoil make good bait.

[BLACKJACK]

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subsonic .22 shells

eggs and tinfoil make good bait.

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What are subsonic .22 shells? And why tinfoil? Flat or balled up?

[Eric Wettschreck]

I put tinfoil on my conniber triggers. Curiosity gets the best of the little bandits every time. They see the shiny thing and they just have to reach out and grab it. Then it's lights out for them.

Dog food makes good bait, also.

[icehousebob]

Boilerguy is right. When I used to trap, I would crinkle aluminum foil and then flatten it again and wrap it around the pan of a long spring trap. If you use it in a water set where there are shallow ripples, the shiny pan is irresistable to raccoons. They have to put their paw on it to see what it is.

As for the sub-sonic .22 ammo, the .22 shorts are slower than the speed of sound and are much quieter. I use them to dispatch live trapped woodchucks inside my yard shed and no one outside hears much.

[BobT]

I would think that the discharge of a firearm in city limits may pose some legal obstacles. Best check with local authorities first. If, as the term sugsonic implies, the bullet travels at low speed so it is quieter, my guess is that the neighbors are not concerned about the report from a discharged firearm but more the potential dangers from the projectile.

Bob

[kc0myy]

Well my father just got new can with LIDS. but if the little buggers keep on coming by. I will get them with a live trap or a bb gun. Thank you.

[BobT]

My grandparents had trouble with raccoons getting into there sweetcorn. They spread moth balls around the garden and it seemed to keep the coons at bay.

Could try it.

Bob

[walerak]

another thing to try is just a simple radio to leave on next to the garbage bins for a week or two, the coons will think people are there and wont even bother.

[BigWadeS]

In college, we used to hunt them but never used a gun. Just get a good spotlight and a baseball bat 1 good hit and you have a nice pelt. You can still get some money for them.

[Cooter]

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I will get them with a live trap or a bb gun

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Forget the BB gun, you're gonna need at least an air rifle - tough critters with thick hides.