Always Something

@"TorontoJoe"#1 Watch this video... I think you are gonna like it... I do... a lot. It's very customizable unlike some other kits I've seen.

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P.S. Cool. Fixed it. Thanks for the tip.
 
When you embed the video, did you select YouTube from the drop-down list? That’s something that got me the first because I wasn’t used to it. If it’s still won’t imbed, let me know and I’ll see what’s causing the issue
 
That video makes it a lot less than 10 for sure. I wonder what something like that costs. I need to take a look around.
 
You might try a sexy girl raccoon 🦝 robot inside to lure him in, then when he starts to run it to greet her...he slides on an oil slick which passes him right over the plate and sets it off, then the sexy robot raccoon starts a count down and blows him up.

That's sort of where this seems to be headed. 😂
 
@"TorontoJoe"#1 @"Figology"#21 @"ktrain"#2 . Oh well no wonder I can't find any threaded content to post on. Y'all are up in here talking Raccoons again. I'll have to look, but I'm willing to bet last night's careful modifications we're not successful. Sorry Joe. I wonder if you've trapped this giant raccoon once, or twice before, and he knows now what to not do.

@"TorontoJoe"#1 I kind of like the sexy Halloween Raccoon costume idea. Except blowing it up afterwards might lose you a lot of volunteer sexy raccoon models. My idea is just keep feeding that boy tell he's just two big fat and slow to get away. LOL I know that's kinda what happened to me.o
 
Now dangit Joe...you know you can't say don't google sexy raccoon without me googling sexy raccoon!
I wonder if my wife....oh never mind. LOL

What you need is a little morphine to put into the food, he'll be there in the morning. ;)
 
On today's episode of The Freaks Come Out At Night

Only one raccoon came by but it's pretty clear now that they're not getting into a trap... at least not one that looks like this. It's getting to the end of the season but I want to use this opportunity to figure this out before it becomes a bigger problem.

I was thinking if the trap looked different they might get in, but it would need to be something I could see into to make sure I'm not dealing with a skunk. Perhaps an actual large skunk trap with a camera inside but I'd need to protect the camera and that's assuming they'd not still recognize the shape.

Regardless of what I do, if I can't get them inside I can't trap and move them. 

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Wow, you've got a whole zoo in your backyard. They all seemed disinterested in the bait as not a single vermin even tried to lick it off the front of the cage where they had easy access. I don't know, maybe it's because the cage is elevated. Maybe it's the bait. I used figs as bait. They come for figs, I give them figs. A few halves here and there, and two juicy ones, split in half all the way at the back. Worked every time.

Skunks don't climb over fences, so you need to find their entry points and close them off. I did that, and it helped keep them off. I think the same is true for possums, as I haven't seen one since I skunk-proofed my backyard. It took me a while, though. I had to place a camera in different locations for many nights until I saw where they got in. 

Maybe once you are able to keep the skunks away, you can put the cage on the ground and have a better chance of catching the coon. The problem is, once you catch it, more will come. I haven't been growing figs as long as you have, but I am already tired of fighting with them. Next year, all my efforts will be focused on making it very hard or impossible for them to get to my figs.

Good luck!
 
Yep. There will always be more. I’ve accepted that it’s going to be an ongoing process. It’s the only way I’ve been able to mitigate damage… I’ve moved 40+ some seasons. This season not even 20. Damage didn’t really step up until recently so this new group is definitely smarter than previous. 

I’m going to change up the bait again tonight and see what happens. In the meanwhile I’ll need to figure out a different way to do this 

I think you’re right about getting the trap on the ground but yeah…. Dealing with skunks every day

Perhaps a new location soon.
 
@"TorontoJoe"#1 @"Figgerlickinggood"#7. I wondered about that as well. I fell asleep last night watching that video a couple of times. So many backyard Orchard denizens. You didn't just finally have enough and pop something with your gun did you, as @Oak Fig said you have a whole zoo in your backyard.


@"TorontoJoe"#1 I'm having this problem more and more often when I post. I've noticed a couple of duplicate posts from other members as well so I know I'm not the only one having to clean up double reply post could you do me a favor and clean this up to one post? Also maybe delete this post as well but Joe please take a look at it I get double reply post about every other time. I also wait I go out of the thread I go back in review the whole thing to see if there's a double Post in there. Please take a look at this with the programmer.
 
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