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I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage building.
I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with ammonia might
send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is out
and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the only clue
to
what he is are his tracks. RM~




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I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage building.
I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with ammonia might
send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is out
and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the only clue
to
what he is are his tracks. RM~


What does raccoon odor smell like? Can you chase him down with a fish
net? Do NOT pin him in a corner, especially if foaming at the mouth.

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I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage
building. I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with
ammonia might send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is
out and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the
only clue to
what he is are his tracks. RM~


If he likes you enough to move in, he is getting to your food and/or
garbage. Lock it all up.




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On Sep 14, 5:20�pm, Bert Byfield wrote:
I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage
building. I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with
ammonia might send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is
out and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the
only clue to
what he is are his tracks. RM~


If he likes you enough to move in, he is getting to your food and/or
garbage. Lock it all up.


havahart live trap, move to new far away location.

secure shed so no resident cant move in
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I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage building.
I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with ammonia might
send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is out
and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the only
clue to
what he is are his tracks. RM~


Pellet gun-- or use 22 BB cap or CB cap from a rifle-- next to no sound...




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On Sep 14, 5:20?pm, Bert Byfield wrote:
I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage
building. I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with
ammonia might send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is
out and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the
only clue to
what he is are his tracks. RM~
If he likes you enough to move in, he is getting to your food and/or
garbage. Lock it all up.


havahart live trap, move to new far away location.

secure shed so no resident cant move in


I second getting a Hav-a-hart and make sure you get the one suitable for
a large raccoon.


I like the pellet rifle. Rabies pose a threat. What about the new
house-wife taser? Pack and re-load.
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On Sep 14, 5:20?pm, Bert Byfield wrote:
I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage
building. I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with
ammonia might send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is
out and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the
only clue to
what he is are his tracks. RM~


If he likes you enough to move in, he is getting to your food and/or
garbage. Lock it all up.


havahart live trap, move to new far away location.

secure shed so no resident cant move in



I've never had luck using a Hav-a-Hart for trapping raccoons nor
groundhogs (I usually get a possum or squirrel). An electric fence
stopped the groundhogs from getting into my vegetable garden (beating
a groundhog over the head with a shovel handle did NOT work!) The
most frugal solution would be chicken wire, will last many years, and
nearly invisible. I'd rather deal with any of the animals than a
skunk.
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On Sep 14, 2:11*pm, "Rob Mills" wrote:
I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage building..
I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building with ammonia might
send him on down the road.
Any one have a better idea short of shooting, I'm in a city so that is out
and he
doesn't show himself except late night and other than the odor the only clue
to
what he is are his tracks. RM~


A radio works. Amonia will work, then seal up the entrance.
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What does raccoon odor smell like?


Can't describe it but it's a very definite animal den odor, just a musky
unpleasant smell. Go to a local zoo and you'll get a whiff

Can you chase him down with a fish net?


Not me! I'm chicken, they will take you on. Besides with my luck I'd
probably catch him. I have seen them when people have made pets out
of them. They get them as newborns though.

I did do an internet search this afternoon and found that another party
used ammonia in a bowl to discourage them so maybe my spraying it
will work.






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If he likes you enough to move in, he is getting to your food and/or
garbage. Lock it all up.


No, he likes my fish. We live on a 7 acre residental lake and my storage
building is about 15 ft from the shore. RM~


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I'd rather deal with any of the animals than a skunk.


Reminds me of a situation I got into once. I'm retired now but used to drive
an 18 wheeler for Sears.
One morning about 3 AM I pulled in to drop a trailer behind a store in
Fayetteville, Ark (Ozark country) and there had been some heavy
construction going on in the wooded hills behind the store. The parking lot,
the loading dock and the slot I was to drop the trailer and the slot with
the empty trailer I was to pick had absolutely hundreds of skunks. I just
started driving as fast as I could in a circle and buzzing the dock with the
air horns going full blast until I thinned them out. I backed in dropped
the one trailer, backed under the other and immediately drug the other
(with tires smoking) to the front parking lot (away from my furry friends)
with out hooking air lines or cranking up the dollies.
I'll never forget that. I heard later that they had been doing some blasting
back in the hills behind the shopping center earlier that day. It would have
been kind of neat if I hadn't had to get out. RM~









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My Dad used to Havahart trap and release squirrels. He finally described it
as like trying to scoop a hole in the ocean by dumping from one side of the
boat to the other.

Securing around the shed makes more sense. How about a couple big fistfulls
of moth balls thrown in?

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Hire Bill Murry for night ambush. Him and Chevy Chase can occupy the bunker
together, along with Sylvester Stalone.

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I'm remembering a couple years ago. The one city west of the river had a
major racoon problem. So, the started a trap and release program. They'd
drive the critters over the river, and let em go in the woods.

