Moving a young raccoon

[Sigarms]

Thanks for clarifying that Sig. I wasn’t sure if the trespassing raccoon hunters were in your bed sleeping, their dogs, or the racoons themselves were in your bed. Either way I had an image of a violent but funny encounter.

You should have seen the encounter with my neighbor when one of his boys decided with some other friends to ride their ATV's on my property (funny enough, they took one 8' section of barbed wire that was "cut" to access the property).

Neighbor wasn't too happy that I was having a shooting session with a a range out back from back of the house, but my wife just got out of major surgery and was upset by the noise the ATV'ers were making easily understanding that they were in our back yard.

End of the day although the neighbor was upset I was shooting when his son and some friends were riding ATV's on my property. After time he understood and we are still good friends. Ironically enough after I re fenced that 8' barbed wire section a couple of days after I was having a shooting session, not once since that time has any ATV's been riding on my property.

Just so happens the coon hunters caught me in a spur of the moment shoot session at night as well (when I hear shooting at night or people on my property, for some reason just want to use my range).

That said, another neighbor asked me about the shooting the day after, and I explained to him that if no one tells me when they want to be on my property, I'll have a shooting session. Ironically after that no more coon hunters on my property.

Go figure...

Simple rule, respect other peoples property, be it land or material things.

 

[Sigarms]

That story reminds me of a co-worker that put out a bird feeder and then shot the birds that weren't the species that he liked.

Makes complete sense with some humans sad to say...

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm blessed in the fact that my wife is smarter and a better person than myself.

You just gave away all your clout.
Advice to others: NEVER admit this to your wife. lol

 

[MMC]

You just gave away all your clout.
Advice to others: NEVER admit this to your wife.

They already know it...

 

[Sigarms]

You just gave away all your clout.
Advice to others: NEVER admit this to your wife.

Best policy IMO to be honest to the one you expect to be married to for the rest of your life with.

Keep in mind, I not only fell in love with her because of her body (along with mind), but the fact that she could drive my 5 speed Toyota without hesitation and her dad tried to convince her to take one of his guns when she moved to NC by herself

Dad spent a career in the military and always told me to marry someone better than yourself (and I could see that for numerous reasons in my own family).

It was a done deal when I took her out to Utah on a trip with my dad and me when she was my girlfriend at the time. Girlfriend went into the gas station for something, dad was in back seat, I was driving, and he told me I'd better marry her because he liked her better than me Although my mom died before my future wife and I met, I consider my mother in law no different than my own mom. Same for her dad who passed in 2021. Dad always told me when you marry a girl, you marry her family. I'm truly blessed

Now, in my defense, I've told my wife many times I lucked out with her and her parents. I would have been screwed if I married her sister or if one of her aunts became my MIL...

 

[Hay Dude]

They already know it...

Maybe yours….lol

Mrs. HD is awesome, but I’m not giving away that power.

 

[Yander]

He got "relocated" this morning

 

[mllud]

I'm blessed in the fact that my wife is smarter and a better person than myself. Before I take a firearm outside to dispose of a critter, generally we talk about the situation first (although my wife and I are very different people, we have the same core values).

If you told you wife feeding cats on the back porch draws unwanted critters but she didn't head your advice, and then draws unwanted critters she doesn't like that you warned her about, well, if it were my wife, I'd tell her to shoot the critters herself.

Doesn't sound like your wife has much common sense.

She did stop feeding and I didn't shoot the racoon. We talked!
She is a city girl that had 2 kids by 20 and collected monthly checks. She is no dummy but no one in her world had morals or common sense including parents, you know the crowd.
COMMON SENCE is partially taught and partially in your nature. Think first!
Reminds me, we were arguing once, she said: Sometimes you're to commonsensical. I laughed and made it worst. Stop arguing with common sense dammit

She moved here and there. Her and her two kids equaled three kids. What did I do!
She has learned a lot in 40 years but still a city girl.
I bought 5 acres, and we moved here 39 years ago and never moved again.
She always wanted to live in the country and
she has been good to me.
Life hasn't always been smooth sailing. One corrupt stepson tested us.

She has never once told me that I couldn't do or buy anything.
I know she wouldn't have allowed another woman.
One woman and tractors on the side are all I need!

I bought a rental property about ten years ago and got a rude awakening about a real sickness in our society. I sold the rental

I know one person that no longer lives under that rock.
I'm rambling a mile off topic

 

[mllud]

He got "relocated" this morning

I thought that racoon was long gone weeks ago.
Your thread went so tar OT I lost track. Sorry

I'm happy for the lucky racoon. He's running wild.

 

[dodge man]

Someone I worked with hated cats. I always remember he had a cartoon that said “free, lake kittens” in the caption and it was a burlap bag with lumps in it sitting in a puddle of water. I might have made that a “lake raccoon “.

 

[Sigarms]

She did stop feeding and I didn't shoot the racoon. We talked!

I stand corrected, and apologies on my end about common sense. Sounds like you have a good one as well.

