Easiest way I have found to catch them is a havaheart coon sized trap with a marshmallow as bait. When I set it up I get one every night until they are gone. I had previous problems with them eating bird seed out of the feeders on the deck and then they tried to get into my boat which was in a boat lift alongside my dock probably because it smells like fish. Took out 6 of them in a week and now no more coon problem.
Edit...I'll add this make sure you put the trap on top of an old piece of plywood or a tarp because when they get in the trap they pee and crap all over.
Last edited by champlain_islander; 07/04/19.