Next year, the city on the east side of the river, the mayor announced that
due to the recent surge of racoon problems, they were starting up a trap and
release program. Plans to release them on the west side of the river.

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Far away as in several tens of miles. They are smart little buggers and
good navigators. A buddy at work relocated the same raccoon about 3
times (he marked it with paint), and it kept coming back. He finally
said the hell with it and shot it.

Note that in many areas, relocating by other than DNR or licensed
professional is illegal, so be discreet.

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I have a raccoon that has homesteaded under my back yard storage
building. I'm wondering if spraying under and around the building
with ammonia might send him on down the road.


Toss a handful of mothballs under the shed, not many critters like the smell
of mothballs.


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How about a couple big fistfulls
of moth balls thrown in?


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Toss a handful of mothballs under the shed, not many critters like the
smell of mothballs.


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Good Idea guys, I'll throw some moth balls in on top of the ammonia I've
already sprayed. Actually I've been re-spraying twice a day. Don't want him
getting too comfy. RM~






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On Sep 15, 2:04*am, "Rob Mills" wrote:
I did do an internet search this afternoon and found that another party
used ammonia in a bowl to discourage them so maybe my spraying it
will work.


Why on God's green earth don't you put some ammonia in a bowl then?
Spraying it, it's going to smell like ammonia for a few minutes until
the fine mist dissipates and what little got on things evaporates. A
large bucket or bowl of ammonia will hold the smell longer.

I also agree that he's there because you've got food. Get rid of the
food source, put out the stinky ammonia, and he will move on.


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On Sep 16, 9:42 am, wrote:
On Sep 15, 2:04 am, "Rob Mills" wrote:

I did do an internet search this afternoon and found that another party
used ammonia in a bowl to discourage them so maybe my spraying it
will work.


Why on God's green earth don't you put some ammonia in a bowl then?
Spraying it, it's going to smell like ammonia for a few minutes until
the fine mist dissipates and what little got on things evaporates. A
large bucket or bowl of ammonia will hold the smell longer.

I also agree that he's there because you've got food. Get rid of the
food source, put out the stinky ammonia, and he will move on.



Just to add my .02:

The city where I live no longer lends humane traps. They say they
will not trap any "healthy animal". !!!!

So the raccoon that has taken over our lives used tocome in and mess
up the cat feeding station -- you know how THAT looks!

Got to the point where we have to block up the cat door every
night. So the cat comes in through my bedroom window, staining paint
on the outside and wrecking wallpaper on the inside. There was a
scare in town where a criminal was entering houses and terrorizing
older women. So I wrote to the police chief, asking him to instruct
Animal Control to trap the raccoon. What did His Nibs do? Sent my
appeal to Animal Control, which send me a fat package of useless
information that I already had!

Hanging a bag of mothballs outside over the cat door makes it
unnecessary to block up the cat door until the mothballs sublimate (is
that the right term), whereupon the invasion resumes. Meantime, the
very spoiled cat will not condescend to use the smelly cat door; just
keeps on using the window. I have installed window "blocks" so it
won't open more than a certain amount, which I hope is enough to deter
a would-be criminal.

Can't use poison for obvious reasons.

If I had a gun...

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Shoot the cat; stop put out cat food. Problem solved.

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Just to add my .02:

The city where I live no longer lends humane traps. They say they
will not trap any "healthy animal". !!!!

So the raccoon that has taken over our lives used tocome in and mess
up the cat feeding station -- you know how THAT looks!

Got to the point where we have to block up the cat door every
night. So the cat comes in through my bedroom window, staining paint
on the outside and wrecking wallpaper on the inside. There was a
scare in town where a criminal was entering houses and terrorizing
older women. So I wrote to the police chief, asking him to instruct
Animal Control to trap the raccoon. What did His Nibs do? Sent my
appeal to Animal Control, which send me a fat package of useless
information that I already had!

Hanging a bag of mothballs outside over the cat door makes it
unnecessary to block up the cat door until the mothballs sublimate (is
that the right term), whereupon the invasion resumes. Meantime, the
very spoiled cat will not condescend to use the smelly cat door; just
keeps on using the window. I have installed window "blocks" so it
won't open more than a certain amount, which I hope is enough to deter
a would-be criminal.

Can't use poison for obvious reasons.

If I had a gun...


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The city where I live no longer lends humane traps. They say they
will not trap any "healthy animal". !!!!

So the raccoon that has taken over our lives used tocome in and mess
up the cat feeding station -- you know how THAT looks!

