Captured!

I hope you are luckier than I. In the past two weeks I have set the
trap every night and so far the total is eight ........ nothing in the
past three nights ......... so maybe ***crossing fingers**** that's
it.

What are you using as bait? The critter-catcher putv a can of cat food
in the trap. Took almost 2 weeks to catch him. He tripped it once but
managed to avoid being in the cage at that time, so thought sure he
wouldn't go in the trap again...

It's amazing how quickly water-cress and WH can recover.

My WH is still struggling.

I do hate to rain on your parade but...

Where there is one Raccoon there are usually others....




On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 23:15:58 -0500, Lori wrote:

That blasted raccoon that has trashed my watergarden twice!
The professional critter-catcher left 2 Hav-a-heart traps set a week
or so ago, and the one in the crawlspace had been tripped once with
nothing in it....but tonight, I heard the trap close, hubby checked,
and wow!! the 'coon was IN it this time.

Whew! Sure hope the catcher takes him far far away before releasing
him.

Lori

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Southeastern Lower Michigan
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82° 58' 37'' W
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Not sure about the effectiveness of catch and release. Look at
http://www.eapl.com/raccoon.html
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"Hank" wrote in message
...
I hope you are luckier than I. In the past two weeks I have set the
trap every night and so far the total is eight ........ nothing in the
past three nights ......... so maybe ***crossing fingers**** that's
it.
It's amazing how quickly water-cress and WH can recover.

http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1

"Lori" wrote in message
...
That blasted raccoon that has trashed my watergarden twice!
The professional critter-catcher left 2 Hav-a-heart traps set a week
or so ago, and the one in the crawlspace had been tripped once with
nothing in it....but tonight, I heard the trap close, hubby checked,
and wow!! the 'coon was IN it this time.

Whew! Sure hope the catcher takes him far far away before releasing
him.

Lori

Not sure about the effectiveness of catch and release. Look at

True. However, the entry in the crawlspace is being fixed, so at least
the 'coons will not be getting in under the house. :-)

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 16:31:32 GMT, "Just Me \"Koi\""
wrote:

Now maybe he can be relocated far to where ......... (I better stop before I
get my self in trouble with Jammer! I really really don't like raccoons!)

In article ,
Lori wrote:

.Thanks for trapping instead of shooting.


Why? What will become of him now? Will he be released in some other
area, so that he will become someone else's problem? That's hardly
ethical.

Or will the trapper drive miles and miles into the wilderness (yeah,
right) to release him in a location where he won't bother any other
humans? If so, then he's just displacing some other racoon (or other
wildlife), which means that one of them will starve, or kill the
other. Can't see the point of that.

Or is the trapper going to take the racoon to the Shady Acres Rest
Home for Wayward Racoons, where he will live to the end of his days
cared for by a loving staff, with all the Racoon Tasty Snacks he can
eat? That's a pleasant fantasy... perhaps we should go with that one.

Seriously, if the racoon is a problem for you, it's a problem period.
Trapping it just transfers the problem to someone else. Shoot it. If
you can't deal with shooting problem wildlife, don't build your homes
in their habitat.

Kelly

In article ,
Lori wrote:

Now maybe he can be relocated far to where ......... (I better stop before I
get my self in trouble with Jammer! I really really don't like raccoons!)

:-) The CC is going to take it out in the country and turn it loose.

Swell. I live in the country, and I have to deal all the time with
problem animals the suburbanites dumped in my back yard because THEY
didn't want to deal with them: cats, dogs, rabbits, raccoons, you name
it.

Guess what country folk do these animals?

Kelly

A slice of bread with peanut butter and I put some on the trip lever.
( this prevents catching the neighbors cat. Also many say
marshmallows)

http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1

"Lori" wrote in message
...

I hope you are luckier than I. In the past two weeks I have set the
trap every night and so far the total is eight ........ nothing in
the
past three nights ......... so maybe ***crossing fingers**** that's
it.

What are you using as bait? The critter-catcher putv a can of cat
food
in the trap. Took almost 2 weeks to catch him. He tripped it once
but
managed to avoid being in the cage at that time, so thought sure he
wouldn't go in the trap again...

It's amazing how quickly water-cress and WH can recover.

My WH is still struggling.

"Kelly E Jones" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Lori wrote:

.Thanks for trapping instead of shooting.


Seriously, if the racoon is a problem for you, it's a problem period.
Trapping it just transfers the problem to someone else. Shoot it. If
you can't deal with shooting problem wildlife, don't build your homes
in their habitat.

Isn't that how the west was won? If it moves shoot it, if tastes good, cook
it and eat it, otherwise mount it in the trophy room.

Until the coon learns to become like the rat and mouse, they're doomed to
become an endangered species, once we'd developed all their habitat.

Sameer

If you have to ask why, you wouldn't understand the answer.



On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:40:11 +0000 (UTC),
(Kelly E Jones) wrote:

In article ,
Lori wrote:

.Thanks for trapping instead of shooting.


Why? What will become of him now? Will he be released in some other
area, so that he will become someone else's problem? That's hardly
ethical.

Or will the trapper drive miles and miles into the wilderness (yeah,
right) to release him in a location where he won't bother any other
humans? If so, then he's just displacing some other racoon (or other
wildlife), which means that one of them will starve, or kill the
other. Can't see the point of that.

Or is the trapper going to take the racoon to the Shady Acres Rest
Home for Wayward Racoons, where he will live to the end of his days
cared for by a loving staff, with all the Racoon Tasty Snacks he can
eat? That's a pleasant fantasy... perhaps we should go with that one.

Seriously, if the racoon is a problem for you, it's a problem period.
Trapping it just transfers the problem to someone else. Shoot it. If
you can't deal with shooting problem wildlife, don't build your homes
in their habitat.

Kelly