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.
I use a Hav-A-Heart trap and a trash can full of water.
You'd be surprised how calm they are after a long swim.
This one tore a hole in the siding under my deck and took up residence in my crawl space.
I caught him with an MB 550 and calmed him down with a 22 short before releasing.
Always gonna be dudes waiting for a "gotcha type post" James. They eagerly wait for the chance it seems. It is what happens when you balance a check book to the penny I geuss and worry if ya put enough tablespoons of metamucil in your glass a couple of hours ago and ain't took a dump yet. Look at my I killed a snake and misidentifed it post a couple of weeks ago. Perfect example of gotcha type posting.
As far as Rocky raccoon the sweet corn raider goes....... See clip below.
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.
I use a Hav-A-Heart trap and a trash can full of water.
You'd be surprised how calm they are after a long swim.
This one tore a hole in the siding under my deck and took up residence in my crawl space.
I calmed him down with a 22 short before releasing.
Just me, but I dont want to drown anything, drowning seems like an awful way to go, even for a Coon. A .22 to the back of the head is humane. Unless I lived in an area where the discharge of a firearm is problematic I would rather spend the nickle for a .22 round and have it go fast.
"Put none but Americans on guard tonight." -George Washington
I use a live trap and then let them swim in my garden pond. As field grade said they are really calm after a ten minute swim. THEN relocate them. Be Well. Rusty
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
Chill out - coons are terrible pests, as are possums.
The hypocrisy here is so thick you can cut it with a knife.
And your point is?????
SOMETIMES the law is an ass..... Any fool can blindly follow an injudicious rule.
It's illegal if one gets caught, and discretion in choosing not to follow a regulation is of utmost important. Both in choosing what is "stupid", and in implementing that decision.
Technically speaking.....
I remember an incident from several decades ago where a sea lion was 20 miles up an Alaska Peninsula river, wantonly killing dozens of salmon with repeated passes through a deep pool in the river.
Last I saw of that lion he was heading back out to sea. Returned along with the .338 WM ADFG had issued us on the fish counting site, were 18 rounds from a full box. I used one on a caribou for camp meat, legally and with permission from the biologist (we were damned sick and tired of pork chops every night for the last month - all he was bringing us). Must have lost the other round on one of the walkabouts.
When it was issued he assured us the open sighted rifle was sighted in at 100 yards. I took his word for it. Seemed to be.
Two weeks ago, a coon started eating my sweet corn, so I set out 2 live traps and 4 dogproof traps in and around the garden. It didn't stop the corn thief. I tried different baits, and again, nothing worked. I finally ran an extension cord to the garden, and put a radio down there, and that seemed to pretty much keep it away. But, I was still seeing tracks around close, so I knew the thief was still checking the corn out, and as most people know, a coon will ruin a sweet corn patch in short time.
Yesterday morning I finally got him in a trap down by the creek. I "relocated" the coon. .
If it's "technically" illegal then "technically" you're a poacher. Plain and fuggin simple. Not that I might not do the same mind you but all the old hypocrites here seem to just hate poachers. Unless they're poaching the right critter for the right reason that is.
Technically, most states allow for nuisance animals to be taken out year round.
Apparently Jamesjr's state does not and neither does NY. Deer have been far worse pests to me here than coons or anything else. If I just shot them any time because they're damaging/destroying my apple trees I'd be considered a poacher and prosecuted for it if caught, even though they've cost me a fortune in damaged/destroyed trees and fencing to keep them out.. The holier than thou hypocrites here would label me a poacher and outlaw for it without a doubt. You can get nuisance permits to kill them out of season here but only if you're a commercial farmer {which I'm not} and the process requires a visit/survey of the damage by a DEC game biologist and approval by same before a permit will be issued. Even then it isn't up to you how many can be killed. The biologist will determine if you have a legitimate problem, how many can be killed and will issue permits for that number.
It's obvious you know very little about Kentucky. We're not a Yankee Liberal state where animals have more rights than humans......and that includes some human animals too. I watch the North Woods Law game warden shows from New Hampshire and Maine, and I feel sorry for those people having to deal with the stupid laws.
This is the South, and we look at things differently down here, especially when it comes to animals harming your property. We can actually shoot them, regardless of the time of year.....which is exactly what I did to the corn thief, just about 20 seconds after I took the picture. If, by chance, I lived in a state that did not allow to me kill animals that were a nuisance, I'd still do it, only I'd practice the 3 S's....shoot, shovel, and shutup.
\Not to defend Blackheart, but I'm a bit confused. (Because I live in Cali? )
James, if it's OK to deal with the racoon the way you did, then why in your original post did you mention it being "technically illegal" I think is the way you put it?
If one is allowed to euthanize animal pests then it's really not illegal. Unless perhaps your method of leaving traps out year round is not an approved method of dealing with those pests?
As I said, I'm confused a bit, either it's illegal or it's not.
