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fishlessman
fishlessman Posts: 32,759
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someone here was trying to get rid of them here, did they find away to chase them away. watched 7 enter my neighbors abandoned house yesterday morning, the house is maybe 14 feet from mine, dont want the dog scraping with them. they need to go before fall. house is owned by a cop so shooting at the house might not be an option =) these things will draw in the coyote/wolf crosses come fall so they have to move on soon
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you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,087
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    Pretty sure fire will keep them away.
    A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1166894/raccoon-invasion-morality-question/p1
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • fishlessman
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Pretty sure fire will keep them away.
    been concerned with that as well, my big propane pigs sit right between the two houses :o
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,759
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    DMW said:
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1166894/raccoon-invasion-morality-question/p1
    thanks for the link

    @nolaegghead, what did you end up doing
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    sausage at Salado
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
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    Oh f***, not this again!
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,759
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    TexanOfTheNorth said:
    Oh f***, not this again!
    im not about to go thru that again, just need to know what nola did ;)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • DMW
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    fishlessman said:
    DMW said:
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1166894/raccoon-invasion-morality-question/p1
    thanks for the link

    @nolaegghead, what did you end up doing
    You mean you don't want to read that entire thread to find out? ;)
    They/Them
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    I tried trapping some feral cats last spring with a trap from the local animal control place. Baited the cage with cat food from the dollar store. First night i caught a racoon, then caught 3 cats over the next 2-3 days. Animal control came and swapped out traps whenever I called and said I had caught something. 

    You will probably need some kind of deterrant though to keep them out . Have you tried peeing along your property line (I'm not kidding), or buying some type of predator urine form Cabela's etc.?

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    Trap them and relocate.  

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,087
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    Pretty sure any racoon leaving @nolaegghead 's house would look like this:

    https://youtu.be/VUMNLVtFj60
    A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,759
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    GATraveller said:
    Trap them and relocate.  
    i was given a warning by conservation a few years ago doing that with squirrels, next offense will be a huge fine. was told to drown the squirrels
    caliking said:
    I tried trapping some feral cats last spring with a trap from the local animal control place. Baited the cage with cat food from the dollar store. First night i caught a racoon, then caught 3 cats over the next 2-3 days. Animal control came and swapped out traps whenever I called and said I had caught something. 

    You will probably need some kind of deterrant though to keep them out . Have you tried peeing along your property line (I'm not kidding), or buying some type of predator urine form Cabela's etc.?
    i would think between the fisher cat and dog that they just wouldnt stay there. get this, peeing in the outdoors in massachusetts is a sex crime, then you register and have the opportunity to get posted on the sex crime channel every 20 minutes :o
    fukahwee maine

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  • nolaegghead
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    Trapped three one night using marshmallows as bait.  They howl like dolphins.  Two escaped, we let the third out a few miles away in the woods.  Never had a problem since.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,759
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    nolaegghead said:
    Trapped three one night using marshmallows as bait.  They howl like dolphins.  Two escaped, we let the third out a few miles away in the woods.  Never had a problem since.
    hmmm
     then maybe if i trap a pup and let it howl, thats what would fit in my trap, and hold it there a day, momma might just move them all.  im going to give the owner a few weeks to do something, the lake association wants the house knocked down and if they found out thats what might happen. im perfectly fine having no neighbor on that side so its good that house is there
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    Get the popcorn and prepare to watch the raccoon gifs. 


    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • caliking
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    fishlessman said:
    i would think between the fisher cat and dog that they just wouldnt stay there. get this, peeing in the outdoors in massachusetts is a sex crime, then you register and have the opportunity to get posted on the sex crime channel every 20 minutes :o
    keep a gallon jug by the pisser and then pour it along the property line at night. Works for rabbits and deer. Don't ask how I know. 

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  • YEMTrey
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    Steve 
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  • nlovold
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    caliking said:
    keep a gallon jug by the pisser and then pour it along the property line at night. Works for rabbits and deer. Don't ask how I know. 
    I like the way you think.  Keeping a jug of piss next to the toilet would also be a surefire way to keep my wife and kids out of MY bathroom...  I just hope they don't think I'm going all Howard Hughes and try to commit me.  
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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
    edited July 2015
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    Im waiting for more GIFs at this point.
    Franklin, Tn
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  • SmokeyPitt
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    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • THA
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    nobody has mentioned trap them and then Green Egg them.   Really good eating
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  • dougcrann
    dougcrann Posts: 1,129
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    Don't know where you're at but perhaps look for someone that has Redbone or any of the other Coonhonds....there is several hound hunting forums that may be of assistance....
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