I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.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.
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
On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote: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.
I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.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.
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
On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote: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.
I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.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.
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
In article <78eb2944-4677-4d41...@googlegroups.com>,--- Synchronet 3.21b-Linux NewsLink 1.2
kurta...@msn.com wrote:
The city folks in and around Omaha seem to think the humane thing to do is toFunctional enough, but when it comes to a live-trap with a coon in it,
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.
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 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 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.
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
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.
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:47:48 AM UTC-5, Tammy Chantra wrote: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.
On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:10:08 PM UTC-4, far...@nospam.com wrote: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.
I have a real problem with raccoons around this farm.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.
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
On Friday, July 18, 2014 at 9:23:46 PM UTC-5, Don Bruder wrote: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.
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 toFunctional 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.
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.
(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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