Whelennut: In Montana they are classified as "Varmints" no license needed, no limit, no closed season!
I have shot quite a few of them.
Here's a quick story about Raccoons and their nest robbing.
This past spring I was asleep and I hear this great big thump/thud noise outside my bedroom window.
I get my light and gun and go to see what was going on.
I had a "Bluebird" style bird house attached to a tree with heavy plastic slip-ties!
A family of Raccoons had climbed up the tree 6 feet and gnawed through (or they might have used a switchblade knife?) the plastic slip ties and the bird house crashed to the ground.
The largest Raccoon had his arm inside the bird house and was "fishing" for eggs/birds!
I put an end to that in short order.
Indeed Raccoons are nest robbing experts and as such have earned Varmint status with me (and the state!).
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
