Close quarters combat with a raccoon

[Racenet]

"Come heavy, or don't come at all"

That's what she said

 

[dgrafton]

Better hurry up and get it done if you're going to trap and soak. Soon to be a felony.

 

[Cowgirlup]

A guy on arfcom killed one hand to paw. Are you up for the challenge OP?

Did he beat it to death with the kitty litter scooper that's on the stove or was he in mid scoop when the masked intruder appeared? LOL


Bridger Dogproof Raccoon Trap : Cabela's

 

[Cowgirlup]

Fire poker.
When I was a kid, the neighbor down the street lit his first fire of the fall in the fireplace. He forgot to open the flue. When he did open the flue, a raccoon dropped down into the flames. The burning racoon immediately started running around the living room full of drapes, carpet and cloth upholstered couch, setting things on fire as he went. Watching the neighbor chase and dispatch the critter with the poker would have been a real (grizzly) go-pro moment.

That sounds like something that would happen to @Prepper LOL

 

[Wickedcoolname]

You could just open the door and let it out. But if you're afraid of it I guess you could panic and shoot the place up.

 

[dhuze]

You could always be a man like this guy.

 

[Heathen]

Did he beat it to death with the kitty litter scooper that's on the stove or was he in mid scoop when the masked intruder appeared? LOL


Bridger Dogproof Raccoon Trap : Cabela's

"Did you... hit it with a hammer?

"
"Kitty litter scooper

Then bashed its head over the counter several good times while I had him by his legs"

 

[enbloc]

claymore facing the doggy door

Yes!

 

[AntiHippie]

Whatever you do, do it decisively. Those little bastards do NOT die easily. I’ve seen (aftermath of) subsonic .22 clean through the skull and the f***er still attacked the guy that shot it, then ran off.

 

[enbloc]

Better hurry up and get it done if you're going to trap and soak. Soon to be a felony.

Sounds like "trap and smother" is going to become very popular...
Or, "trap and starve"
Or, "trap and drag behind pickup truck down Rt 128"
Or, "trap and mail to Sen. Warren"
Or...

 

[enbloc]

Hey Palladin! I saw this and thought of you...

Lol. It's a trailer hitch cover...

 

[clampett]

I have a havaheart trap if you want to borrow it. I'm in Burlington.

 

[enbloc]

Havaheart? I prefer Conibear...

 

[MrsStrangeNH]

Don't shoot it in an enclosed space....ask me how I know.........

Makes a friggin' mess.

This. It's a little too early to be decorating for Halloween.

 

[Prepper]

That sounds like something that would happen to @Prepper LOL

This is why my preps no longer include candles. I just know a moth will catch fire from it, fly to the drapes and burn the house down. Or the cats.

 

[Prepper]

Try a tactical roll.

 

[Waher]

A guy on arfcom killed one hand to paw. Are you up for the challenge OP?

That's a hazmat nightmare cleanup after first aid and a series of rabbies shots.

 

[AHM]

A REAL man would take an entrenching tool, sharpen the edge and turn it 90 degrees. That's what they did in Nam.

How about in Brentwood?

Make sure the bugger is outside, then: Seal the dog door?

FIFY

Where did I hear about the woman who rolls over in bed and discovers that it's not one of her cats snuggling up to her, but a raccoon? It came in through the cat door, ate the cats' food, and then wanted to sleep it off. Kind of like Goldilocks.

Bridger Dogproof Raccoon Trap : Cabela's

Probably cheaper than the Bridger Raccoonproof Dog Trap.
Those things are crafty.

 

[timbo]

You could always be a man like this guy.

That coon came back for seconds...

 

[mac1911]

it can go wrong for sure, have fun. Honest;y get rid of the food in that room they wont waste much time once the food is gone.
I had raccoons every night until I bought trash barrels they cant get into. About a week they moved on. Same with rabbits and ground hogs,
If your going to try and dispatch him get him in a cage. He will go all ninja on your ass. My buddy hit one with a crossbow and ther racconchased hime around all while trying to pull the bolt out of his head/neck.

 

[ccm75]

Seal the dog door?

What fun is that??

 

[ccm75]

Havaheart trap.
Once caught drop in barrel of water or creek and problem solved....

 

[E.Stoner]

Havaheart trap.
Once caught drop in barrel of water or creek and problem solved....

The "takethebigdrink trap"

 

[Spanz]

?

 

[Spanz]

This is the gentleman in question:

raccoon

.

Wait! Did you just ASSUME its gender????

 

[Christian]

If all of these suggestions fail there is always a last resort, although the neighbors may get a bit pissy.

Spoiler: Terrestrial last resort

The non-terrestrial option may be going a bit too far.

 

[Heathen]

That's a hazmat nightmare cleanup after first aid and a series of rabbies shots.

He had posted that the cleaning company charged him extra because they had to clean blood off the ceiling.

 

[SeanT]

This is pretty simple although the fact none of these have been mentioned might mean I’ve been on NES too many years and everyone has moved on...

If he’s in the room when you enter, just do a hard block. Problem solved.

Of course one alternative is to find his den, leave him an upper decker, bang his wife (especially since the earlier pic shows him banging the dog), and throw his keys on the roof. Message sent.

Lastly you could always scare him off by having an NES open carry BBQ. He won’t come by any more.

 

[greencobra]

A guy on arfcom killed one hand to paw. Are you up for the challenge OP?

yeah, mortal hand to hand, that's the way to go. go pro on the head, stripped down to your shorts gladiator like. and let the best critter win. make sure to post the vid on a sunday. gets a little slow around here sundays.

 

[cockpitbob]

This is pretty simple although the fact none of these have been mentioned might mean I’ve been on NES too many years and everyone has moved on...

If he’s in the room when you enter, just do a hard block. Problem solved.

Of course one alternative is to find his den, leave him an upper decker, bang his wife (especially since the earlier pic shows him banging the dog), and throw his keys on the roof. Message sent.

Lastly you could always scare him off by having an NES open carry BBQ. He won’t come by any more.

+1 for the Hard Block reference. It's been so many years I don't recall the OP, (something about being beaten up by a woman?) but hilarity ensued for a long time.