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**Ol Blue K20** · 07-11-2018, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Whole dang herd of them!

I thought it was a "gaggle".....

abig84 · 07-11-2018, 07:32 PM

Traps are reinforced and set so we shall see what tomorrow brings.

**Steeveedee** · 07-11-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I thought it was a "gaggle".....

Isn't it a "Bag" of trash pandas?

**Ol Blue K20** · 07-11-2018, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Isn't it a "Bag" of trash pandas?

Ooooh!! That's a good one. I have never heard of them referred as "trash pandas". What sucks is he's gonna have to deal with everyone of them.

abig84 · 07-11-2018, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Ooooh!! That's a good one. I have never heard of them referred as "trash pandas". What sucks is he's gonna have to deal with everyone of them.

What sucks is I only have 2 traps

**Steeveedee** · 07-11-2018, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Ooooh!! That's a good one. I have never heard of them referred as "trash pandas". What sucks is he's gonna have to deal with everyone of them.

I learned that one from my kids. Seems fitting, yes?

abig84 · 07-12-2018, 01:11 PM

i ended up catching the two smaller ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e02C...ature=youtu.be

i was going to edit it down but thought it was kinda suspenseful waiting for them to go into the cages. they didnt even seem to mind they just sat there and ate the food. no sign of the 3rd larger one.

they showed up late. first video it was around 12:30 this video was at 3am so glad i didnt wait up all night with a gun waiting for them. they were babies so i just drove them to a forest preserve about 8 miles away and let them go.

so gameplan is im gonna leave the traps set at night for a few days them put some ammonia in the truck and re-tarp it. its been uncovered for about 5 days as theres been no rain. no clue if ill catch the big one so quickly again

**Ol Blue K20** · 07-12-2018, 01:51 PM

Congratulations! 2 down...

flashed · 07-12-2018, 09:37 PM

But they might find their way back .

abig84 · 07-13-2018, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by flashed

But they might find their way back .

I've alwAys heard that about relocating animals hopefully they don't. I just didn't have the heart to kill them especially being trapped in a cage

**Grumpy old man** · 07-13-2018, 05:33 AM

We have a few large Bobcats around here ,They seem to be keeping the Racoon population in check ...

flashed · 07-13-2018, 09:03 AM

I hate to kill anything but sometimes nuisance animals have to be done away with , Ground Hogs are a good example and Coons are right in line .

Indian113 · 07-13-2018, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by flashed

But they might find their way back .

I caught a Coon and tried taking it out in the country to relocate it. I drove about 8 miles out and let it go, caught it again two days later. Then I introduced it to my Buddies " Smith and Wesson" and I never saw it again.

**Ol Blue K20** · 07-13-2018, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Indian113

I caught a Coon and tried taking it out in the country to relocate it. I drove about 8 miles out and let it go, caught it again two days later. Then I introduced it to my Buddies " Smith and Wesson" and I never saw it again.

I have the same friends and the same results

CountofMonteCarlo84 · 07-13-2018, 12:22 PM

This is a dumb question, but I have never trapped an animal like that. How do you move the trap around with them in it? I assume carefully haha. Do you kind of tilt it down one way and then pick it up? I would be afraid they would get me through the cage when I move it. We have a lot of wild life around our house, including lots of black bears I have met and its in the city... I would love to relocate some of the raccoons as they do not seem afraid of me at all.

abig84 · 07-13-2018, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CountofMonteCarlo84

This is a dumb question, but I have never trapped an animal like that. How do you move the trap around with them in it? I assume carefully haha. Do you kind of tilt it down one way and then pick it up? I would be afraid they would get me through the cage when I move it. We have a lot of wild life around our house, including lots of black bears I have met and its in the city... I would love to relocate some of the raccoons as they do not seem afraid of me at all.

You just carry it the raccoons and most animals in there are way more scared of you and just sit there and shake in fear except for the possums they show their teeth but never bite. Even skunks weren't that bad, approach it with a blanket or tarp at one of the closed sides of the trap and drop it in them and carry away

Supposed to rain tomorrow so I through a half gallon of ammonia in the truck and poked a bunch of holes in it and retarped it. Didn't set the traps last night as the power was out so had other stuff on my mind. Did notice someone hate the small piles of food left in front of the doors.

07-11-2018, 07:32 PM	#27
abig84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: wheaton IL Posts: 659	Re: keeping animals out of my truck Traps are reinforced and set so we shall see what tomorrow brings.

07-12-2018, 01:11 PM	#32
abig84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: wheaton IL Posts: 659	Re: keeping animals out of my truck i ended up catching the two smaller ones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e02C...ature=youtu.be i was going to edit it down but thought it was kinda suspenseful waiting for them to go into the cages. they didnt even seem to mind they just sat there and ate the food. no sign of the 3rd larger one. they showed up late. first video it was around 12:30 this video was at 3am so glad i didnt wait up all night with a gun waiting for them. they were babies so i just drove them to a forest preserve about 8 miles away and let them go. so gameplan is im gonna leave the traps set at night for a few days them put some ammonia in the truck and re-tarp it. its been uncovered for about 5 days as theres been no rain. no clue if ill catch the big one so quickly again

07-12-2018, 01:51 PM	#33
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,834	Re: keeping animals out of my truck Congratulations! 2 down... __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man

07-12-2018, 09:37 PM	#34
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,729	Re: keeping animals out of my truck But they might find their way back .

07-13-2018, 05:33 AM	#36
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: keeping animals out of my truck We have a few large Bobcats around here ,They seem to be keeping the Racoon population in check ...

07-13-2018, 09:03 AM	#37
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,729	Re: keeping animals out of my truck I hate to kill anything but sometimes nuisance animals have to be done away with , Ground Hogs are a good example and Coons are right in line .

07-13-2018, 12:22 PM	#40
CountofMonteCarlo84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Longwood, FL Posts: 165	Re: keeping animals out of my truck This is a dumb question, but I have never trapped an animal like that. How do you move the trap around with them in it? I assume carefully haha. Do you kind of tilt it down one way and then pick it up? I would be afraid they would get me through the cage when I move it. We have a lot of wild life around our house, including lots of black bears I have met and its in the city... I would love to relocate some of the raccoons as they do not seem afraid of me at all.



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