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Then why don't you come and explain to my son why he has to take shots in his stomach. plus they do a lot of damage so if you want to come and kennel them up and take him home with you that's fine do it otherwise they're going to get a bullet between her eyes
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I catch coons all the time. Best bait is nasty canned catfood. Very pungent odor and the coons love it. I use a "two entry live trap". When I get one, I just relocate it up at the big reservoir 15 miles away. Coons lives, my wife is happy, happy wife happy life. Live trap about $50. Cheaper than divorce and a batch of layin hens.
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had a racoon chew off a baby kitten leg, racoon poop kills horses! Racoons are a nuisance when you have livestock
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On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and
they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.
I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm
asking.....
I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.
This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how
can it kill coons?
Anyone know about this?
Farmer

I was attacked by a rabid raccoon that was in my barn that houses my pasture raised chickens. I got bit. The raccoon is dead and was turned into the health dept. for testing. Today I saw more tracks out there and the have-a-heart trap that was set was closed with the bait gone and no animal in it. I need to protect my flock from these animals. Traps do not work well, obviously. They need to be poisoned. It might not sound humane, but the damage they do is unbelievable. And being attacked was absolutely terrifying.
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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:47:48 AM UTC-5, Tammy Chantra wrote:

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.
I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm
asking.....
I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.
This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how
can it kill coons?
Anyone know about this?
Farmer

I was attacked by a rabid raccoon that was in my barn that houses my pasture raised chickens. I got bit. The raccoon is dead and was turned into the health dept. for testing. It killed 5 of my birds. Today I saw more tracks out there and the have-a-heart trap that was set was closed with the bait gone and no animal in it. I need to protect my flock from these animals. Traps do not work well, obviously. They need to be poisoned. It might not sound humane, but the damage they do is unbelievable. And being attacked was absolutely terrifying.

Also, it took several shots with a 22 to kill it.. so I don't think hunting for them is a good idea at all.
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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:47:48 AM UTC-5, Tammy Chantra wrote:

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.
I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm
asking.....
I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.
This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how
can it kill coons?
Anyone know about this?
Farmer

I was attacked by a rabid raccoon that was in my barn that houses my pasture raised chickens. I got bit. The raccoon is dead and was turned into the health dept. for testing. Today I saw more tracks out there and the have-a-heart trap that was set was closed with the bait gone and no animal in it. I need to protect my flock from these animals. Traps do not work well, obviously. They need to be poisoned. It might not sound humane, but the damage they do is unbelievable. And being attacked was absolutely terrifying.

Oh, and one more thing... I realized that I was "feeding" something with the rat poison I was putting out long before the attack. So, no, rat poison does not kill raccoons.
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On Friday, July 18, 2014 at 9:23:46 PM UTC-5, Don Bruder wrote:

In article <78eb2944-4677-4d41...@googlegroups.com>,
kurta...@msn.com wrote:

The city folks in and around Omaha seem to think the humane thing to do is to
trap the coon in their backyard and release them in the country which is my
back yard. Trust me you are not being humane. I trap them in a large live trap then use a 9mm hollow point to dispatch them.

Functional enough, but when it comes to a live-trap with a coon in it,
I've always preferred to just drop the whole thing into a horse trough
with a suitable weight on top for a few minutes. Cheaper than a bullet,
and zero chance of either missing or shooting through the beast and
damaging the trap.

(Never mind how amazingly vicious most of the coons I've had to deal
with over the years have been - I can only remember one that would have
been calm enough to get an absolutely certain shot into it - All the
rest have been about like "Taz" from the looney-tunes)

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On 2/23/2021 10:55 AM, Tammy Chantra wrote:

On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:47:48 AM UTC-5, Tammy Chantra wrote:

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and
they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.
I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm
asking.....
I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.
This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how
can it kill coons?
Anyone know about this?
Farmer

I was attacked by a rabid raccoon that was in my barn that houses my pasture raised chickens. I got bit. The raccoon is dead and was turned into the health dept. for testing. It killed 5 of my birds. Today I saw more tracks out there and the have-a-heart trap that was set was closed with the bait gone and no animal in it. I need to protect my flock from these animals. Traps do not work well, obviously. They need to be poisoned. It might not sound humane, but the damage they do is unbelievable. And being attacked was absolutely terrifying.

Also, it took several shots with a 22 to kill it.. so I don't think hunting for them is a good idea at all.

.223 (5.56mm) 55 grains @ 3200 fps.
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On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 9:57:51 AM UTC-6, Tammy Chantra wrote:

On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:47:48 AM UTC-5, Tammy Chantra wrote:

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.
I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm asking.....
I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.
This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how can it kill coons?
Anyone know about this?
Farmer

I was attacked by a rabid raccoon that was in my barn that houses my pasture raised chickens. I got bit. The raccoon is dead and was turned into the health dept. for testing. Today I saw more tracks out there and the have-a-heart trap that was set was closed with the bait gone and no animal in it. I need to protect my flock from these animals. Traps do not work well, obviously. They need to be poisoned. It might not sound humane, but the damage they do is unbelievable. And being attacked was absolutely terrifying.

