a freaking raccoon took up residence in my boat

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Ruger 10/22.....

I disagree......pressure cooker bomb. Less aiming required.

[OddBall]

You should never shoot a raccoon in a trap. That's just wrong.
You should set them free.



...in a liberal's garage, garbage can, back porch....

[onedef92]

Them jokers can tear up Hell!

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by onedef92

Them jokers can tear up Hell!

I noticed that too

Plus their crap is toxic. Only minor concerns as it's only a worm that resides in your brain.

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We’ve been getting a lot of Raccoon removal jobs lately, as well as attic restoration work. Thats where we have to go in and vacuum out all the contaminated insulation from the attic of a home, scrub down every surface with anti-bacterial enzymes, and then replace the attic insulation with all new. Why is this necessary?

It’s important to know how dangerous raccoon poop is if the raccoon is infected with the Baylisascaris roundworm. This is a common parasite in raccoons, some areas of the country have a 70 to 100 percent infection rate.

This parasite goes straight for the brain tissue, and that includes human brain tissue. Whats worse, the microscopic eggs that are the infective stage can live in the environment for probably 10 years or more. Because children are the most likely people to touch the tainted surface and then put their hands in their mouths, they are the most likely to be infected.

These eggs are very resistant to environmental degradation. Raccoon feces should be treated as hazardous waste. And we do just that. Our professionals wear haz-mat suits and respirators whenever dealing with the aftermath of a raccoon infestation.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

I have ground hogs also and have seen them take more than one 22LR and keep on motoring that's why I was thinking a 22 WMR or something else more than a regular 22

I know you will not believe this.....BUT years ago hunting Ground Hogs, I shot one with 270 win, TWICE!!! still kicking and trying for his hole, we ran about 100 yards up to him, I stood over him with the .45 auto, and it took TWO more shots for him to be still.....UN be freeking LEAVABLE.....

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[GS Ragtop]

Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon

If you guys remember, last fall I trapped 5 of the little varmints and moved them to a nice park with lots of picnic trash, across a river and about 20 miles away. So far so good.

My neighbors gave me a bunch of crap for killing raccoons and minks in a Have a Heart trap. I told them to do the research - they'll find that the average survival time for a relocated animal is two weeks.

The relocated animal isn't familiar with the new territory, doesn't know sources for food & water, and is most likely poaching on another critter's territory. They die within 2 weeks from starvation, dehydration, or animal attack. Much more humane to kill them in the trap.

That being said, I've switched away from trapping to making *my* territory less attractive to vermin. Mothballs all around the docks, wash down grilling areas several times a week, all trash secured, etc. Works better than trapping, IMHO.

But if I were you, JRD, I'd go all Jihad on that coon - revenge kill!

[onedef92]

Originally Posted by mrvette

I know you will not believe this.....BUT years ago hunting Ground Hogs, I shot one with 270 win, TWICE!!! still kicking and trying for his hole, we ran about 100 yards up to him, I stood over him with the .45 auto, and it took TWO more shots for him to be still.....UN be freeking LEAVABLE.....

I believe it. Them mofo's got an incredible amount of body fat that actually serves to resist bullet penetration. I've plinked them with a .22 rifle round only to have them scurry off as if nothing at all hit them.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by mrvette

I know you will not believe this.....BUT years ago hunting Ground Hogs, I shot one with 270 win, TWICE!!! still kicking and trying for his hole, we ran about 100 yards up to him, I stood over him with the .45 auto, and it took TWO more shots for him to be still.....UN be freeking LEAVABLE.....

Gene, shot placement is extremely important unless you drop a hand grenade down it's hole.

"Winging" a grass rat is not effective.

Originally Posted by GS Ragtop

My neighbors gave me a bunch of crap for killing raccoons and minks in a Have a Heart trap. I told them to do the research - they'll find that the average survival time for a relocated animal is two weeks.

The relocated animal isn't familiar with the new territory, doesn't know sources for food & water, and is most likely poaching on another critter's territory. They die within 2 weeks from starvation, dehydration, or animal attack. Much more humane to kill them in the trap.

That being said, I've switched away from trapping to making *my* territory less attractive to vermin. Mothballs all around the docks, wash down grilling areas several times a week, all trash secured, etc. Works better than trapping, IMHO.

But if I were you, JRD, I'd go all Jihad on that coon - revenge kill!

I'm looking for that mofo

[CP]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

... I would have shot the bastard when he stuck his head out of the boat ...

And then you would have additional bullet holes in the boat to get repaired.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by CP

And then you would have additional bullet holes in the boat to get repaired.

It would have been money well spent