I Got It I Got It It!!!

[bigdawg]

or you can give it a new zip code. i like to let it go in a unpopulated area

 

[Boyd]

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proposing illegal acts is against the rules at byc bigdawg. You are now officially crossed off my Christmas card list.

 

[deerman]

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proposing illegal acts is against the rules at byc bigdawg. You are now officially crossed off my Christmas card list.

 

[deerman]

It will take longer than 5 min. just put it under water ,come back 30 min later, then you will be sure.

Just one part of owning birds, is learning to get rid of predator. Good job trapping.

 

[ChicknJ]

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That my friend was a very thoughful, sensitive post. I too say a prayer of sorts to mother nature for taking the life of one of hers. I keep a .22 so I can dispatch post-haste without any suffering. I certainly never feel good about it, but it does come with the territory , so I own it and don't pass it on to others.


Pringle, so sorry about your loss, I hope you are able to do what is necessary in your world and your babies are safe in the future.

 

[Violet22]

I don't know if what I do is stupid or helps or even is that much of a worry with raccoons. When I catch ground squirrels and have to dispatch them via the trashcan drowning method, I also put dish detergent in the trash can while I fill it. Ground squirrels carry the plague around here, so the soapy water will kill all the fleas so they don't get out on my dogs. Fleas will come to the surface and escape if you don't kill them.
Also, my trap won't completely submerge in the large trash can, and the squirrel would always find air at the top.
So, this is kind of hard to do, I try not to look as I do it, but I cut lengths of 1/2" PVC pipe to dissect the cage by slipping one through each square to the other side and use the PVC end caps to keep them from slipping back through. It doesn't matter what end of the cage the critter ends up in, as the squirrels at least, keep going back and forth until they can't and that is the end that goes in first.
It's a nasty business, but has to be done. My shotgun would tear up my cage..........I need a small caliber gun, I would feel better shooting it I think.

 

[captdave2612]

People will buy them around here. A lot of people eat them.

 

[Brindlebtch]

We need to collect raccoon recipes and do a BYC Raccoon Cookbook.

 

[PeepsInc]

You could call it The Road Kill Cook Book

 

[ravencreek]

Drown the sucker!! Just make sure the ENTIRE cage is submerged and put the lid on the can. Coons can climb back up the can if its plastic EVEN while inside the cage. I've seen it happen. Once its dead just chunk it into a ditch and road dept should pick it up.