Oh, and one more thing... I realized that I was "feeding" something with the rat poison I was putting out long before the attack. So, no, rat poison does not kill raccoons.

Please don't put rat poison out because cats could get it. Please don't harm cats. As far as coons I can understand resorting to poison, but some poisons do not kill them because coons are so darn tough. I you cover the back of the trap with limbs, tarps, or other stuff, they will go in the trap instead of fishing the food out from the side. I have caught and relocated over 50 of them, so I know it can be done. Sure there might be some nights you don't catch one, but you will. If you don't want to catch cats, then use marshmallows to set the trap. Coons love them. Eventually, I got tired of trapping these and resorted to other measures. I am still having problems with them.
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On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 6:41:51 AM UTC-5, jim pelzel wrote:

On Friday, July 18, 2014 at 9:23:46 PM UTC-5, Don Bruder wrote:

In article <78eb2944-4677-4d41...@googlegroups.com>,
kurta...@msn.com wrote:

The city folks in and around Omaha seem to think the humane thing to do is to
trap the coon in their backyard and release them in the country which is my
back yard. Trust me you are not being humane. I trap them in a large live
trap then use a 9mm hollow point to dispatch them.

Functional enough, but when it comes to a live-trap with a coon in it, I've always preferred to just drop the whole thing into a horse trough with a suitable weight on top for a few minutes. Cheaper than a bullet, and zero chance of either missing or shooting through the beast and damaging the trap.

(Never mind how amazingly vicious most of the coons I've had to deal
with over the years have been - I can only remember one that would have been calm enough to get an absolutely certain shot into it - All the
rest have been about like "Taz" from the looney-tunes)

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I don't like the drowning thought. That seems really cruel. I had one I trapped that almost seemed tame. He took a hot dog right from my hand. Many give you the puppy dog eyes, in the hopes that they will fool you into thinking you can get your hand close, so they can try and rip it to shreds. I have never seen them as vicious as you describe and I have trapped over 50 of them. Maybe they knew you were going to do horrible things to them.
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On 5/13/2019 9:12 AM, Colonel Edmund J. Burke wrote:

On 5/13/2019 9:11 AM, Colonel Edmund J. Burke wrote:

On 6/7/2018 10:49 PM, juleshgraham@gmail.com wrote:

Haha!! You tell him neighbor! Coons are cute in the feild[sic] maybe
or on someone elses[sic] property or better yet a picture. I hate em
right now!! They have ruined all my food and made a huge mess!! What
part of the mitten are you from? Id rather be a yooper way up yonder
but im stuck as a troll at the good old town of Brooklyn where the
speedway is.. coons and possums-a dont have no feelings anyways other
then food! They are about to become chinese food! I wish i woulda
brought some of those rocks back from the field cuz there would 2
dead coons right now.

They say the only good coon is a dead coon.

Sic the dog on this igno-anus feller...

I had a co-worker (way, way back when I spent time
where others wanted me and paid me to show up)
who had a pretty fair size, and obviously strong,
fast, and skillful dog, who would regularly kill
racoons that would wander into her yard.

I thought WOW! I would not want any of my animals
messing with one of them. We had dug out ponds
in our back yard, and were trying to raise
goldfish, schubunkin, koi etc. I kept thinking
if I just got rid of one, maybe two more, the
problem would be over. 37 racoons later, I
finally realized they were thick and could
reproduce faster than any fish.


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On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and
they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.

I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm
asking.....

I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.

This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how
can it kill coons?

Anyone know about this?

Farmer

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From Newsgroup: misc.rural

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote:

I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.
I have tried shooting them, but I'm not the best shot for starters and
they move fast. Plus I cant carry a rifle with me 24/7.

I cant use poison because I have outdoor cats.
Someone told me to just put some coke in a bowl and the coons will
drink it, and it will kill them. I really doubt this, but I'm
asking.....

I asked the guy if it would kill cats too, and he said no, because
cats can burp and coons cant.

This all sounds pretty goofy to me. After all, coke is a food, so how
can it kill coons?

Anyone know about this?

Farmer

Why would you want to kill a raccoon. I've got a lot of land near the forest and it is on a raccoon trail with up to several dozen of them coming through every week because of my water features and fruit trees. I tried trapping them but the numbers caught were enormous and not worth it. I just got a big terrier and his pee and poop scar the living daylights of the raccoons and they don't dare enter my property any more whether my dog is indoors or outdoors. It is just as simple as that. Try anything else and you will fail. RE
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