Raccoon invasion. Morality question.

NPHuskerFL

@nolaegghead‌ I betcha if ya fell off those skis and the boat engine took a $hit those Gators would convince you otherwise. )

nolaegghead

@NPHuskerFL - I've spent a lot of time in the swamp and the marshes and I've never really been afraid of gators.  The worst experience I had in abject fear was when we were cruising through Honey Island swamp and the motor came off my Campagna skiff and sank.  Pulled it up by the battery cable, but it was dead.  Marched through the swamp North in through the night.  Just had the remains of a case of beer and no supplies, light or fire.  Waded through water waste deep and ended up scraping together a bed of mud and leaves for warmth (this was in December).  In the middle of the night, heard what we thought were shotgun blasts, but turned out to be beavers slapping their tails.  In the morning we found an old camp with one wall missing.  In the cabin there was a map, put there by the park ranger, that showed the way out.  Another few hours and we made it to a field and then a road, and the first vehicle we saw was the ranger, who drove us back to his dock and towed our boat out.  I was AWOL from work at this point and this was in the early 90s, no cell phones.

NPHuskerFL

This thread needed a bump.

DaveRichardson

@nolaegghead‌ and his Neighbors stake a short victory over a neighborhood roof rat while waiting to catch another raccoon....

Little Steven

Bump

nolaegghead

Oh no you di int

Little Steven

Yes I did!

 

fishlessman

did you ever get the racoon. they got glue traps big enough to catch most things

saluki2007

fishlessman said:

did you ever get the racoon. they got glue traps big enough to catch most things

Where can I purchase one of these traps, you know for sceince.

Carolina Q

saluki2007 said:

Where can I purchase one of these traps, you know for sceince.

Lowe's 

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/peta-holds-bikini-clad-protest-in-south-charlotte/nGz9W/

NPHuskerFL

Hopefully for her sake Nola's Coons don't get stuck on it at the same time >:)

nolaegghead

She'd look like a cube steak....would not be pretty.

Austin Egghead

Just when I thought it was safe put away the popcorn :-)

Little Steven

Austin Egghead said:

Just when I thought it was safe put away the popcorn :-)

Hahaha!

Little Steven

Freddie's "What are you drinking now?" post is toast. Lookout Travis!

NPHuskerFL

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DTEgg

Nolaegghead-

They are pests and can do a ton of damage inside a home, in addition to the threat of disease to your domestic animals.  Whack 'em.  Be careful with bullets in a residential area, tho... I have had a lot of luck with the live traps and wet cat food (we have lots of raccoons around Indy).  What you do with them after the trap is your business, but use heavy gloves to move the trap as they are not amused to be trapped. Good luck and keep us posted!

nolaegghead

@DTEgg - thanks.  For now our problem is gone.  No more home invasions after we caught three one night right right by the cat door.  Two eventually escaped before we could wake up enough to relocate them.  The third was relocated.  I presume the two that escaped had a bad time in captivity - bloodying up their paws trying to get out - that they won't come back (I hope).  If they do, we'll catch them.

Little Steven

The "what are you drinking now?" thread seems to be gaining ground. Thought this needed a bubbububump.

DaveRichardson

http://youtu.be/8N_wwvoxo1w

Lit

I didn't take the time to read this whole thread so it's probably been mentioned but they make pet doors that only open when a sensor is near it so you put the sensor on the cats collar and it will only open for them.

nolaegghead

Thanks @Lit - yeah, my brother had one of those RFID pet doors.  He didn't recommend it for me.

Coons are gone.  No problems, traps worked.

Coastalcooker

Conibear traps solve the problem. One coon at a time. They are a pest and in an urban environment need to go. I'll trade you some sea otters for some 'coons.
Bob

NPHuskerFL

It's alive! The coon thread is still ALIVE!!! >:)

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nolaegghead

hahah.  It just won't die.....

henapple

Like the coons cause you pussed out

travisstrick

henapple said:

Like the coons cause you pussed out

Racist and misogynist?

nolaegghead

...with a banjo on his knee...

henapple

That hurts my feelings. I love everyone when I'm sober....

DMW

henapple said:

That hurts my feelings. I love everyone when I'm sober....

So most of the time you just go around hating everyone?