Thankyou.
George is beautiful <3
electric fencing isnt an option unfortunately as the maple tree is one of 100 acres, so raccoon could merrily find his way in if he tried.
We are trying the live trap version, I like your idea of using vanilla as 'bait'. I've been concerned about catching my own barn cats lol. Not sure what we would do about a skunk :-/
Sharon
No.
The fencing option would easiest if giunees roosting same tree and they cannot be contained. The raccoon is very unlikely to go tree to tree without getting on the ground as such reserved for trying avoid a threat You could also wrap tree trunk in sheet for about 24".
This assumes raccoon is bad guy.