I've only been married for 20 years, but in all of the that time, although my wife and I are really two completely different persons and in some ways nothing alike, we seem to have some core values and when it comes to "important decisions", be it on our kids, the house or spending money. It's funny that we're generally always on the same page when it comes to major decisions. That said, we always talk about the pros and cons to anything we decide, and do it together.

No different than this coon relocation issue really...

The only unhealthy thing I've ever done in our relationship being married is sneak a gun or can into the home from time to time. That said, she'll let me know that I'm not pulling anything over her. Common sense dictates you only need so many guns so I never have a discussion about that with her . To her credit, I've been clean the last couple of years

 

[Sigarms]

Mrs. HD is awesome, but I’m not giving away that power.

I've got ask, but exactly what "power" are you giving away when you become married?

My wife is a better and smarter person than myself.

That said, due to our (wife and myself) complete external differences not being alike, we seem to compliment each other in our relationship when it comes to the more important moral/financial decisions. I help her she helps me due to our differences. Seems to be a good mix.

FAMILY is always the wildcard in that equation IMO as that's pretty much the only difference of opinions we've had.

 

[Hay Dude]

I've got ask, but exactly what "power" are you giving away when you become married?

My wife is a better and smarter person than myself.

That said, due to our (wife and myself) complete external differences not being alike, we seem to compliment each other in our relationship when it comes to the more important moral/financial decisions. I help her she helps me due to our differences. Seems to be a good mix.

FAMILY is always the wildcard in that equation IMO as that's pretty much the only difference of opinions we've had.

I do some things better than my wife and she does some things better than me.

Self loathing that your wife is “a better and smarter person than you” is fine if that’s what you want to say, but that sets you up for a “yes, dear” or “whatever you want, dear” life. And that could set you up for a life of subservience anytime a big decision is made, because YOU have anointed your wife your superior intellect, she could have more of the control.

In my house, we both respect each other as equals, with different strengths that complement each other.
That way one doesn’t feel inferior to the other.

 

[Sigarms]

I do some things better than my wife and she does some things better than me.

Self loathing that your wife is “a better and smarter person than you” is fine if that’s what you want to say, but that sets you up for a “yes, dear” or “whatever you want, dear” life. And that could set you up for a life of subservience anytime a big decision is made, because YOU have anointed your wife your superior intellect, she could have more of the control.

In my house, we both respect each other as equals, with different strengths that complement each other.
That way one doesn’t feel inferior to the other.

This may be hard for you to understand, but a man doesn't have to be self loathing and feel inferior because he takes pride in the woman he married, believing that she is better and smarter than himself.

Likewise, I do some things better than my other half, and she does some things better than myself. And likewise, in our home, we both respect each other as equals with different strengths that compliment each other with our personalities.

That said, I get what you're saying about the "yes dear" bit. I've been married over 20 years now, and the only time I ever say "yes dear" lately is when my wife tells me to put my hearing aids in. I would find it hard to believe that any man who has been successfully married for decades hasn't said "yes dear" one time in his life LOL

No different than this raccoon issue. We both agreed on the same course of action. Generally we always seem to do that, go figure...

 

[WinterDeere]

So, about that racoon....

 

[Sigarms]

So, about that racoon....

Still in the air

Guy is getting smarter. Only seen him a couple of days ago, first time after a full week on not coming across him early in the AM or late PM. Seems to be now gravitating over towards the one neighbors tree line instead of out front where I use to see him. The rented trailer behind that tree line now has no one living there.

The large dog trap we've had for decades seems to have a heavier trip mechanism that may not work for his size. Borrowed a smaller trap (definitely a lighter trip mechanism) I picked up yesterday because honestly I thought he was gone.

We shall see...

 

[Yander]

I thought that racoon was long gone weeks ago.
Your thread went so tar OT I lost track. Sorry

I'm happy for the lucky racoon. He's running wild.

Yes, it is in the "woods" now.

 

[MossRoad]

Yes, it is in the woods now.

 

[Yander]

Still in the air

Guy is getting smarter. Only seen him a couple of days ago, first time after a full week on not coming across him early in the AM or late PM. Seems to be now gravitating over towards the one neighbors tree line instead of out front where I use to see him. The rented trailer behind that tree line now has no one living there.

The large dog trap we've had for decades seems to have a heavier trip mechanism that may not work for his size. Borrowed a smaller trap (definitely a lighter trip mechanism) I picked up yesterday because honestly I thought he was gone.

We shall see...

They learn fast. I've had three of them as pets as a kid. I never penned one up, didn't need to. I just fed them milk, bread, eggs and Karo syrup. Kept them living in our shed. I could carry them on my shoulder.

That one you are going to train won't be able to be caught too many times before he is wise to the live trap.

 

[Sigarms]

That one you are going to train won't be able to be caught too many times before he is wise to the live trap.

I'm not going to train him, but move him out back.

The only feeding of wild animals we do is for the humming birds now and put feed out for the birds in the winter time.

There is no feed or trash what so ever around the house for wild animals to attract them.

If he's smart, he's got tired of me putting a light on him during the darkness with the dogs out, so he's moving further away.