My girlfriend got bit by a raccoon this evening…

[WRO]

I’ve killed a few of them with a driver over the years, most use my golf clubs ever got.

They had distemper take off, I bet I killed 10 sick ones one year.

 

[cnelk]

Design flaw in that trap then. Mine you can only torque back to lift the gate from the outside of the trap.

Yeah. The edges are just rolled over to give some stiffness.
I’ll probably add some round stock alongside the edges.
Next up are the dog proof traps.

 

[Bluefish]

Design flaw in that trap then. Mine you can only torque back to lift the gate from the outside of the trap.

Your trap has a latch like we added to the one I have. So the mfg has made changes to address the flaw.

 

[Reburn]

Time to switch to a 220 conibear in a 5 gallon bucket with marshmellows and raspberry jam.

 

[mi650]

Design flaw in that trap then. Mine you can only torque back to lift the gate from the outside of the trap.

I don't have a good pic, but mine has steel rings that drop down and keep the door closed from the bottom. It's kind of a PIA to set, but a coon is NOT getting it open. At least not after I learned the lesson about staking it down!! My 1st catch got it flipped upside down and escaped.


Oh, peanut butter and marshmallows for bait. Works great, but another lesson learned: Best to do it in the winter. Bears like PB & marshmallows, too. I found my trap flung about 20 yards away once.

 

[Lil-Rokslider]

I had a similar story with a raccoon a few weeks ago. They're amazing escape artists.

 

[cnelk]

I had a similar story with a raccoon a few weeks ago. They're amazing escape artists.


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Exactly what happened to me

 

[cnelk]

Dog proof trap set along with 3 live traps

Heheheh…

 

[Coveyleader]

Remember they have hands and can open almost anything.

I've never seen them open a 220!

 

[TxxAgg]

dogproof for the win

 

[DenverCountryBoy]

Bought the trap from Tractor Supply.

Everything woke turns to chit.

Tractor Supply Company got exposed as UBER-WOKE and the CEO locked his social media account in response

If there was one major corporation in the US you would think was safe from ideological takeover by the woke LGBTQ+ mafia, it would be Tractor Supply Company.

notthebee.com

 

[cnelk]

Another double.

One in the dog proof trap (male) and one in a live trap (big female).
Not the female we want.

I’m gonna go up and scout my moose area today.

 

[Blandry]

There's a show on TV called 'I Was Prey.' In one episode, a coon attacked a woman walking her dog at daylight and nearly killed her. Happened up in BC, Canada. It really ate her up. I had no idea a raccoon could be that vicious. The doctors said there were zero cases of rabies up in BC, so she shouldn't worry. They still did the rabies vax and told her that even WITH the shots, she could still contract rabies. If you've ever watched YouTube videos of people with rabies, it's horrifying. Eventually, you can't hold any fluids down.

 

[Z Barebow]

Sorry to hear about your GF Brad.

Your northern MN backwoods skills will "solve" this problem. (Unfortunately there may be several one way tickets issued before the operation is complete)

 

[CorbLand]

I don't have a good pic, but mine has steel rings that drop down and keep the door closed from the bottom. It's kind of a PIA to set, but a coon is NOT getting it open. At least not after I learned the lesson about staking it down!! My 1st catch got it flipped upside down and escaped.


Oh, peanut butter and marshmallows for bait. Works great, but another lesson learned: Best to do it in the winter. Bears like PB & marshmallows, too. I found my trap flung about 20 yards away once.

Looks like the same trap I used to get the ones around our house. Like you said, a pain to setup but they are sturdy.

 

[tony]

These 2 dipshits in the catch basin tonight.
Dog was going nuts. Didn’t realize they can really growl!
I knew there was a reason liked rural king

 

[cnelk]

Caught #7 last night. Another big female but not the one we want.
She ran by while I was getting stuff ready

 

[cnelk]

Had a good day scouting for moose yesterday

 

[Customweld]

Caught #7 last night. Another big female but not the one we want.
She ran by while I was getting stuff ready

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Good golly, you are overran with trash panda's!

 

[Ucsdryder]

Caught #7 last night. Another big female but not the one we want.
She ran by while I was getting stuff ready

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How do you know which is which?