Doggone raccoons riped a hole into the soffet going into the roof and now rain is pouring in. Covered it with a tarp but now I have to coax them out before I close it up.
That's some good advice. It looks like they went he-man on the soffet and they are holed up in the back. We keep getting rain, and they are none too keen on me messing with them in the day time.
#5
Ric
Well it sounds cruel but a flash light to make there eyes shine and a 22 rifle works wonders.Scratch one Racooooooooooon. :thumbdown:
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#7
StarTech
Yes, just trap them and eliminate them. I took out 4 here that found multiple ways into the barn including digging in thru the attic, and through the walls. The only solution was to take them out. Live traps works if you want relocate 30 plus miles away as they can return if under 20 miles away. Steel leg hold traps also works as long you are will to give them lead poisoning.
It is strange that even the buzzards won't touch them yet humans want to eat them. I laid four of them out and the buzzards just passed them up.
Not sure I would use a .22 in my attic but I have a .22 pellet rifle that does the trick with no chance of pass through.. r ☺
#9
Hammermechanicman
Had a family of racoons try to set up housekeeping too close to the house. After a series of poor choices on their part they had a talk with Mr Mossberg.
#10
StarTech
Mr Mossberg has a serious discussion with a neighbors dog pack (5-7 of them) that killed 14 chickens. And the Commache was loaded with 158 grain hollow points.
The owner got the point that I was switching over to T shot (triple BB size shot). Not going to play any more. The owner can look at his dogs on the side of the road.
My problem is with Possums. They easy to catch in a live trap. Just put a few grains
of my cats dry cat food on a small piece of plywood and they fall for it every time. I move
them down to the closest creek about 5 miles away
#12
StarTech
And here how sneaky and crafty these darn raccoons can be.
My problem is with Possums. They easy to catch in a live trap. Just put a few grains
of my cats dry cat food on a small piece of plywood and they fall for it every time. I move
them down to the closest creek about 5 miles away
I had a building with truck tire racks in it and the birds would put the white frosting on the tires like they where on the clock and the boss was watching. I shut the big sliding doors and laid the Anhydrous Ammonia vapor hose in the walk in door , let it blow for 30 minutes , that was the end of the birds for over a year. It did turn all of my multi colored work orders one color. My only thought about shooting them or gassing them is you will have to crawl in there to get out the bodies, the smell will be bad and only get worse the longer you ignore it . School of Hard Knocks .My front porch, 12 gauge and a possum , it had turned to jelly before I gave it up and went in under there to serve his eviction notice , there was a blanket of maggots under it. Vicks suave under and in my nose made no difference. The stink was 30 foot around the porch , make ya spit non stop. I dumped two gallon of bleach on the ground after I was done, it was a big improvement. Maybe Moth Ball will run them off.
Sounds like a job for a respirator. I bought one for mowing. Certain times of the year, I find myself mowing through clouds of dust. I keep finding more uses for the respirator. Stinky and/or smokey environments qualify.
Covered it with a tarp but now I have to coax them out before I close it up.
