Relocated a raccoon 10 miles away, that should do it.

[smedly9921]

Yeah i agree with most people on this post. DO NOT RELOCATE ANIMALS. It is surly the wrong thing to do. If you won't kill them then leave them alone. You say chickens are for food that is correct your food not raccoons. If your chickens are scared about getting killed by predators then they will not live as long they will not lay eggs well and they will die of heart attack. I kill all raccoons, opossums and any other predators. Do the right thing Kill the raccoon.

 

[welasharon]

Or do as some do and learn to live with them.

 

[G-Dekeyser]

kill it, their a menace and far too overpopulated

 

[cowcreekgeek]

Dropping a dog or cat off is completely different, they are domesticated and I would never do that. The area I dropped the coon off in is not allowed to have chickens. However, the article I read about trapping and releasing them stated this: "First, bring the raccoon at least five miles from the capture site, preferably ten. Otherwise, there's a good chance that it will track its way back and cause the same problems as before." Then I should have read farther down: "The research shows that the survival rate for the first 2 weeks in a new territory is poor." Hahaha oooooooopppps. Okay I admit it, you guys were right. When people drop dogs and cat off here I just keep them, but I guess I will have to use other methods to deter coons.

Of far more importance than this one raccoon is your ability to concede, for which I give you the coveted 'thumb's up' ~'-)

I, too, often relocate animals and reptiles, but not so far away as to cause them too much difficulty in finding their way back should they wish to ... most usually, they're released on our own property ... I don't particularly care if it's lawful, or if by doing so they're more likely to find themselves on the other side of the food chain: I manage our fifty acres well enough to provide far more, and much better, habitat than any other property around here, so I manipulate their paths and encourage them to live where I don't. And, should that fail, and they persist in their efforts to go where they're not welcome to? Then, I'll kill 'em just as quickly/cleanly as I can.

Not suggesting this is the best solution for everyone, but it's worked for me, and for this farm, for far too many years for me to be easily convinced to change.

The last raccoon fought w/ my dog, and he released and heeled as I instructed him to ... it took me a few minutes to check my dog for injuries and put him up, and get the shotgun and flashlights, so as to check to make sure the raccoon wasn't so badly injured as to require being put down. When I found it? It was standin' it's ground, almost directly in front of my barrel, moving like a miniature wrestler, ready to fight me next ... I simply stood up slowly, adjusted my weapon slightly, and pulled the trigger.

Again? That might not be for everyone ... but, you're gonna have some wildlife that should absolutely be removed from where humans and their animals/fowl/children wish to safely reside.

 

[galanie]

I did read this thread, but in response to the thread title, 15 miles isn't far enough. Kingdom Come, now that's about the right distance.

 

[aprophet]

a friend of mine relocated a coon 30 miles before he did I recomended he paint a pink strip down the coons back some after it made it back there would be no mistaking it was the same animal it only took 3 days LOL all mine go on fur stretchers and get sent to the canadian fur auctions LOL it will be back

 

[atira]

In Ohio, it is illegal to relocate raccoons more than 300 yards away from where they were trapped and have to be destroyed. Opossums are treated the same way. Raccoons carry various diseases and can travel miles looking for food, housing and mating. If you are going to trap, make sure what your state's laws are about trapping and releasing/relocating.
I have a neighbor who feeds feral cats 50#s of cat food/ weekly and give them 1 gal. milk daily. Way too many kitties for my little Banties so I started putting out live traps to catch/spay-neuter/rehome these little problems. To my surprise after of week of nothing but cats in the traps, I came upon a half-grown opossum...I had to put him down. Then 3 days later something got into my hens and killed one of them...opossum...trapped it...adult female...weight 15#s...put it down. Then over the course of 1 week, I ended up loosing a total of 3 hens to the opossums...In a 2 week period I trapped a total of 11 opossums...all bent on killing my hens.
This is what happens when you leave feed out for animals like my neighbor does...it attracts other things such as those who kill chickens and cats. Two mornings ago, I heard what sounded like metal banging on the sidewalk and yard and my dog going nuts...checked it out and caught a raccoon/adult male/ weighed him in at 35#s...he is no longer among the living.
I feel this way...if a critter kills my chickens/pets...then I will get revenge...

 

[nova022]

My son has had raccoons eat his kittens while they were still alive. They are brutal killers and show no mercy to their victims. They also carry rabies and other diseases as do opposums. I have no problem with people doing what they need to do to protect their livestock and pets.

 

[CluckyCharms]

I did read this thread, but in response to the thread title, 15 miles isn't far enough. Kingdom Come, now that's about the right distance.

ROFL I

this post.

 

[Buxton Ducks]

I will just learn to live with them. I will not kill animals for just trying to survive. My chickens are safe in their coop and run and my dogs protect them during the day. A bobcat has killed 2 of my roosters while they free roamed. I saw the bobcat while deer hunting and could have easily killed it. All and all, these posts are pointless because nobody agrees on this topic. I am glad I started this post though because I learned that relocating an animal does more harm than simply shooting it.