Geno
Yeah, I'm confused too, since he said it was technically illegal. I guess good boy James just wouldn't break the law. Oh wait, he did say even if it were ilegal he'd still do it and practice the three S's. Guess it's just OK for some folks to break the law , at least if you're a Southern hypocrite. The old "what's good for the goose ain't neccesarily good for the gander".
Smithsonian has story about Burmese pythons eating all small animals in Florida. Starting on deer now. Good at hiding Had a big coon tear a harbor freight trap open. Took him 5 hours on security camera. I should have gone out when he went in instead of waiting til morning I used to want a Davy Crockett hat but wife wont let me nail hides to the house
If it's "technically" illegal then "technically" you're a poacher. Plain and fuggin simple. Not that I might not do the same mind you but all the old hypocrites here seem to just hate poachers. Unless they're poaching the right critter for the right reason that is.
Do you pop the little kids balloons at birthday parties?
Two weeks ago, a coon started eating my sweet corn, so I set out 2 live traps and 4 dogproof traps in and around the garden. It didn't stop the corn thief. I tried different baits, and again, nothing worked. I finally ran an extension cord to the garden, and put a radio down there, and that seemed to pretty much keep it away. But, I was still seeing tracks around close, so I knew the thief was still checking the corn out, and as most people know, a coon will ruin a sweet corn patch in short time.
Yesterday morning I finally got him in a trap down by the creek. I "relocated" the coon. .
He’s a good boy, ain’t never been any trouble.
and he's not likely to ever to be any trouble !
if a man speaks, and there isn't a woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
I held a nuisance wildlife control license in Washington State for 20 years prior to moving to Alaska. It allowed me, as a private operator, to take any nuisance furbearers, anytime of year. I worked with F&G but not for them. They issued the licenses after the state did away with the nuisance wildlife positions. I would be shocked if in any state, a game warden gave a rat's backside about homeowners/landowners killing nuisance furbearers. I worked closely with many of them and not a one of them wanted to be bothered with skunks, opossum or raccoons or any other nuisance wildlife for that matter. So regardless of the laws in your given state, I'll bet if you ask a game warden, they'll tell you to deal with the offending intruders yourself, and in a lot of cases may loan you a trap with which to do it.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
Always gonna be dudes waiting for a "gotcha type post" James. They eagerly wait for the chance it seems. It is what happens when you balance a check book to the penny I geuss and worry if ya put enough tablespoons of metamucil in your glass a couple of hours ago and ain't took a dump yet. Look at my I killed a snake and misidentifed it post a couple of weeks ago. Perfect example of gotcha type posting.
Hey ren,
Not you, not James......................
But sometimes some folks just need to get got!
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Always gonna be dudes waiting for a "gotcha type post" James. They eagerly wait for the chance it seems. It is what happens when you balance a check book to the penny I geuss and worry if ya put enough tablespoons of metamucil in your glass a couple of hours ago and ain't took a dump yet. Look at my I killed a snake and misidentifed it post a couple of weeks ago. Perfect example of gotcha type posting.
Hey ren,
Not you, not James......................
But sometimes some folks just need to get got!
Geno
Any self righteous prick deserves it and there are plenty of those here. In fact, there are enough self righteous, racist, bigot pricks here that they give a black eye to the Republican/consevative cause with their constant racist/bigoted posts and aught to be ashamed of themselves.
Always gonna be dudes waiting for a "gotcha type post" James. They eagerly wait for the chance it seems. It is what happens when you balance a check book to the penny I geuss and worry if ya put enough tablespoons of metamucil in your glass a couple of hours ago and ain't took a dump yet. Look at my I killed a snake and misidentifed it post a couple of weeks ago. Perfect example of gotcha type posting.
Hey ren,
Not you, not James......................
But sometimes some folks just need to get got!
Geno
Geno, some of us don't come here looking for a reason to pick another poster apart. I think there are a few guys on here, who get all bent out of shape every day after they take their first thing in the morning whiz, having to use a pair or tweezers and a magnifying glass. It puts them in a bad mood the rest of the day.
Any self righteous prick deserves it and there are plenty of those here. In fact, there are enough self righteous, racist, bigot pricks here that they give a black eye to the Republican/consevative cause with their constant racist/bigoted posts and aught to be ashamed of themselves.
LOL.
You sound like you are talking about......
Yourself.
You give this forum a blackeye with the douchbaggery you resort to constantly in about every thread you stink up.
Any self righteous prick deserves it and there are plenty of those here. In fact, there are enough self righteous, racist, bigot pricks here that they give a black eye to the Republican/consevative cause with their constant racist/bigoted posts and aught to be ashamed of themselves.
LOL.
You sound like you are talking about......
Yourself.
You give this forum a blackeye with the douchbaggery you resort to constantly in about every thread you stink up.
The posts in this forum disgust me most of the time. You can't see it because you're a self righteous racist bigot and a Texan.
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