Raccoon War

[PhysAssist]

Funny!

I grew up in South-Central Texas. The average temperature might be higher in Texas but the miserable armpit suffocation in NC was definitely worse for me.

One of the awesome things about the USA being so big is there is so much variation. :thumbsup:

Hey Luke[SN],

...And here I thought I was the lone sufferer of the dreaded-MASS!

[Miserable Armpit [or in medical-ese Axillary] Suffocation Syndrome]

Upstate NY is also nowhere to spend the summer.

I just can't understand snowbirds coming back here at all- when it warms up here- the humidity is almost invariably elevated to swampy degrees.

Dew-points and humidity levels running just below the ambient outdoor temperatures.

I envy folks who can cool their houses with "swamp coolers"- here, the water would never evaporate.

After almost 60 years of it, I'm finally going to break down and buy a window A/C unit for our bedroom- one with a dedicated dehumidify-only setting, so when its in the 60's outside and the dew-point is 59, I can finally sleep.

The only thing I find worse than 90's and muggy/damp is cool, sticky and damp- when the air is so heavy even fans don't help.

 

[PhysAssist]

Never underestimate a raccoon!

St. Paul raccoon reaches roof after scaling downtown tower

Then it got to the roof, and they trapped it- it says they're going to release it again later today.

Interestingly, the article said that the animal control company could only release it on public land if they got permission, but didn't say that about releasing it on private land.

So I guess trap and release to make it someone else's problem is fine, if you're paid for the job?

 

[two_bit_score]

Funny!

I grew up in South-Central Texas. The average temperature might be higher in Texas but the miserable armpit suffocation in NC was definitely worse for me.

One of the awesome things about the USA being so big is there is so much variation. :thumbsup:

Y'all are ruining my idea of how nice the weather must be else where. Guess I'll just keep enjoying our two seasons here in Texas.


TBS

 

[millsan1]

I have two racoon stories.

I used to own an outdoor paintball field. One busy Saturday, probably 100 customers, a clearly rabid coon wandered into the picnic area. I had to get rid of it, and being in NJ at the time, no pew pew allowed.

I had my employees herd all the customers to one side, and I vanquished the foe with a 6' piece of pipe. It was the only usable weapon I could find. It took more hits than it should have to finish him off. I stopped after about 5 when I realized I must have looked like a lunatic smashing the raccoon with this huge pipe, taking full overhead swings.


Second story is a lot easier. Two raccoons took up residence under my house. I put out a bowl of cat food. They both died from lead poisoning.

 

[rekees4300]

21 Colorado people exposed to Rabies from baby Raccoon.

21 people exposed to rabies after a woman took home a baby raccoon

 

[millsan1]

In the movie, Incredibles 2, the baby fights a racoon. I was LOL the entire time.

 

[nybirdman]

The raccoons have been on a rampage lately in our area;bird feeders and anything eatable.Trapped a couple recently,next door is up to 11 !.I have electric fence around my bird pens to keep them out of there.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

In the movie, Incredibles 2, the baby fights a racoon. I was LOL the entire time.

It really is pretty great. My wife won't stop talking about it. :thumbsup:

 

[Garandman]

Agree ... quicker is better

Standard Velocity .22LR is subsonic, does not have the crack of HV rounds.

The raccoons have been on a rampage lately in our area;bird feeders and anything eatable.Trapped a couple recently,next door is up to 11 !.I have electric fence around my bird pens to keep them out of there.

Here it’s squirrels. I spray the top part of the iron rod the feeder is on with silicone lubricant. Quite amusing....

Urban raccoons are beautiful: very well fed.

 

[4570Man]

I will take 0' F over 90' anyday.

They both suck. I’d take the 90 though. I’ve at least got a few hours in the morning of pleasant weather in the summer time. If it was zero ( we usually get 2 weeks of single digit temps a year) then I’m inside until it warms up.

 

[PILOON]

They both suck. I’d take the 90 though. I’ve at least got a few hours in the morning of pleasant weather in the summer time. If it was zero ( we usually get 2 weeks of single digit temps a year) then I’m inside until it warms up.

LOL, I prefer the cold as U can add more layers but with hot there are limits as to what U can remove.

 

[Jstpssng]

LOL, I prefer the cold as U can add more layers but with hot there are limits as to what U can remove.

:thumbsup:

 

[PhysAssist]

Pilloon:
LOL, I prefer the cold as U can add more layers but with hot there are limits as to what U can remove.

:thumbsup:

Which leads to me dressed in layers like the little kid in: "A Christmas Story"- either too layered to work effectively, while sweating away pounds and gallons of sweat, or taking off the layers as necessary to be able to work effectively, and freezing off needed body parts...

Plus no matter how tall the grass, I've never had to dig and sift through it while looking for my key ring and keys that got dropped in it- ask me how I know that it is a real bear to find them when that happens in 3+ feet of snow?...

 

[bcp]

I use a 4 inch by 10 foot PVC pipes for bird feeder posts. They are too big around for a squirrel or raccoon to grip.

But one was knocked over by a bear.

Bruce

 

[Dftodd]

Years ago, my dad's buddy moved into an older mobile home. First night in the trailer, it was really cold and they hadn't gotten the gas turned on yet.

He was sound asleep and felt something furry cuddled up to him. He figured that the cat got cold and wanted to warm up.

This went on for a bit with him cuddling the cat. Then it dawned on him. They didn't own a cat

Turned on his bed side lamp and had a a coon cuddled in bed with them :laughing:

It took him a bit to get his wife calmly out of bed (levitation and screaming) and then get rid of the coon.

Apparently the old man that used to live there had the coon as a pet and the coon came and went through the fresh air duct.

 

[rekees4300]

Turned on his bed side lamp and had a a coon cuddled in bed with them :laughing:

OMG truly a nightmare!

 

[PhysAssist]

I use a 4 inch by 10 foot PVC pipes for bird feeder posts. They are too big around for a squirrel or raccoon to grip.

But one was knocked over by a bear.

Bruce

How do you get them down to fill them?

 

[bcp]

How do you get them down to fill them?

These are platform-style feeders. I fill them with a 1 inch x 10 foot PVC pipe with a square plastic jar screwed to the end. One fill (less than a cup) lasts 3-4 days.



Bruce

 

[rekees4300]

I use a 4 inch by 10 foot PVC pipes for bird feeder posts. They are too big around for a squirrel or raccoon to grip.

But one was knocked over by a bear.

Bruce

I'm going to try that solution next winter. Last year the squirrels ate 90% of the bird feed. Also had to store the feeders in a shed every night to prevent raccoon destruction. Already have some old 6 inch PVC and assume that would be even harder for them to climb than 4 inch? No bears around here to worry about.

 

[rekees4300]

Zombie NYC raccoons ... OH MY

Dozens of raccoons die from viral 'zombie' outbreak in New York's Central Park | Fox News