Got to the point where we have to block up the cat door every
night. So the cat comes in through my bedroom window, staining paint
on the outside and wrecking wallpaper on the inside. There was a
scare in town where a criminal was entering houses and terrorizing
older women. So I wrote to the police chief, asking him to instruct
Animal Control to trap the raccoon. What did His Nibs do? Sent my
appeal to Animal Control, which send me a fat package of useless
information that I already had!

Hanging a bag of mothballs outside over the cat door makes it
unnecessary to block up the cat door until the mothballs sublimate (is
that the right term), whereupon the invasion resumes. Meantime, the
very spoiled cat will not condescend to use the smelly cat door; just
keeps on using the window. I have installed window "blocks" so it
won't open more than a certain amount, which I hope is enough to deter
a would-be criminal.

Can't use poison for obvious reasons.

If I had a gun...


So, get a gun.


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Yup. They sell some very nice .22 caliber spring-air pellet guns
these days.
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They sell some very nice .22 caliber spring-air pellet guns

these days.

I have one but they are still loud so I just as well use the S&W 357,
but you still have to be able to see him to get a bead on him. So far the
only clue I have is smell and his tracks near the lake.
I'm pretty sure he has left as I haven't noticed the odor in two days now.
I think the ammonia was more than he could stand. RM~






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They sell some very nice .22 caliber spring-air pellet guns


these days.

I have one but they are still loud so I just as well use the S&W 357,
but you still have to be able to see him to get a bead on him. So far the
only clue I have is smell and his tracks near the lake.
I'm pretty sure he has left as I haven't noticed the odor in two days now..
I think the ammonia was more than he could stand. RM~


Ammonia works well. For future reference, it's easier to hunt
nocturnal nuisances if you install motion detecting lights, and it's a
good home security addition to boot.

While I'm sure you can find a .22 pellet gun quieter than a standard .
22 firearm (and certainly quieter than a 357), I don't pretend to know
which one is the quietest. Subsonic ones probably have an advantage
for noise.
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While I'm sure you can find a .22 pellet gun quieter than a standard .

22 firearm

I've got an old Crossman "hand pump" pellet pistol that I just put a
refurbishing kit in it. Sounds something like a 22 short. RM~



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While I'm sure you can find a .22 pellet gun quieter than a standard .

22 firearm

I've got an old Crossman "hand pump" pellet pistol that I just put a
refurbishing kit in it. Sounds something like a 22 short. RM~



Bow and arrow is very quiet.
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They sell some very nice .22 caliber spring-air pellet guns

these days.

I have one but they are still loud so I just as well use the S&W 357,
but you still have to be able to see him to get a bead on him. So far
the only clue I have is smell and his tracks near the lake.
I'm pretty sure he has left as I haven't noticed the odor in two days
now. I think the ammonia was more than he could stand. RM~


Think mines.


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I've got an old Crossman "hand pump" pellet pistol that I just put a
refurbishing kit in it. Sounds something like a 22 short. RM~


Bow and arrow is very quiet.


And I think you can get a crossbow without too much trouble, which is
easier to operate.






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On Sep 17, 7:39*pm, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got an old Crossman "hand pump" pellet pistol that I just put a
refurbishing kit *in it. Sounds something like a 22 short. *RM~

Bow and arrow is very quiet.


And I think you can get a crossbow without too much trouble, which is
easier to operate.


The thing about arrows is that if you get a non-lethal hit, the
neighbors/press will get nosy about who is shooting "wildlife" with
arrows. An arrow sticking out of an animal is pretty visible.
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I've got an old Crossman "hand pump" pellet pistol that I just put a
refurbishing kit in it. Sounds something like a 22 short. RM~
Bow and arrow is very quiet.

And I think you can get a crossbow without too much trouble, which is
easier to operate.


The thing about arrows is that if you get a non-lethal hit, the
neighbors/press will get nosy about who is shooting "wildlife" with
arrows. An arrow sticking out of an animal is pretty visible.

Put Cyanide on the tip.

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I've got an old Crossman "hand pump" pellet pistol that I just put a
refurbishing kit in it. Sounds something like a 22 short. RM~
Bow and arrow is very quiet.

And I think you can get a crossbow without too much trouble, which is
easier to operate.


The thing about arrows is that if you get a non-lethal hit, the
neighbors/press will get nosy about who is shooting "wildlife" with
arrows. An arrow sticking out of an animal is pretty visible.


As an old bow hunter, I can tell you that an animal rarely carries
around an arrow sticking out of it. If arrow does not penetrate
completely and pass through, it will either fall out or break off.

What ever op does, he should do surreptitiously as local regulations
vary all over the place. I've been trapping and releasing. Even
released a squirrel once in front of a county cop. Now I find regs say
you can trap but not release. You could trap a non game animal around
here and legally kill it but game animals are controlled by fish and
game people. Some laws make no sense.

Also forget poison - that's asking for trouble.
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