Pricey coon removal

[cecosugi]

(Torturous Killing Method removed from post--this violates BYC rules)

I will say that one came upon me sitting in it's tree, while waiting for dawn to break. I did not harm it in any way, except for the ear piercing screams that probably damaged it's ear drums for life. And although I was screaming for my husband to "shoot it", he did not.

I know if I had coons around my barn, I would want to dispatch them, as they are destructive critters. We accidentally shut one in the barn once, and it made a mess that you wouldn't believe. Knocked everything over and tore up the inside of the barn. When I called the conservation department, they told me NOT to haul it off, as I will be upsetting the territorial boundaries, as well as spreading disease.

I also read somewhere that momma coons that are looking for a place to nest can tear up siding and roofing, trying to find a safe place for babies.

 

[Darin115]

Trap it and place the trap with racoon in a large garbage can. Spray about half a bottle of starting fluid in the can and place the lid on the can and walk away. Come back later and bury it.

 

[good ole boy]

a live trap and a trash can of water will do the trick, trap it and drop it into the can of water menace solved

 

[Mike Winters]

lol the mods wont be happy though

 

[mama24]

I got my son's pellet gun, a Daisy air rifle, for about $90. It's pump action and with pellets instead of bb's (it takes both) and pumped the maximum of 10 times, it can kill a raccoon, no problem. I used it to kill one of our meat rabbits last month, and the pellet exited the other side of the rabbit's skull.

Drowing an animal is cruel. There is no reason to ever do that when air rifles are so inexpensive and easy to find. You could probably borrow one from any teenager in your neighborhood if you don't want to buy one.

 

[JulieNKC]

No, they won't. Animal control is NOT for wildlife. It's for dogs and cats and such. They'd probably laugh at her.

Actually, I'd call and ask. Quite a few do. I called the wildlife department to ask how to dispose of raccoons I caught, and if you live in the right place several of them around here will come pick them up. I don't live in the right place, but fortunately the person who owns the property next to me does, so he took them home. Which is only fair, since they mostly came from his property which is over grown and half woods at the moment.

 

[speckledhen]

Folks, suggesting torturous ways of killing animals is against the rules of this section, so please watch what you suggest here. Maybe a review of the rules at the top of the P&P section?


Julie, of course, she can ask AC. I just never heard of many who will say that is part of their job description, to control the wildlife in the area.

 

[JulieNKC]

Folks, suggesting torturous ways of killing animals is against the rules of this section, so please watch what you suggest here. Maybe a review of the rules at the top of the P&P section?


Julie, of course, she can ask AC. I just never heard of many who will say that is part of their job description, to control the wildlife in the area.

Might be because I'm in a more urban area, I'd guess. Not a lot of other choices when it comes to nuisance animals. They won't trap, but will take them once you have them.

 

[aprophet]

Might be because I'm in a more urban area, I'd guess. Not a lot of other choices when it comes to nuisance animals. They won't trap, but will take them once you have them.

I am in urban areas freaqauntly I use a belisle bodygrip just thrown over the animals head and it dispatches it quickly and humanely the trap is approved by a trap standards board

 

[Nambroth]

Julie, of course, she can ask AC. I just never heard of many who will say that is part of their job description, to control the wildlife in the area.

I think this also matters a lot on local and state laws regarding trapping and transporting of live wildlife. Here in NY, only the folks with the Fish and Game dept. and pest control services with all of the appropriate permits may do so legally, and I can tell you right now that the fish and game department will not come out for anything* other than a nuisance bear-- they just don't have enough staff. Our Animal Control is not legally allowed to do this even if they wanted to.

(Where I live
A legal hunter with appropriate licenses may trap and/or dispatch species such as raccoons, within their hunting season, but they cannot transport a live one off of the property where it was captured.
Property owners may also trap and/or dispatch a nuisance raccoon (and a few other species) if it causing damage to property, livestock, or threatening humans.. but again, cannot transport a live one off of their property.

*The only real exception is if there is an animal presenting the symptoms of rabies near human habitation; in these cases you can call the environmental agency (not animal control) and they will try to send someone to dispatch it and take it for testing.


It may be the same in Ohio? I don't know. This may be why the OP was considering pricey removal! In some areas, to be legal, your options are to 1. Ignore it, 2. Dispatch it yourself, on your property, or 3. Pay quite a bit for a pest control service.