Water Rat

My first suggestion would be sealing up anywhere the coons are getting in , including closing the garage door as others have stated. Or at the very least , closing the garage doors between dusk and dawn. Secondly , I would suggest getting 3 large havahart traps and put them separately inside of black plastic garbage bags where only the entrance is visible to the coons. Gang setting will give you the opportunity for multiple catches.You can usually find these traps on Craigslist for dirt cheap.Then cut a small opening where the handle is. Then add your bait in the back of the trap ( cat food , jack mackerel etc...). Then just simply set the trap where you think the coons are getting in . When you see the trap door is down , you probably have caught something...….maybe the neighbors cat. After you've made a catch , simply pick up the trap from the back where it can't see you. The black plastic has a calming effect on a trapped animal and usually will even prevent a skunk from spraying if your careful. Plus any urine or feces will stay in the black plastic bag. Then you can do what you want with it. Me personally , I would drive it a few miles away and release it in the woods (I've done it before). If the D.E.C. wants to give me a fine , I'll pay it. I'm not going to kill something if I don't have to. As far as dispatching the coons , I would use a .22 short in it's ear. I personally wouldn't drown any animal. It's not painless nor humane.

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Trapping , fishing , metal detecting , car shows , coin collecting , concerts , sports , gardening , jig saw puzzles , comedy clubs , collecting old newspapers , gun shows , flea markets , gangster art .

Damn PREDATE...…...you certainly know a lot about mushrooms ! You are absolutely right ! Very impressive ! There were 2 huge oak trees that we had taken down about 8 years ago. I even had the stumps grinded down.

No..... I just weed whack the area. I didn't make any dirt holes or pre bait / pre lure. I did however make sure that I didn't put the weed whacker on the ground for fear of contaminating the circle with gas or oil.

For those trappers who are lucky enough to canine trap in large open fields. I used to take my weed whacker out and make 10' circles right down to the bare earth. The higher the weeds are the better. This is a good time to do it and it gives the canines plenty of time to find them before the season opens. Kind of like "crop circles" for canines. When you go back to these spots to make your sets , you will usually find them loaded with fox and coyote scat. Another benefit is no one can see them from a distance and therefore no theft.

When you let a metalhead write the signs.

Put out the flag in the hopes that Dallas isn't 0-2 tomorrow night. Huge game for both teams.

I don't care for mushrooms and these keep popping up in my yard. I kinda feel guilty running them over with the lawnmower.

Last night was my World Series.....nice to see the Mets beat the best team in baseball. Sunday's game should be a good one. Hopefully deGrom doesn't raise his era and ruin his Cy Young award chances.

Exceptional taxidermy work …..I especially like the bobcat mount. If I ever get a bobcat , I think that's the form/pose that I would choose.

I found a lot of cool stuff other than coins , but coins are my favorite.

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