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Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:59 am
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:28 pm
It’s ironic that we’re talking about this. They got got 2 of our chickens. We found them this morning. It’s my fault they didn’t get closed up good enough last night. I’ll be sealing up hole and watching for them until we get them.
We have black bears around here, mostly in the Ozarks. I worry more about mountain lions and bob cats around here. They are seen occasionally
No mountain lions or bob cats around here . A lot of Cougars around the beaches in the summer looking for young men .
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:02 am
by Eugen
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:20 pm
by Spike188
Some critter helped it's self to 1/2 of my cantalope crop.
I haven't watched enough Disney to give it much respect.
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:52 pm
by JSinMO
I hope you catch them. The hunt is on around here!
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:22 pm
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:52 pm
I hope you catch them. The hunt is on around here!
We have all but 5 feet of fence now that is live (hot) at night .
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:36 pm
by Gordy
JSinMO wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:28 pm
It’s ironic that we’re talking about this. They got got 2 of our chickens. We found them this morning. It’s my fault they didn’t get closed up good enough last night. I’ll be sealing up hole and watching for them until we get them.
We have black bears around here, mostly in the Ozarks. I worry more about mountain lions and bob cats around here. They are seen occasionally
For the coons I have both live traps and what are called "Dog safe traps" they are a pipe based leg hold trap that an outside dog could not get it paw into. For bait I use a table spoon of the seed from the bird feeders, I would use dry cat food but we have outdoor cats and their paws would fit into the traps.
https://www.google.com/search?q=dog+saf ... e&ie=UTF-8
Gordy
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:14 pm
by JSinMO
@Gordy I’ve seen the dog safe traps but I’ve never used them. I’ve used the old two jaw leg trap type before but now I’m just using a couple of live traps just in case we do catch one of our cats. We happen to have a bunch of old canned puppy food so I’m using that for bait. It seems to be working!
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:12 am
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:14 pm
@Gordy I’ve seen the dog safe traps but I’ve never used them. I’ve used the old two jaw leg trap type before but now I’m just using a couple of live traps just in case we do catch one of our cats. We happen to have a bunch of old canned puppy food so I’m using that for bait. It seems to be working!537EF8AF-8802-4436-AFF4-F5153878450F.jpeg
Coons around here are so big they rip apart cages like that . Nieghbor and I have gone through a couple already . Something let out god offul sqreach last night about 11:00 pm woke us up from a dead sleep .
I wounder if a coon tested the hot wire on the fence . heavy dew last night so would have got a good connection.
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:49 pm
by JSinMO
I believe it Dave. This guy bent up the trip pad on the floor and some how got the carry handle off the top. I wish you could have got some video of that coon hitting the hot wire!
Re: raccoon damage
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:26 am
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: ↑Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:49 pm
I believe it Dave. This guy bent up the trip pad on the floor and some how got the carry handle off the top. I wish you could have got some video of that coon hitting the hot wire!
Ya me too . But didn't even set off the motion lights s must have been in the back ..
