For those who release, can you pull them along with that trap, then release at a new location, or do you have to handle an adult raccoon full of venance?
In Tn it's prohibited to relocate nuisance game animals. It's PERFECTLY OK to kill nuisance small game animals damaging property. No permit needed.
For big game problems like deer in a garden, our TWRA wardens desire that you contact them before proceeding. Almost always they will either give you verbal ok over the phone or issue a permit.
As for "releasing". I have a Hav-A-Hart brand live cage trap. Several actually.
One you just flip the whole cage over and the door opens by gravity. Anothe couple of traps I have you sort of have to get your fingers close to the mechanism. Those are never fun.
Especially with an amped up sow coon.
Easier to just give them the Pol Pot treatment thru the wire before even touching the trap.
