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4SPEED427


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I suspect I have a raccoon living on the island. I just can't figure out where he is living. I have a live trap set with balogna and lettuce in it. Last night he was within 6 feet of the trap by the look of the footprints but he never went in.

What is this? Would he swim the 10 feet from the trees or is he here with me. If so, he must be hiding in one of the old vehicles, but where would he hide? He's not under the hoods.



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Correction. I just looked. He somehow got the meat and left the lettuce! Back to the drawing board!!!

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There are more raccoons in  the City of Toronto than at our cottage. We never see them in daylight but they roam the city streets at night like a wild herd. They live in trees, high up. They are crafty little pests, most of them know how to open the latches on the City provided Raccoon Proof garbage conatiners too.

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I can confirm everything Ray said but even though I only live a couple of miles from him, my area seems to have spawned a mutant type of racoon that is now even coming out in the day time.  I estimate some are approaching 40 pounds in size and these are not cute cuddly things, they are vicious, mean and destructive.  One literally broke into my garden shed a couple of years ago and her litter there.  They are completely out of control here in the city, no predators and tons of food.  I can't think of a single garbage day where they haven't gotten into at least some of my neighbours bins overnight and made a mess of the street.furious 
So to answer you question Carl, yes, that is coon print and it looks like a big one as well, must be on vacation from Toronto!  BB guns are useless against them, if you have something stronger, take it out now.  If it gets used to your place and takes up permanent residence, it will cause you no end of headaches, and it's not as if they are endangered speices or anything...disbelief

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Astro Jet wrote:

  BB guns are useless against them, if you have something stronger, take it out now. 

I have to admit to pulling out the Crossman and popping a few from the bedroom window. It just scares them off for a minute or two and they return with more determination. 

Now the best one was the night my oldest Airedale caught one by the tail with the other two snarling at it. You'd think it would turn and fight but I guess 3 Airedales was a bit intimidating. It finally broken free and scrambled up the fence into a tree.

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Those racoons are deadly fighters when they are cornered. Looking at the track ..that ones has some long claws too.

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looks alien to me....

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Had a mother racoon make her new home in my parts shed years back. I think she had about 6 young. They ate and destroyed a 68 Beaumont black interior and a 69 Chevelle black interior. Door panels, seats, seat belts, arm rests (plastic and vinyl pads). After "Momma" moved out and all the kids were gone, cleanup began. I'll never forget the mess and that smell...

Carl, like Ray and Hillar said, get rid of it as fast as you can. If you trap it, where can you let it go?

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BTW, Racoon prints that big out our way are called "Bear Cubs"..... because they are darn near the same size!

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Lol.. bear cubs..hehe.. Yes for sure its a coon..Do you have a gun? You will need to get him for sure he will do alot of damage. Ok I sound mean but Ive seen them claw their way through a brick wall!


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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Correction. I just looked. He somehow got the meat and left the lettuce! Back to the drawing board!!!


On tonight's menu we have marshmallows, apparently a coon favorite. Wish me luck!




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Good luck Carl...wondering if i should start to worry seeing that signature of yoursconfusewink

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blacktransam wrote:

Good luck Carl...wondering if i should start to worry seeing that signature of yoursconfusewink


rofl.gif I was waiting to see how long it would take for someone to see that! Nope, you guys are doing a great job of helping me stay sane. No worries redrum redrum redrum yet Randy!!!

GOT HIM!!!

Look who came for midnight snack at 1 AM!!!






 



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Now what are you going to do with him? Call the spca, lol!


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I say take him for a boat ride. Anybody you don't like Carl??? Then drop him off at their housebiggrinbiggrin

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Ummm, you can PM me if you would like to know if I have a new pet, or if someone else does wink.gif

He won't be bothering me any more here anyway....

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Wow, he's a big one.
We had a fairly large one trying to open our garbage the other night, I flipped the outside lights on and honked the horn from the car, he scattered and didn't come back.
Checked the garbage next morning, just one opening where he started, guess he went after the neighbors garbage after that. LOL

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His twin brother had a bad day here today too..........

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Let me guess... you built a catapult to shoot him over to the neighbours. lol

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Carl you need to built one of theseevileye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdSJq9M_EU&feature=related

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62Beaumont wrote:

Let me guess... you built a catapult to shoot him over to the neighbours. lol


Did I read your sentence correctly??? winkwinkwinkbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin

 



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68 327 4spd wrote:

Carl you need to built one of theseevileye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdSJq9M_EU&feature=related


It says I need to log in. Is that the guy who built the catapult? If so, I saw that one a couple of weeks ago and split a gut laughing at that!!!

 



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62Beaumont wrote:

Let me guess... you built a catapult to shoot him over to the neighbours. lol


rofl.gif Just noticed your avatar Joel.

That's priceless, thanks for the laugh!!!

 



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Peanut butter on the end of the gun barrel. When comes up to take a taste, he is perfectly positioned...

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In South Africa (Afrikaans) it is called a "Wasbeertjie" "Wash Bear" Looks cute but???
Not indiginious!

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