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It all depends on your local ordinances and state laws, which I encourage everyone to visit as every location and state is different. You should never assume anything. It is not worth a hefty fine or risk of jail over a raccoon or a chicken.
I live in a very "green" state that requires you to dig deeply to find the actual varmint pest statutes because you have to filter through all the save the wildlife info first (our local activist groups had a coups the day they got all their stuff listed first online on the state wildlife control website.)
From my personal experience, yes, there are a lot of raccoons around. However, in the 6 plus years I've had birds in my location...I've got a neighbor who had is koi pond cleaned out so many times by coons he gave up (we're actually borrowing his trap). Yet, I've only had a handful of pass bys (print evidence), one bird kill (plucked but not eaten, left in nest, coon suspicioned but never came back), one harrassment (coop liners pulled through chicken wire, coon suspicioned again, never came back), both a long time ago. More recently I've seen plenty of tracks on the snow a number of winters, and then this year, this coon...who is refusing to move on or to give up.
So, I don't have any problems dispatching this coon in the only legal way I'm allowed. I'm not concerned the others will immediately fill his place. I've got one "renegade" on my hands. Trust me. There is a lot easier food sources around. The outdoor cat feeders alone should be abundant. Then there are those who willingly feed the raccoons.
Unfortunately, my ordinances and laws will not let me fire off a gun this close to city limits and neighbors, and yes, somebody would probably complain. I can only trap and euthanize this fur bearing species if he is a clear and present danger (he is).
I've got my statues copied, my trap set, my new air gun loaded (thanks @Egghead_Jr .)
LofMc
I live in a very "green" state that requires you to dig deeply to find the actual varmint pest statutes because you have to filter through all the save the wildlife info first (our local activist groups had a coups the day they got all their stuff listed first online on the state wildlife control website.)
From my personal experience, yes, there are a lot of raccoons around. However, in the 6 plus years I've had birds in my location...I've got a neighbor who had is koi pond cleaned out so many times by coons he gave up (we're actually borrowing his trap). Yet, I've only had a handful of pass bys (print evidence), one bird kill (plucked but not eaten, left in nest, coon suspicioned but never came back), one harrassment (coop liners pulled through chicken wire, coon suspicioned again, never came back), both a long time ago. More recently I've seen plenty of tracks on the snow a number of winters, and then this year, this coon...who is refusing to move on or to give up.
So, I don't have any problems dispatching this coon in the only legal way I'm allowed. I'm not concerned the others will immediately fill his place. I've got one "renegade" on my hands. Trust me. There is a lot easier food sources around. The outdoor cat feeders alone should be abundant. Then there are those who willingly feed the raccoons.
Unfortunately, my ordinances and laws will not let me fire off a gun this close to city limits and neighbors, and yes, somebody would probably complain. I can only trap and euthanize this fur bearing species if he is a clear and present danger (he is).
I've got my statues copied, my trap set, my new air gun loaded (thanks @Egghead_Jr .)
LofMc
