Help me trap some coons in the attic

[35Remington]

Well, we had another visitor last night. Name ends with Le Pew. Wish me luck.

 

[matefrio]

Good luck, how'd it go?

 

[35Remington]

He's still in there. Trying to dig like mad. I'm gonna give him a day to calm down.

 

[matefrio]

Does he have water?

 

[35Remington]

No, but he's in the shade, and by "a day to calm down" I meant 9 hours from now when I return from work.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Yikes!

 

[Glockster69]

Hold a blanket, tarp, whatever in front of yourself as you approach.

IOW, glad it's you instead of me

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Maybe wet the blanket first & throw it over the cage...dunno?

 

[Acesn8's]

Hold a blanket, tarp, whatever in front of yourself as you approach.

IOW, glad it's you instead of me

G-man's got it right that is how I done it but make make sure to leave a little up so you can see where they are . Wait for them to calm down(in my case there were 2 of them) so as you dispatch one the other is bombing you,the blanket wet or dry will protect you more than you think cuz your still going to smell like a pole-cat. you may want to use a .22 rifle than a pistol/rev I used a 10'' bbl markII. Head shots are best, if not several showers are in yer future.

 

[35Remington]

Well, we tried the tarp approach, but Pepe sprayed anyway. Good thing I was wearing old clothes. Will other animals come back after I clean the trap, or does his scent scare them off?

 

[navyguy]

Well, we tried the tarp approach, but Pepe sprayed anyway. Good thing I was wearing old clothes. Will other animals come back after I clean the trap, or does his scent scare them off?

Nope. Just hose it off the best you can. The smell actually will mask human sent which puts some animals off. I did a lot of such trapping when I was a kid, and after a skunk got into my trap, it seemed like just about every critter around had no issue wondering in the wooden box trap I used. Although I must say, none of the skunks ever let loose in the trap.

 

[Acesn8's]

Well, we tried the tarp approach, but Pepe sprayed anyway. Good thing I was wearing old clothes. Will other animals come back after I clean the trap, or does his scent scare them off?

I did it as a favor to the old JP and his wife .Come to find out after all was said n done the trap he had used belonged to LCSD I don't know what they did with the trap once they got it back.

 

[35Remington]

BOOM!

Got lucky tonight. Alarm just tripped and I checked the trap cams from my iPhone. A customer in each! Plus, there are 3 goons on the outside trying to jailbreak them. Hope the traps last until morning.

He who reaps that which he does not sow will someday pay the consequences!

 

[Glockster69]

All those in one night? I don't get that many out in the sticks.

 

[556.45.12]

Put sturdy clothing on. Cover yourself in peanut butter. Crawl to area of known activity. Lie motionless and breath shallowly. When the raccoon attacks, grab it and snap it's neck.