Looky what I caught in my duck pen

[crazyhen]

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If your dog is exposed to rabies it will need a rabies booster shot is what the vet said even though they are sort of protected by the first shot. Gloria Jean

PS. My dad use to raise pure breed red coon hounds.

 

[chooniecat]

drowning is NOT ok(and NO I am not a bleeding heart-just compassionate) as whenever I trap(I set traps 24/7/365) If I catch a coon(cats get neutered if needed) I simply scare the be-jeebers out of them and they DO NOT come back. I think in the more human populated areas its probably best to remove them(I can shoot where I live and thats quick/cheap) so if you need to kill, if you're not a big woosie ,you could have someone shovel it on its way out of the trap. I don't want my fowl bothered by predators either but the predators don't understand we "own" something that looks yummy to them. its no reason to "hate" a coon.you just have to be more clever than them and prevent their predation. and from the dozens of coons I have trapped over the years they are TERRIFIED and will ONLY hang around if ill. we killed 2 in 22 years because of illness.but drowning would be a horrid death weather you "hate" a creature or not.

 

[babymakes6]

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FYI: Raccoons are relatively easily captured in cage-style traps baited with moist cat food. However, due to the fact that raccoons can carry rabies and the fact that relocated raccoons often exhibit poor survival in new areas, relocating nuisance raccoons is not an option. Nuisance problems are best dealt with by changing or removing food sources, or excluding raccoons from human structures and garbage containers. Raccoons should never be fed intentionally. Relief of nuisance problems can be alleviated through contract with a WRD permitted nuisance trapper or with a permit for lethal control from a WRD Game Management Office.

http://www.georgiawildlife.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=567

 

[WalkingWolf]

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Please read the rules on this thread, if you cannot handle it then it is best not to read the P&P thread.

My father drowned in a fishing accident, both the coroner and the doctors assured us that once the water is inhaled the person painlessly slips into a sleep state. Yes there is a short attempt to hold the breath, but it may be scary but is not painful. Certainly less traumatic than someone attempting to hit you with a shovel and missing a few times or not hitting the head the first time. We each deal with predators here our own way and do not need a guilt trip thrown on us.

 

[Hillsvale]

I personally would catch it and call animal control, I am certain I couldn't shoot anything and sure wouldn't drown a thing...

We have lots of racoons in our area some of whom have attempted to access our deck when startled by the dogs early morning pee... come to think of it we haven't seen a racoon since that episode, hummmm

 

[gjoyner]

It does seem a bit much to drown the raccoons. They are just hungry. I sometimes feel bad for these predators that have to resort to coming into rural areas..or peoples homes. Humans take up so much darn space and we have sprawled out into all their territories. Where are they supposed to go for food? It seems they have just as much right to find food and take care of their families as we do.
I totally understand not wanting your animals to be ripped to shreds, but it seems to me that taking them deep into the woods or somewere where they have a sliver of their natural habitat left is a better option. I dont know why we resort to killing every little thing that encroches into our space.
I'm glad your ducks arent dead.
Maybe beef up the security a bit.

 

[Wifezilla]

I think too many people learned about animals and wildlife from watching disney movies.

In the wild, predators will kill EACH OTHER. If they can't take on a full grown competitor, they will kill the young of the other predator species.

Lions kill cheetahs. Ferrets will kill kittens, etc...

Predators ensure that their food source is not being eliminated by other species ALL THE TIME. We are the only ones that get all stupid about it though.

 

[WalkingWolf]

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Just the other day my neighbor and I witnessed a murder of crows attacking a hawk, we both cheered the crows as they did their aerial assault on the unsuspecting hawk. They were protecting their young from the hawk, no different then us protecting our poultry from coons. I guarantee drowning is much more humane than being pecked to death by a large group of crows.

 

[silkiechick05]

WalkingWolf

ust the other day my neighbor and I witnessed a murder of crows attacking a hawk, we both cheered the crows as they did their aerial assault on the unsuspecting hawk. They were protecting their young from the hawk, no different then us protecting our poultry from coons. I guarantee drowning is much more humane than being pecked to death by a large group of crows.

Did they actually kill the hawk or did it get away?​

 

[Wifezilla]

Either way, the crows weren't thinking "Gee, I hope we don't kill it. Let's just try to scare it off. Don't peck so hard Edgar! You might break the skin!"