Racoon

[lovinlife]

I found my gorgeous blue Ameraucana beheaded through the chain link of the chicken run. She was my favorite and I was hoping one day to get some chicks from her.

I also lost two of my guineas and my Red Star, so I suspected a racoon. I set the live trap and waited. It took a few days, but I finally caught the culprit. My husband is a hunter and has no problem shooting an animal, but he has a hard time shooting a caged animal. So, he took it about 20 miles away and let it go. I asked him where he took it, and when he told me, I explained to him that the road he was on curved back toward us and the point where he released the racoon was only 5 miles from us as the crow flies. Grrrrrrrrrrr! I hope that blasted racoon doesn't come back. I'll throw the trap in the pond if I catch it again.

 

[Teach97]

make the hubby go get it out of the pond afterwards as punishment!

 

[lovinlife]

I told him about a man who would tie a rope to the trap and throw it in the pond. He knows I'll be ticked if that stupid coon shows back up. I told him specifically to take it 20 miles away. Leave it to a man to screw up something simple like that.

 

[Teach97]

hey...I am a man! But I must admit to a few possible slight mistakes in judgement

 

[Laurieks]

I messed up like that once...lol couldn't shoot or drown a trapped rat... let it go in front of the dog in the middle of the street... dog tripped over it and let it run back into my yard. I reset the trap and next morning there's the same rat, dead with its muzzle stuck in the door of the trap. I thought they were smarter than to go back in a trap. Lucky for me that one wasn't so smart.
The next rat was the first animal I ever shot. No more wimp here. DH wouldn't leave WoW to do it for me. He may be next!

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

My take on it is...if it's in my yard or on my property and it's after my animals....IT'S DEAD!! Now last year I did set a have a heart trap and caught an oppossum...I was going to kill it, but when I took it out of the cage to shoot it..I saw some movement and a bunch of babies crawled up onto it's back....she looked at me and I let her continue walking. she never came back though..I guess she knew better.

 

[deerman]

most state it is illegal to release one unless , you release it on your place. Here in Ohio you must destroy them or release them on your place.

Releasing predators you just give your trouble to someone else.........

 

[little_grey_bantam]

D'Angelo N Va. :

My take on it is...if it's in my yard or on my property and it's after my animals....IT'S DEAD!! Now last year I did set a have a heart trap and caught an oppossum...I was going to kill it, but when I took it out of the cage to shoot it..I saw some movement and a bunch of babies crawled up onto it's back....she looked at me and I let her continue walking. she never came back though..I guess she knew better.

Aww, I love opossums. I bet she was just tryign to feed her babies! I'm glad you saw the better deal out of it!!1 <3 hopefully she told her grandbabies to avoid your house for sparing her life <3

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

then it was a good lesson LOL

 

[rhoda_bruce]

My husband says the same thing about shooting a caged animal. He doesn't mind hunting, but has a problem with killing something once its caught. So I guess its up to me if we start having trouble again. Guess if I can slit a chickens throat, I can shoot a coon. I guess the cage takes the sportsmanship out of it.