raccoons

[MillersFarm]

So, your set up the same as ours. We have raccoons visiting during the day now for the food in the hen house, thats keeping them from eating my chickens...for now. We want to trap, you do, so tell me...then what do you do? Kill or relocate? we are having such a dilemma and our community traps and kills without a second thought. thanks! peace

I use these
https://www.animaltrapsandsupplies....m-QcgQA8VBHMmk1u896TRKedSGVWmZBRoCwKQQAvD_BwE
I've got a whole family of 7 raccoons with this, I find it much harder to trap with live traps.. But with these traps you can't relocate them (Which I wouldn't suggest doing in the first place) I shoot on spot, if you want a fast kill I would suggest a 22. rifle

 

[mudwoman]

If you trap it, you must either release it on your property or kill it. In many states, it's illegal to transport trapped animals. Any animal that has been trapped:

1. Is already a nuisance, and habituated to living around human dwellings, and scrounging food supply by either stealing feed, trash, or killing livestock or pets.

2. Has now become "trap" savvy. He now knows enough to avoid being trapped again.

3. If released in a new area, will most likely be killed by local predators, will not be familiar with the territory, have a hard time establishing himself in terms of finding food and housing. Will have to fight for "territory rights".

4. Any varmint released in a new area will most likely become a pest that some other livestock keeper will then have to deal with. I would be livid if someone released a coon in my area! Occasionally, someone will say that they release the varmint in an area where there are no houses. Hello! If you are able to drive on a road, then there is a house somewhere near by.

Don't trap it if you don't intend to kill it.

I understand everything you have said. It is illegal to relocate here too. The shooting fish in a barrel is a hard mentality when my only livestock are the chickens, so I'm not quite there in my head. Although, I do have the means and I suppose it is what I'll do. I just wanted others feelings and straight up answers, like: I kill mine and then...
more than having the rules recited at me, but I do appreciate.
Others??

 

[lazy gardener]

I kill anything I trap.

 

[AllenK RGV]

So, your set up the same as ours. We have raccoons visiting during the day now for the food in the hen house, thats keeping them from eating my chickens...for now. We want to trap, you do, so tell me...then what do you do? Kill or relocate? we are having such a dilemma and our community traps and kills without a second thought. thanks! peace

I personally only think there is one choice. Thankfully we don't have coons at the mexican border. I would have no problem impaling them on a pitchfork. Sorry so graphic. Before one hurts my dogs or chicken, yeah I would do that!

My dogs and chicken have value to me.

 

[AllenK RGV]

If you trap it, you must either release it on your property or kill it. In many states, it's illegal to transport trapped animals. Any animal that has been trapped:

1. Is already a nuisance, and habituated to living around human dwellings, and scrounging food supply by either stealing feed, trash, or killing livestock or pets.

2. Has now become "trap" savvy. He now knows enough to avoid being trapped again.

3. If released in a new area, will most likely be killed by local predators, will not be familiar with the territory, have a hard time establishing himself in terms of finding food and housing. Will have to fight for "territory rights".

4. Any varmint released in a new area will most likely become a pest that some other livestock keeper will then have to deal with. I would be livid if someone released a coon in my area! Occasionally, someone will say that they release the varmint in an area where there are no houses. Hello! If you are able to drive on a road, then there is a house somewhere near by.

Don't trap it if you don't intend to kill it.

Love you....If you trap you kill. There arent alternatives in my state. Unless it is an endangered spcsies.