Raccoon got into my large egg!

sporktaor

Somehow a raccoon knocked off the green ceramic cap and got into the egg and ripped apart a file drip pan. The grid was not in unfortunately. Nice trail of hair and shredded foil all over. It even opened the bottom event somehow and scraped out some ash probably looking for tasty morsels. Large muddy claw marks all around. I couldn't even make this up nor can I believe it. He must have been very hungry. No idea how I didn't hear this with egg so close to the bedroom. Doing a burn off now to clean it up. How do I lock down the green cap? Maybe that's what I get for leaving the cover off but something tells me he would have ripped it apart.

nolaegghead

Put some gasket material inside the green cap so there's enough friction to make it stay on.  Damn racoons must have thumbs.

Wolfpack

Or maybe a bungee cord from hinge to handle over top of the cap. I would get a trap (or a 22) he will definitely be back now that he found a good meal.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

My personal "coon-away" kit:

Wolfpack

Always a winner- just don't shoot him while he's near the egg )

TexanOfTheNorth

Here's what they do with your kind here in Toronto Cen-Tex 

+1 with @Wolfpack... he'll definitely be back; probably with friends!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

TexanOfTheNorth said:

Here's what they do with your kind here in Toronto Cen-Tex 

+1 with @Wolfpack... he'll definitely be back; probably with friends!

Little different here )

I guess they would get mad if we used a spade too. That's why I go 12 Gage. Not readily accessible up there I guess so a spade it was..........

I actually trap mine and move them humanely at the house. 

Wolfpack

Watch out- they will be coming after your eggs next for mistreatment of cows.

williamadamsesq

He had rolled around in rub and was just beggin to die

nolaegghead

I have a couple non-lethal deterrents.

 

nolaegghead

not the saw, that's lethal.

Wolfpack

Is that the game whisper quiet? I've been looking at one of these for pest control- tree rats driving me crazy

Wolfpack

Check that meant gamo

cazzy

How the heck did he fit in there?  Baby maybe?  Wow, that is crazy.

nolaegghead

Wolfpack said:

Is that the game whisper quiet? I've been looking at one of these for pest control- tree rats driving me crazy

@Wolfpack - the .22 is super quiet.  The 0.177 with the PBA is supersonic and it's about as loud as a rimfire.  With lead ammo it's still way louder than the 0.22.  Yeah, they're gamo.  Single pump.  Awesome pellet guns. 

Skiddymarker

I prefer the non-lethal as well, found this works on racoons, squirrels, neighbours cats and crows. 

At <400 ft/sec, it just leaves a nice bruise. 

nolaegghead

Actually, those rifles would lodge inside the coon.  I don't kill anything unless I plan on eating it or if it's a rat or breaking into my house.  Those have only been used on targets.

I'd use this on a coon...it would hurt, but like yours, probably just leave a really bad welt.

nolaegghead

That's my new baking steel, btw.

cazzy

nolaegghead said:

That's my new baking steel, btw.

Or Nola Steel

nolaegghead

cazzy said:

That's my new baking steel, btw.

Or Nola Steel

Cost me $1 in consumables

cazzy

nolaegghead said:

cazzy said:

That's my new baking steel, btw.

Or Nola Steel

Cost me $1 in consumables

@$$h0l3!!

TexanOfTheNorth

Acn said:

twlangan said:

I have heard that a tablespoon of Golden Malrin fly bait (available at farm stores) mixed into some root beer in a shallow dish will take care of a coon in short order. The fly bait is a blood thinner - it kills flies by thinning their blood so much that they bleed to death internally. Those that have tried this say that a coon won't get more than 15' away before he's a goner. Keep pets away from it though. Probably isn't 100% legal to use the bait in a way it isn't labeled for, but a coon getting into the Egg is unacceptable.

You can also get a live box trap and use some anchovies as bait to catch him. Then all you need to do is "relocate" it. A .22 works great as a relocation device.

Hmmm, we've got some groundhogs in the back that have snuck in our fence. Sent our dog to the vet for stitches twice and has so far avoided the trap we put out there. I could see this is a very viable option.

Don't give up @Acn... it can be done. This groundhog had set up house in my backyard two summers ago.

burr_baby33

Found some racoon droppings under the lake house. Borrowed a friends trap and baited it. Early the next morning I checked to see if I caught it. Caught that sucker only it wasn't a raccoon, wrong color, black with a white stripe. The rest of the story better left untold.

cortguitarman

@nolaegghead You'd attack a coon with a Festool Sander? You're one crazy SOB! )

ReldtiCDN

nolaegghead said:

I have a couple non-lethal deterrents.

 

like the giant spatula. Guess you have a XL egg. oh sorry didn't see it was a saw in your next post LOL

ReldtiCDN

It's also illegal to move wildlife more than 1km without a permit, here in ontario.

CajunEggHead

Strap the top down and fire it up from the bottom

sporktaor

Bastard came back.  I had strapped down the top with bungee cord which was effective but he still managed to open the vent at the bottom.   I have no idea how but there were paw/claw ash prints all over and the rubber vent slide covers were on the ground. 

It's on now. If this wasn't on my deck I'd make a flamethrower trap. 

BizGreenEgg

nolaegghead said:

I have a couple non-lethal deterrents.

 

The line 6 board and them git-fiddles? your playing scaring them off?

SmokeyPitt

I prefer coon raised direct with some hickory and apple wood.  

kolbdriver

Trying to trap a coon , and caught this crafty dude....